Bio

Carol Osborne is a dual-qualified lawyer in the UK and the U.S., who has more than thirty years of experience advising clients on the complex corporate legal issues that are critical to their business success, including high value commercial agreements, joint ventures, strategic alliances and cross-border M&A. Her style is commercial and pragmatic and her dual qualification means nothing gets lost in translation for her clients operating on both sides of the Atlantic. Carol serves as the Global Practice Group Leader for the Technology, Commercial and Government Affairs practice group which brings together several of the Firm’s key strategic practices including Data Privacy and Security, Franchising, Commercial Transactions, Technology and Outsourcing Transactions, Public Policy and Government Affairs. She is also the Leader of our Retail and Consumer Products Sector which aligns with her own expertise representing manufacturers, retailers and private equity investors operating in the sector and enables her to coordinate multi-disciplinary projects across all of our offices with the 80+ lawyers focused on this important industry. Her key clients are in the luxury retail sector which continues to defy expectations for growth and innovation, but she advises a wide range of retail and consumer product clients covering food & beverage, beauty and personal care, apparel and accessories. Previously the co-head of M&A and Corporate Finance for EMEA, Carol’s middle market domestic and international M&A experience includes advising on investments, acquisitions, disposals and carve-outs (including for distressed or special situations) for private equity, venture capital and strategic investors. She has significant experience in both retail/consumer products and technology M&A transactions. Carol has been recognized by well-regarded legal directories such as Chambers UK & USA and The Legal 500 UK for being a leading lawyer in Retail, Commercial Contracts and Private Equity.