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May 4, 2022 · Former Paul Hastings global M&A chair Roger Barron, who left the firm in March, has taken up a two-year contract at Eversheds Sutherland to boost its corporate offering. He will advise on strategic areas, client relationships and lateral hires, and may also work on deals himself.
May 4, 2022 · Veteran dealmaker Roger Barron left his post as Paul Hastings’ global M&A vice chair earlier this year to join Eversheds Sutherland in London, the UK-founded global law firm said Wednesday.
May 4, 2022 · Eversheds Sutherland welcomes corporate heavyweight Roger Barron as a Senior M&A Adviser to its corporate capability, reaffirming the global law firm’s commitment to its M&A offering through ongoing strategic investment. Roger has been a leading M&A lawyer for over 30 years, 27 of which were with Linklaters.
- Evolving Activism
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- The Changing Role of Activist Shareholders
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The activist shareholder—generally a venture capital or hedge fund—seeks to change the behavior of the company in which they hold a position. Classic governance concerns often form the subject matter of these interventions, and challenges to executive pay continue to grab headlines: the likes of Barclays, Schroders, and Standard Chartered have all ...
Traditionally, achieving activist goals relied almost exclusively on placing a representative inside the boardroom. The typical U.K.-focused activist investor, while taking only an 8% to 9% stake in their target firm, invariably sought to translate that stake into a directorship. In response, managers trying to block the activist’s reforms would se...
The U.S. vogue for proxy battles has not swept across the Atlantic with quite the same force. But the well-publicized disputebetween Coast Capital and the board of FirstGroup saw the former, which owns 10% of the latter, win other major investors around to oppose the re-election of FirstGroup chairman Wolfhart Hauser. With 30% of votes cast against...
Paul Hastings partner Roger Barron discusses the evolution and impact of shareholder activism in the U.K. market, influenced by U.S. practices. He advises clients on corporate law, governance, and M&A issues.
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Roger Barron has been Chair of the LPO Advisory Council since 2023. Roger had a professional career for over 30 years as an M&A and Corporate lawyer, including as a partner of international law firm Linklaters (working in London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Moscow) and as Vice Chair Global M&A of US firm Paul Hastings. He now provides consultancy ...
Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that preeminent M&A partner Roger Barron will be joining the firm in London, having been a partner at Linklaters for more than 17 years. “Roger has an outstanding market presence, with considerable experience and a formidable track record with a number of blue-chip clients,” said ...
Roger Barron is a partner in the London office of Paul Hastings. Mr. Barron is a specialist in corporate law, including public and private mergers and acquisitions, demergers and reorganisations, and corporate finance. He has a wide range of sector expertise, including energy, utilities, media, and telecoms.
