Law firms Dealwatch: Linklaters and Ashurst lead on Schneider Electric’s £1.3bn reverse takeover of Aveva Tom Moore · 20 July 2015 · 1 min read Corporate and M&A Ashurst Linklaters A four-partner team from Linklaters advised France’s Schneider Electric on its £1.3bn reverse takeover of UK engineering software company and Ashurst-client Aveva.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this category‘Big, sexy IPOs’: will a flurry of mega-listings spark capital markets lift-off?Law firmsEliza Winter29 Jun 2026Revolving Doors: Latham taps Travers and Freshfields continues Germany rebuild with Hengeler hireLaw firmsEliza Winter29 Jun 2026Ashurst seals decade of growth as soaring PEP clears £1.5m in final results before Perkins Coie mergerLaw firmsTom Cox23 Jun 2026Davis Polk takes lead as Comcast spins off Sky and NBCUniversalLaw firmsKate Peacock30 Jun 2026Shoosmiths targets European ‘major merger’ as revenue hits £221mLaw firmsTom Cox29 Jun 2026Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryLaw firmsAnna Huntley7 Jan 2025Five partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partnerLaw firmsTom Cox7 Jan 2025Former Freshfields senior partner among recipients in New Year Honours ListLaw firmsTom Cox2 Jan 2025