Stephanie Adams primarily advises on UK and global merger control, foreign investment screening, antitrust, and subsidy control.
Prior to joining Latham, Ms. Adams worked at a leading international law firm, based in its Brussels office.
Ms. Adams’ experience includes advising:
- Viasat, Inc. on merger control and foreign investment aspects of its US$7.3 billion combination with Inmarsat
- Carlyle Group on merger control and foreign investment aspects of its €2 billion acquisition of Flender from Siemens
- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. on merger control and foreign investment aspects of its US$35 billion acquisition of Xilinx
- Virgin Orbit on UK regulatory aspects of its de-SPAC merger with NextGen Acquisition Corp
- Supernova Partners Acquisition Company II, Ltd. on foreign investment aspects of its de-SPAC merger with Rigetti
- The senior secured creditors’ committee on merger control and foreign investment aspects of Swissport’s transport of ownership to a consortium of new owners
- Triton in connection with its acquisition of a majority interest in RENK AG from Volkswagen
- A bank on merger control aspects of the combination of its third-party investment fund platform with a leading fund solutions provider
- A confidential client in relation to EU State aid investigations regarding Belgian corporate tax rulings
- Alere Inc. in relation to merger control aspects of its acquisition by Abbott Laboratories, and subsequent litigation of the antitrust covenants in the merger agreement*
- ChemChina on its acquisitions of Pirelli and KraussMaffei*
- Solvay on its acquisition of Cytec*
- A major US corporation on its appeal to the EU General Court of the European Commission’s decision finding illegal State aid*
- NEC Corporation in relation to the European Commission’s investigation into the capacitors cartel*
- A US technology company in relation to abuse of dominance concerns regarding certain of its distribution arrangements*
*Matter handled prior to joining Latham