Harry Thimont

Partner

London

+44 20 7859 2408 | +44 7818 576 021

Harry.Thimont@ashurstperkins.com

Overview
Experience

Introduction

Harry Thimont is a corporate and M&A partner based in London.

Harry acts for FTSE, AIM and international corporate clients, as well as investment banks and financial advisory firms. His areas of practice include complex public and private M&A, capital markets transactions, takeover and activism defense, as well as general UK listed company advice. Harry acts for clients across a range of sectors, including construction, defense, energy and consumer.

Harry is ranked in Chambers as an 'up and coming' partner and has been recognized by MergerLinks as a 'rising star' for UK-listed company transactions. He is also a member of the Company Law Committee of the City of London Law Society.

Harry joined Ashurst Perkins Coie as a trainee in 2012 and has been seconded to our Madrid office, the J.P. Morgan M&A Legal Team in London and, as a senior associate, to Rothschild & Co in London. Harry holds an honors degree in Modern Languages from Cambridge University.

Professional Experience

Renewi plc on its takeover by a Macquarie/BCI consortium.
Augean plc on the Takeover Panel auction between Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and an Ancala/Fiera consortium.
Kier Group plc on the disposal of Kier Living, its residential housebuilding business, to Terra Firma.
Serica Energy plc on its cash and share acquisition of Tailwind Investments.
Moss Bross Group plc on the Takeover Panel's landmark ruling on invoking conditions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
QinetiQ Group plc on the disposals of Boldon James, Commerce Decisions and OptaSense.
Time Out Group plc on various refinancings.
Fevara plc on the disposal of its Engineering Division to Cadre Holdings.
Nyetimber on its acquisition of The Lakes Distillery Company.
Shareholders of G2V Group on its sale to Freshstream.