Clifford Chance
Katherine Moir specialises in advising clients on public takeovers, private acquisitions and disposals, and other general corporate matters.
Katherine is a ranked lawyer by Chambers UK for Corporate/M&A. She has featured in The Lawyer’s Hot 100 Dealmakers, which celebrates the UK's top lawyers and has also named by Legal Business as a ‘Women Deal Stars’ rising star and as a Next Generation Lawyer by Legal 500.
- Informa PLC on:
- its £1.2 billion recommended offer for Ascential plc
- its strategic combination with TechTarget
- its £385 million sale of its Maritime Intelligence business
- its £3.9 billion takeover of UBM plc
- Virgin Money UK plc on its £2.9 billion takeover by Nationwide Building Society
- Arix Bioscience plc on its recommended all-share acquisition by RTW Biotech Opportunities
- La Française des Jeux on the €350 million acquisition of the Irish national lottery
- CK Asset Holdings on its £485 million acquisition of Civitas Social Housing PLC
- Nielsen Holdings plc on its $16 billion acquisition by a private equity consortium led by Elliott Investment Management L.P., Brookfield Capital Partners LLC, GIC and The WindAcre Partnership
- Clayton, Dubilier & Rice on:
- its £9.7 billion takeover of Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc
- its £4 billion takeover of UDG Healthcare plc
- Gamesys Group plc on its combination with Bally's
- Intact Financial Corporation on the £7.2 billion acquisition of RSA Insurance Group and associated separation of RSA's Scandinavian business
News and client work
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, London
- +44 207006 3688
- Email me
- Practice area M&A corporate
Career and qualifications
- University of Oxford, Oriel College (MA, Geography) 2001
- Joined Macfarlanes 2005
- Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2007
- Associate at Macfarlanes 2010
- Joined Clifford Chance 2011
- Partner since 2016
Awards and citations
- Katherine is very pragmatic, calm and measured in her decision-making, and she is able to articulate her advice in a straightforward manner.”
- “Katherine is highly commercially aware; she provides very thoughtful and considered, but practical advice.”
Chambers UK 2024: Corporate/M&A - “Dealmaking abilities aside, she is an excellent relationship manager, a pro-active communicator and a joy to work with.”
Legal 500 UK 2024: Corporate/M&A