Harry Redford represents clients in high-value UK and cross-border public and private M&A.

Harry draws on extensive experience and technical execution skills to advise public and private companies at all stages of the transaction life cycle. He represents clients in complex transactions involving:

  • Public mergers and acquisitions
  • Private investments, joint ventures, acquisitions, and disposals
  • Cross-border acquisitions spanning multiple jurisdictions and complex structures
  • Shareholder activism and takeover matters

Harry maintains an active pro bono practice, which has included leading the sixth edition of the 2026 Global Pro Bono Guide covering more than 100 jurisdictions and produced in collaboration with the Pro Bono Institute and the Thomson Reuters Foundation. 

Before joining Latham in 2018, Harry trained and practiced for four years in the corporate department at a major international law firm headquartered in London.

Harry’s representative transactions at and before joining Latham include advising:

  • Anglo American on:
    • Its US$70 billion merger of equals with Teck Resources Limited to form the Anglo Teck group, a global critical minerals champion
    • The sale of its Australian steelmaking coal business for up to US$3.875 billion in cash to Dhilmar Limited (2026)
    • Its US$3.775 billion sale of its Australian steelmaking coal business to Peabody Energy Corporation (2024)
    • The US$1.1 billion sale of its minority interest in Jellinbah Steelmaking Coal to Zashvin
  • Honeywell on its £1.8 billion acquisition of Johnson Matthey’s Catalyst Technologies business
  • Eastdil, a market-leading global real estate investment banking business, on its US$1.112 billion acquisition by Savills
  • Varkey Group on the investment by a consortium led by Brookfield Asset Management in GEMS Education
  • Energy Capital Partners on its US$2.555 billion acquisition of Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure, a sustainable energy infrastructure company
  • Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, one of the world’s largest in vitro diagnostics companies, on its US$6 billion acquisition by Quidel 
  • XIO on its US$1 billion disposal of Lumenis, a leading provider of specialty energy-based medical devices, to BPEA
  • TechnipFMC, a global leader in energy projects, technologies, systems, and services, on:
    • The US$205 million sale of its Measurement Solutions business to One Equity Partners 
    • The spinoff of its onshore/offshore business to create a standalone publicly traded company, Technip Energies
    • A range of corporate law and governance matters
  • Archimed, a global healthcare investment firm, on its:
    • Take-private acquisition of Instem, a technology services company for drug development in the global life sciences market
    • Sale of Bomi Italia, a healthcare logistics provider, to UPS
    • Acquisition of Stragen, a developer of hard-to-make, complex generic drugs
  • New Look, a UK multichannel fashion retailer, on its comprehensive restructuring and recapitalization
  • CVC and Domestic & General on a dual-track IPO/M&A sale process which culminated in the sale by CVC Fund V of its interests in the Domestic & General Group to CVC Fund VII and Luxinva, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
  • AllianceBernstein and its affiliates on the acquisition of the entire equity capital interests in the Autonomous Research group, a financial services-focused institutional research firm operating out of the UK, USA, and Hong Kong
  • Lineage Logistics, a portfolio company of Bay Grove Capital, on acquiring Yearsley Group Limited, the parent company of the Yearsley Group, a temperature-controlled logistics service provider and frozen food distributor in the UK
  • Mazy’s Capital on acquiring the Royal Crown Cola International business of Refresco Beverages, a beverage and foodservice company
  • A US portfolio management firm on its investment in a London listed fund that holds a diversified portfolio of US and European microcap companies and US real estate
  • A FTSE 250 provider of public services on a proposed acquisition of business and assets from a FTSE 100 multinational facilities management and construction services provider
  • Core Capital Partners on its investment in Turbine Efficiency, a group providing global specialist maintenance, service, and overhaul of gas turbines
  • Landing International, a resort development group listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, on acquiring Les Ambassadeurs, a casino in London
  • A UK-based private equity fund on its sale of an IT reseller and services integrator to a FTSE 250 business support services group
  • Shareholders on their sale of McNicholas, a leading provider of services to the UK’s multi-utility sectors, to Kier
  • Cass Entrepreneurship Fund, a UK-based venture capital fund providing growth equity to early-stage UK companies

Bar Qualification

  • England and Wales (Solicitor)

Education

  • LPC, The University of Law, 2013
  • GDL, The University of Law, 2012

Languages Spoken

  • English