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Dominic Ross

Dominic Ross

Partner

Partner
Dominic Ross

Dominic Ross is a Partner in Clifford Chance's corporate department specialising in public and private M&A as well as a wide range of board advisory matters, including corporate governance and shareholder activism defence.

Dominic has extensive experience advising corporates and financial sponsors on complex and strategically significant cross-border transactions, with a particular focus on the healthcare, defence and consumer goods and retail sectors

  • ED&F Man Holdings in relation to an exclusive agreement to dispose of ED&F Man Commodities’ three business units: Volcafe (coffee), ED&F Man Liquid Products (molasses, animal feeds and fish oil) and ED&F Man Sugar to Hartree Partners, LP.
  • A large global aerospace company on its defence against an aggressive shareholder activist.
  • Mondelēz International on the sale of its developed-market chewing gum business in the US, Canada and Europe to leading European gum and confectionery maker Perfetti Van Melle Group for US$1.350 billion.
  • Avast plc, the FTSE100 cybersecurity service provider, on its $9.2bn takeover by NortonLifeLock,Inc.
  • Triton on its £1.3bn takeover of Clinigen Group plc.
  • Advanz Pharma on its $846m takeover by Nordic Capital.
  • Morrisons on its long-term commercial arrangements with Amazon and Ocado.
  • Avon Protection plc on over $500m of acquisitions and disposals, including:
    - Its acquisition of 3M's ballistic protection business.
    - Its disposal of its Milkrite business to DeLaval.
  • Takeda on multiple portfolio disposals including:
    - The US$670 million divestment to Orifarm in Europe.
    - The US$825 million divestment to Hypera Pharma in Brazil, Mexico and certain other Latin American countries.
    - The US$660 million divestment to STADA in Russia, Georgia, and a number of countries from within the CIS.
    - The US$200 million divestment to Acino in a number of EMEA countries, prior to joining Clifford Chance. 

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Career and qualifications

  • University of Exeter (LL.B) 2003
  • Admitted as solicitor in England & Wales 2007
  • Partner at Ashurst LLP 2015
  • Partner at White & Case LLP 2018
  • Joined Clifford Chance as a Partner in 2022