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Bruce Embley
Position
Bruce Embley specialises in cross-border and domestic M&A for a wide range of clients with a particular focus on financial sponsors and international corporations.
Bruce is an M&A partner based in London and has worked with QIA for over 15 years on a wide range of projects. He is well regarded for advising on complex and high-profile M&A transactions, including two of the five largest M&A deals of all time (AB InBev/SABMiller and Royal Dutch Shell). His experience also includes restructuring matters involving M&A, such as debt-for-equity swaps, acquisitions out of Chapter 11, and distressed M&A.
Career
Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 1996
Joined Clifford Chance as a partner 2025
Education
Liverpool University, (LL.B, 2:1 Honours) 1993
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
(Leading partners)London > Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
Regularly acting for private equity houses and investors on multijurisdictional acquisitions, public takeovers, and general investment work, Clifford Chance LLP is active across the European and North American markets. With expertise in a range of industries, spanning from cybersecurity and leisure to life sciences and business services, the team is also highly regarded for its handling of IPOs and joint ventures. Practice head Spencer Baylin
has considerable experience in complex reinvestments and M&A, while Jonny Myers is well-versed in all manner of transactions. Bruce Embley is noted for his track record in disposals; Neil Barlow maintains a strong focus on the sports and entertainment industries; and Shimin Lee is highlighted for her co-investment work. Neil Evans is highly renowned for the breadth of his corporate law insight, while Graham Phillips chiefly advises on leveraged buyouts.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+) London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Artificial intelligence
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets: mid-large cap
- Risk advisory > ESG
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping, customs, and sanctions
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Finance > Securitisation
- Industry focus > TMT
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employers
- Finance > High yield
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Transport > Rail
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping, customs, and sanctions
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Real estate > Planning
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Real estate > Social housing: finance
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil