James Bole specialises in advising clients on public takeovers, private acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures and other general corporate matters.
James is ranked by Legal 500 as “Next Generation Partner” and by ILFR as a “Rising Star Partner”. He has a particular expertise in public M&A transactions, having previously been seconded as a senior regulator to the UK Takeover Panel, the independent regulator of takeovers in the UK, during which time James regulated all of the highest profile takeovers in the UK market and helped formulate Takeover Panel policy.
- easyJet plc on the competitive £5.7bn takeover offer by Apollo
- Nuveen LLC on its £9.9bn recommended offer for Schroders plc
- Entain Group plc on various matters, including:
- the £1bn acquisition of Supersport and establishment of its joint venture, Entain CEE Limited
- the £750m bolt-on acquisition of STS S.A.
- the disposal of a 20% interest in Entain CEE to EMMA Capital, valuing Entain CEE at EUR 2.1bn
- Permira on its £2.3bn offer for JTC Group plc
- KKR on its £333m cash and unlisted share offer for IQ Geo Group plc
- Vectura plc on the competitive bids by Carlyle and Philip Morris International valuing Vectura at £1.1bn
- A consortium of BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and Mubadala on its £2bn offer for Calisen plc
- ICAP plc on the disposal of its global hybrid voice broking business to Tullett Prebon plc by way of three-cornered demerger
- The Hut Group on its IPO, including novel dual class Golden Share structure, the then-largest ever tech company IPO in London
- Mondeléz International on various matters, including its unsolicited £11.9bn takeover of Cadbury
News and client work
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, London
- +442070068019
- Email me
- Speaks English
- Sector Banking, Consumer goods & retail
Career & qualifications
- University of Cambridge (MA (CANTAB) History) 2001
- Joined Clifford Chance 2003
- Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2005
- Partner since 2017
- Seconded to the Takeover Panel 2017 - 2019