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Louise Nash

Louise Nash is a corporate partner based in Covington's London office.

Louise has over 25 years’ experience of global acquisitions and divestitures for multinational companies as well as complex commercial transactions including joint ventures and licensing transactions. Her practice is international, with virtually all transactions upon which she advises having a cross-border dimension, and she has led global restructuring transactions, including both pre-deal separation and post-merger integration projects in over 100 jurisdictions. As such, she has extensive experience of dealing with the challenges presented by complex cross-border projects. She has particular experience in the consumer goods, life sciences, and technology sectors.

Louise has been recognized by leading directories, including as a “Leading Individual M&A: Premium and Mid-Market Deals” by Legal 500, ranked by Chambers for M&A for 16 years, and as “Best in M&A” by LMG Euromoney on several occasions. Louise served an eight-year term on the firm’s Management Committee and currently chairs the firm’s 500-attorney strong Global Technology Industry Group. Chambers reports, “Louise is highly commercial, extremely skilled technically and very responsive. She takes a holistic approach to the relationship and is very proactive at staying in touch.”

The UK’s new National Security & Investment Act (NSIA) will come into force on January 4, 2022. The Act introduces mandatory notification and pre-clearance requirements applicable to certain acquisitions within 17 key sectors including energy, life sciences and technology.

In order to administer the Act, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has
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