Nicola has experience advising a broad range of clients, including those in the entertainment, healthcare, retail and financial sectors.
Notable work includes advising:
- Universal Music Group (UMG) on the separation of the Parlophone Label Group from EMI Records and its subsequent sale to Warner Music Group for GBP 487 million;
- Kantar (a Bain Capital portfolio company) on its multi-jurisdictional carve out and disposal of Kantar Health to Cerner corporation;
- Marlin Equity Partners on its acquisition of the global Arcserve business from CA Inc, transferring employees in 28 jurisdictions; and
- Emerson Electric Co on a number of its carve out transactions (both sale and acquisition side) including the purchase of the Tools and Test business from Textron Inc and Intelligent Platforms business from General Electric Company.
She is recognised as a key lawyer in Legal 500 (2025) for specialising in employment aspects of international transactions and is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.
“Her communication has always been swift, concise and very helpful. In our experience she has made a great effort to build positive relationships and understand what makes our business unique which really pays off in our interactions.”
Legal 500, 2025