As the European Head of the Firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Finance practices, Andrew Weiler is dual-qualified in New York and England and Wales and represents multinational companies and private equity firms in merger and acquisition and joint venture transactions and advises some of the world’s largest fund of funds on secondary acquisitions of private equity interests.
Andrew is widely recognised as one of Europe’s leading issuer-side advisors in the cross-border private placement market. He has advised more than 100 non-US issuers on 4(a)(2) traditional debt private placements totalling more than $30 billion, placing him in the highest ranks of deal counsel for issuers in this market.
As both a US and UK citizen, Andrew has practiced in London for more than 25 years, having previously worked in New York, Stockholm and Helsinki.
Andrew has been recommended by The Legal 500 for his work in M&A and private equity, designated a “Super Lawyer” in M&A in Super Lawyers Magazine, and has been repeatedly recognized by Chambers UK, The Legal 500, and IFLR 1000 as a Leading Individual in private placements.
Prior to joining O’Melveny, Andrew practiced at an AmLaw 10 firm.
Mergers and Acquisitions
- Advised The Coca-Cola Company in (i) its formation of a Nordic joint venture with Carlsberg A.S. and (ii) its restructuring of a global joint venture with Nestle S.A.;
- Advised private equity house Clyde Blowers Capital on numerous acquisitions, divestitures and reorganisations.
- Advised the Hellenic Telecommunications Organisation (OTE) in its sale of its satellite business HellasSat to Arabsat;
- Advised ABB in (i) its sale to British Nuclear Fuels plc of its nuclear businesses located predominantly in the US, Sweden, France and Germany, (ii) its sale to a private equity firm of its global air handling business located in over 30 jurisdictions, (iii) its divestiture of its global metering business to Ruhrgas Industries GmbH, and (iv) its sale of its global reinsurance business to White Mountains Insurance Group;
- Advised one of the world's largest investors in private equity, in various secondary acquisitions of portfolios of private equity interests, secondary direct spin-outs and primary investments in investment funds;
- Advised Trafigura on various M&A and joint venture transactions;
- Represented the founders of asset manager Indicus Advisors in their sale to Ares Management LLC, the global alternative asset manager, of 100 percent of their equity interests in various Indicus group entities overseeing over $2 billion in assets in CLOs and other credit funds and providing advisory services on $4 billion of investments;
- Advised Investec on (i) its acquisition of IdaTech LLC, a US fuel cells business, and (ii) the subsequent reorganisation and initial public offering of IdaTech plc on AIM, a market of the London Stock Exchange;
- Advised HBO Central Europe, a joint venture between HBO, Disney and Sony, in relation to its sale of Spektrum, its documentary TV channel, to Chellomedia, the content division of Liberty Global;
- Advised Lionsgate, a leading independent film studio, on its joint venture with Eros International, the London-listed Indian film studio;
- Advised HSBC Principal Investments in relation to its investment, alongside Google and Liberty Global, in 03B Networks, which plans to deploy multiple satellites for provide high-speed, low-cost Internet connectivity to emerging markets in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East;
- Advised EQT Partners AB, a leading Swedish private equity firm, in various strategic acquisitions by its European portfolio companies of US electronics and automation companies;
Private Placements
Andrew has advised the following issuers, among others, on cross-border private placements:
Aegis Group plc |
Johnson Matthey plc |
Aggregate Industries |
Johnston Press plc |
Aggreko plc |
Kidde plc |
Aliaxis S.A. |
King’s College London |
Amec plc |
Laird plc |
Arcadis N.V. |
Legend Holdings |
Arriva plc |
Logica plc |
Bank of Valetta |
McBride plc |
BBA Aviation plc |
Mitie Group plc |
Bedford Estates |
Morgan Advanced Materials plc |
Blenheim Palace |
Neopost S.A. |
Borealis AG |
Novar plc |
BPB plc |
Oldendorff Carriers GmbH |
BPI plc |
Oriflame Cosmetics |
Brammer plc |
Pendragon plc |
BTP plc |
Phoenix Pharmahandel AG |
Bureau Veritas S.A. |
Portman Estate |
Cadogan Estates Limited |
QinetiQ plc |
Campofrio Group |
Rexam plc |
Candover Investments plc |
RMC Group plc |
Capco Group |
Rugby Group plc |
Christie’s plc |
Saft S.A. |
Ciments Français S.A. |
SAP AG |
Coca-Cola Icecek |
Scottish & Newcastle plc |
Coloplast A/S |
Serco Group plc |
Connaught plc |
Smith & Nephew plc |
Cordiant Communications Group |
SVG Capital plc |
Corio N.V. |
Syngenta AG |
Dräxlmaier Group GmbH |
Tarmac plc |
Dyson Limited |
Tele 2 AB |
Great Portland Estates |
The Economist Group |
Hammerson plc |
Tibbet & Britten plc |
Howard de Walden Estates |
University of York |
Iberdrola S.A. |
Uralita S.A. |
Inchcape plc |
Veolia Environnement |
Interserve plc |
Vivarte S.A. |
Israel Chemicals Ltd |
Warburtons Limited |
Jersey Electricity |
Wereldhave N.V. |
Jersey Telecom |
Wincanton plc |
Languages
- French
- Swedish
Admissions
Admitted
- New York
- Solicitor of England and Wales
Admitted to Practice
- US Supreme Court
Education
- Duke University, J.D., 1993: Order of Coif; Editor, Duke Law Journal; Chairman, Moot Court Board
- Dartmouth College, B.A. 1990: cum laude; East Asian Studies
Honors & Awards
- Chambers Global: USA, Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (2023)
- Chambers Europe 2020: Capital Markets: Debt
- Recognized by IFLR1000 as "Highly Regarded" (2019-2021)
- Chambers Global 2018-2021: UK, Capital Markets: Debt (Leading Lawyer and Foreign Expert for USA)
- Chambers USA 2018: Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (Foreign Expert Based in UK)
Professional Activities
- Alternate ABA Observer to the United Nations Economic and Social Council in Geneva (2017-2018)