Philip Herbst’s practice focusses on cross-border mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and other corporate transactions.

He also regularly advises strategic and financial investors on minority participations and has experience advising on debt, preferred equity, and other hybrid investment structures.

Philip joined the firm in 2016.

Notable Experiences

  • The Walt Disney Company in the $8.5 billion merger of Star India with Viacom18 to form a new joint venture with Reliance.

  • Edenred in its £1.15 billion acquisition of Reward Gateway.

  • WillScot MobileMini in the £335 million sale of its UK mobile storage business to the Modulaire Group.

  • Republic in its acquisition of Seedrs, a pioneering crowdfunding platform, by way of a scheme of arrangement.

  • Cascade Investment in its recommended $4.7 billion offer for Signature Aviation, as part of a consortium with Blackstone and Global Infrastructure Partners. 

  • TPG Rise Climate, the climate investing strategy of TPG’s global impact investing platform TPG Rise, in its $1 billion investment in Tata Motors’ electric vehicle business.

  • Lavazza in its acquisition of the Mars Drinks business from Mars, Inc.

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