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Rothschild & Co appoints Lucy Baldwin as Global Head of Equities
Rothschild & Co appoints Lucy Baldwin as Global Head of Equities
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Highlight transactions
2026
McCormick
McCormick's US$66bn combination with Unilever’s Foods business
US$66bn
2026
Bouygues Telecom
Bouygues Telecom's €20.35bn acquisition, alongside Free – Groupe iliad and Orange, of the majority of the assets of Altice France
€20.35bn
2026
Lhoist
Lhoist's US$13.5bn sale of its North American business to Martin Marietta
US$13.5bn
2026
American Express Global Business Travel
American Express Global Business Travel's US$6.3bn take-private sale to Long Lake Management
US$6.3bn
2026
Doncasters
Doncasters’ US$919.3m IPO on NYSE
US$919.3m
2026
Arxis
Arxis’ US$1.1bn IPO on Nasdaq
US$1.1bn
2025
CVC and Tipico
CVC and Tipico's €9.5bn combination of Tipico with Betclic
€9.5bn
2025
Rotork
Rotork's £4.1bn recommended cash offer from ABB Limited
£4.1bn
2025
Altice France
Altice France’s €25bn debt restructuring
€25bn
2025
FTX
FTX's US$14.7bn+ Chapter 11 restructuring
US$14.7bn+
2025
Sizewell C
Sizewell C's £38bn+ Equity and Debt raise for the Sizewell C new 3.2GW nuclear build project
£38bn+
2025
AAHK
Airport Authority Hong Kong's US$7bn equivalent multi-currency bond issuance
US$7bn
2025
Flutter
Flutter's US$5.6bn hedging advice on derivatives
Deal value US$5.6bn
2025
Ceva Animal Health
Ceva Animal Health's €9.2bn renewal of its shareholding structure and €1.5bn debt financing package
€9.2bn
2025
Medline
Medline’s US$6.3bn IPO on Nasdaq
US$6.3bn
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Rothschild & Co expands Global Investor Advisory and appoints Matt Hall as MD, Head of UK Investor Advisory
Rothschild & Co expands Global Investor Advisory and appoints Matt Hall as MD, Head of UK Investor Advisory.
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Rothschild & Co acted as exclusive financial adviser to the Special Committee of Amex GBT on its ~$6.3bn all cash acquisition by Long Lake
Rothschild & Co acted as exclusive financial adviser to the Special Committee of Amex GBT on its ~$6.3bn all cash acquisition by Long Lake
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Rothschild & Co acted as lead financial adviser to ABF on its ~£15bn demerger of Primark and FoodCo to create two pure-play FTSE 100 businesses
Rothschild & Co acted as lead financial adviser to ABF on its ~£15bn demerger of Primark and FoodCo
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Rothschild & Co acted as joint lead financial adviser to McCormick on its combination with Unilever Foods
Rothschild & Co acted as joint lead financial adviser to McCormick & Company, Incorporated on its landmark $66 billion combination announced today with Unilever PLC’s Foods business, creating a preeminent global flavor powerhouse.
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Doug Fordyce joins Rothschild & Co as Head of Energy, North America
Rothschild & Co is pleased to announce that Doug Fordyce has joined the firm’s Global Advisory business as Head of Energy, North America, effective June 2, 2025. Mr. Fordyce brings over 25 years of experience advising on a broad range of Energy sector mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings. He will be joining the firm’s successful Infrastructure, Power, Renewables & Energy group, based in Houston and reporting to Lee LeBrun, Partner and Head of Global Advisory, North America.
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