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Amar Maan

Amar Maan

Partner
Leeds
About

Amar Maan is an international M&A partner who is experienced in advising corporates (established and 'disruptive'), investors, senior management teams and entrepreneurs upon a wide range of matters including: complex and cross border M&A; controlling and non-controlling investments and fundraisings, carveouts, demergers, group reorganisations and joint ventures. He has advised on deals ranging from under GBP1 million to over GBP1 billion. 

The co-founder of a Private Equity firm praised Amar for “making complicated deals easier”, and the CEO of a client praised his “strong and precise communication and constant push for momentum”.

He has practised in Chicago (USA) and Abu Dhabi (UAE).

Areas of FocusEnergy and Natural ResourcesFinancial ServicesIndustrialsInsuranceTechnologyCorporateMergers and AcquisitionsPrivate EquityEmerging Growth and Venture CapitalInfrastructure, Construction and TransportInternational Corporate ReorganizationsLife SciencesManufacturingData Centers
Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales, 2007

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising Hoist Finance on the GBP370m sale of its UK collections business and GBP585m unsecured loan book to Lowell Group. 
  • Advising Visa on the sale of its UK smart ticketing and travel payments business to Unicard.
  • Advising Cheung Kong Infrastructure on the acquisition of the electricity distribution business of EDF Energy for USD9bn.
  • Advising Toyota Fleet Mobility on the GBP100m acquisition of Inchcape Fleet Solutions (rebranded as KINTO).
  • Advising Merlin Entertainments on the AUD174m sale of two Australian ski resorts and an airport to Vail Resorts, Inc.
  • Advising a European infrastructure fund on its GBP60m investment in a London based fibre connectivity provider.
  • Advising a renewables infrastructure fund on the proposed acquisition of, and subsequent joint venture arrangements relating to, a portfolio comprising 20 SPV’s covering 28 solar projects.
  • Advising Bradford & Bingley on the sale of a GBP2.2bn portfolio of social housing loans to Dexia and the sale of a GBP1.9bn portfolio of commercial mortgages to GE Real Estate Finance.
  • Advising Canara Bank on the merger of its UK business with Syndicate Bank’s UK business.
  • Advising LSL Properties plc on its acquisition of the Halifax Estate Agency business from Bank of Scotland and its subsequent acquisition of Marsh and Parsons.
Education
  • Legal Practice Course - Distinction, Leeds
  • Law Degree - LLB (hons), Nottingham

Awards

  • Next Generation Partner, Legal 500 (2023)
  • Named in the 2017 edition of Legal 500 as having strength in the banking and insurance sectors

Publications

  • Opportunities in England’s Eight New Freeports, November 2021
  • Payment Services – Disrupting a Disruptor’s Market, July 2020
  • Key terms in UK and US M&A deals, 11 Jan 2018

Seminars

  • M&A Academy, Leeds 2017 and London 2019 
  • Law and Finance, Bradford Grammar School, April 2019 
  • Global M&A Report, Leeds 2019

Additional Information

  • Senior Legal Advisor to New Perimeter which involved leading a multi-jurisdictional research pro bono project, in partnership with Standard Chartered Bank, looking at the rise of domestic violence, and government response, during the COVID-19 era.
  • Regular participant in the firm's Break into Law initiative 
  • Supervisor for the firm’s Summer Internship Scheme 
  • Legal adviser to New Perimeter which involved working with US Department of State in connection with initiatives to combat human trafficking 
  • Legal adviser to the Institute for Human Rights and Business in connection with preparing an international report on the impact of mega-sporting events such as the Olympics Games

Memberships And Affiliations

  • The Law Society and The Leeds Law Society

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News
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DLA Piper advises Ingenix.AI on securing EUR9 million in seed funding

9 April 2025 .2 minute read

Publication
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Opportunities in England's eight new freeports

15 November 2021 .8 minute read

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Collaboration and corporate venturing in the financial services industry

28 March 2021 .2 minute read

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+44 (0) 113 369 2306 / T: +44 (0) 333 207 7220
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