A&O Shearman was formed in 2024 via the merger of two historic firms, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling. With nearly 4,000 lawyers globally, we are equally fluent in English law, U.S. law and the laws of the world’s most dynamic markets.
This combination creates a new kind of law firm, one built to achieve unparalleled outcomes for our clients on their most complex, multijurisdictional matters – everywhere in the world. A firm that advises at the forefront of the forces changing the current of global business and that is unrivalled in its global strength.
Our clients benefit from the collective experience of teams who work with many of the world’s most influential companies and institutions, and have a history of precedent-setting innovations.
Together our lawyers advise more than a third of NYSE-listed businesses, a fifth of the NASDAQ and a notable proportion of the London Stock Exchange, the Euronext, Euronext Paris and the Tokyo and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges.
Shearman & Sterling advised Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp I in an agreement to combine with Orca Holdings Limited in a transaction that will result in OpSec, the global leader in brand protection...
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Shearman & Sterling advised Investcorp Europe Acquisition
Corp I in an agreement to combine with Orca Holdings Limited in a
transaction that will result in OpSec, the global leader in brand
protection, going public on Nasdaq. Investcorp Europe currently
trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker "IVCB." The
anticipated pro-forma enterprise value of the combined company is
approximately $426 million.
The transaction was announced on April 26, 2023 in a press release.
Investcorp Europe is a Cayman Islands special purpose
acquisition company, or SPAC, formed for the purpose effecting a
merger, share exchange or similar business combination. OpSec is a
world leader in the optimization, monetization, and protection of
brands and intellectual property.
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A&O Shearman was formed in 2024 via the merger of two historic firms, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling. With nearly 4,000 lawyers globally, we are equally fluent in English law, U.S. law and the laws of the world’s most dynamic markets.
This combination creates a new kind of law firm, one built to achieve unparalleled outcomes for our clients on their most complex, multijurisdictional matters – everywhere in the world. A firm that advises at the forefront of the forces changing the current of global business and that is unrivalled in its global strength.
Our clients benefit from the collective experience of teams who work with many of the world’s most influential companies and institutions, and have a history of precedent-setting innovations.
Together our lawyers advise more than a third of NYSE-listed businesses, a fifth of the NASDAQ and a notable proportion of the London Stock Exchange, the Euronext, Euronext Paris and the Tokyo and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges.
