Adeola Alade
Biography
Adeola is an associate in Baker McKenzie's M&A Practice Group in London. Since joining the Firm as a trainee solicitor in 2021, Adeola has acted on a number of complex, high value, cross-border transactions for healthcare, consumer goods & retail, and technology clients. In 2023, Adeola was seconded to Baker McKenzie's New York office where she worked on complex public and private M&A deals and cross-border integrations acting as buy-side or sell-side counsel.
Adeola is actively involved in BakerEthnicity. She is also a member of Baker McKenzie's global Consumer Goods & Retail Industry and Healthcare & Life Sciences Groups.
Representative Legal Matters
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Advised Olink Holding AB in its sale to Thermo Fisher Scientific valued at approximately USD 3.1 billion.
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Acted for a Spanish fashion and beauty group in its acquisition of a luxury skincare company.
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Acted for a Nasdaq-listed medical devices company in respect of its strategic acquisition of the medical devices division of a FTSE 100 company. The deal was shortlisted as Corporate deal of the year 2022.
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Advised a Nordic gaming company in its acquisition of one of Europe’s leading accessories brands.
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Advised a US-headquartered consumer goods company in its acquisition of a UK-based haircare brand.
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Acted for Emerson on its divestment of the Climate Technologies business to Blackstone.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Law Society of England and Wales - Member
Admissions
- England & Wales (Solicitor)~United Kingdom (2023)
Education
- BPP University (Legal Practice Course with a Master of Laws, Distinction) (2021)
- BPP University (Graduate Diploma in Law, Distinction) (2020)
- University College London (Politics, First Class Honours – Dean’s List Award Recipient) (2019)
Languages
- English