Bruce Embley specialises in cross-border and domestic M&A for a wide range of clients with a particular focus on financial sponsors and international corporations.
He has extensive experience advising clients on a broad range of sectors.
- Permira on the partial sale of Alter Domus Group to Cinven, at an enterprise value of €4.9 billion (US$5.3 billion)
- Permira on the sale, alongside Berkshire Partners, of a majority stake in Teraco Data Environments (Africa’s largest carrier-neutral data center, colocation and interconnection solutions provider) to Digital Realty Trust, Inc. at an enterprise value of US$3.5 billion
- Agroberries (a company invested in by Continental Grain Company) on its ACQUISITION OF BerryWorld’s EMEA and Asia-Pacific businesses
- Refresco Group B.V., a leading independent beverage solutions provider, on the sale of a majority stake in the business to KKR
- the shareholders of MiQ, including the founders of the company and ECI Partners, in the sale of a majority interest in the company to funds advised by Bridgepoint
- Mobile Telephone Networks Proprietary Limited in the US$410 million sale and leaseback of its telecommunication towers portfolio in South Africa to IHS Holding Limited
- DSV Panalpina A/S in its US$4.2 billion acquisition of the global integrated logistics business of Agility Public Warehousing Company K.S.C.P.
News and client work
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, London
- +442070064460
- Email me
- Practice area M&A corporate
Career and qualifications
- Liverpool University, (LL.B, 2:1 Honours) 1993
Awards and citations
- Band 4, Private Equity: Buyouts: £500 million and above - UK-wide
(Chambers UK 2025) - Key lawyer, Fintech: corporate and commercial
(Legal 500 UK 2025) - Leading partner, M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
(Legal 500 UK 2025)