The acquisition complements GlobalData’s existing automotive intelligence capabilities and expands their expertise by integrating the agribusiness data into their existing sector coverage.

The Reed Smith team advising GlobalData was led in London by Global Corporate Group partners Philip Taylor and Sam Webster, with support from a cross-practice team of corporate, tax, labour & employment, real estate and intellectual property lawyers based in the UK, the US, Germany and China.

The full Reed Smith team involved partners David Ashmore, Nick Breen, Brigid North, William Sutton, Caspar Fox, Amy Yin, Elle Todd and Ramsey Hanna, as well as counsel Silvio McMiken, legal consultant Catherine Jing, associates James Hatchard, Roxana Burghel, Louise Ketley, Jessica Parry, Jennifer Riso, Spencer James, Alia Khalil, Tobias Schulz, Tom Gates, and trainee Heather Stewart.