Counsel for complex decisions.

We advise businesses, founders and institutions on high-stakes legal matters - where the outcome defines what comes next.

Explore Our Expertise
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Precision · Discretion · Modernity

(01) The Firm

We combine legal precision with commercial understanding - turning intricate problems into decisions our clients can act on with confidence.

Expertise

(02) Practice Areas

  1. Cross-border acquisitions, joint ventures and complex reorganisations for acquirers, targets and management teams.

    Related Industries

    • Private Equity
    • Technology
    • Financial Services

    Relevant Lawyers

    • Diana Meridian
    • Marcus Cole
  2. High-value commercial litigation and international arbitration where reputation and outcome are inseparable.

    Related Industries

    • Financial Services
    • Manufacturing
    • Energy

    Relevant Lawyers

    • Marcus Cole
    • Priya Nandal
  3. Development, investment and financing across commercial and mixed-use portfolios in principal markets.

    Related Industries

    • Real Estate
    • Private Equity

    Relevant Lawyers

    • Priya Nandal
    • Thomas Reyes
  4. Executive arrangements, restructuring and sensitive workplace matters handled with discretion.

    Related Industries

    • Technology
    • Healthcare
    • Financial Services

    Relevant Lawyers

    • Diana Meridian
    • Priya Nandal
  5. Data, intellectual property and commercial contracts for companies building at the frontier.

    Related Industries

    • Technology
    • Healthcare

    Relevant Lawyers

    • Priya Nandal
    • Marcus Cole
  6. Navigating investigations, compliance and market regulation across multiple jurisdictions.

    Related Industries

    • Financial Services
    • Healthcare
    • Energy

    Relevant Lawyers

    • Thomas Reyes
    • Diana Meridian

Selected Matters

(03) Case Work

Cross-border acquisition of a payments platform

Advised the acquirer on a €1.4bn regulated acquisition, including antitrust clearance across three jurisdictions.

Completed ahead of schedule

ICC arbitration in an energy infrastructure dispute

Represented the claimant in a complex construction and supply dispute with a nine-figure quantum in issue.

Favourable award

Series C financing for an AI research company

Led counsel on a growth round, structuring investor rights and intellectual property protections.

Portfolio recapitalisation for a private equity sponsor

Structured a multi-asset refinancing and management incentive arrangement across a European portfolio.

Completed

Note: Matters described are illustrative and provided for information only. They do not constitute a representation about the outcome of any particular matter. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Industries

(04) Sectors

  1. 01

    Technology

    Software, AI, data and platforms

  2. 02

    Real Estate

    Development, investment, financing

  3. 03

    Financial Services

    Banks, funds and fintech

  4. 04

    Healthcare

    Life sciences and providers

  5. 05

    Manufacturing

    Industrials and supply chains

  6. 06

    Private Equity

    Sponsors and portfolio companies

People

(05) Partners

Portrait of Diana Meridian

Diana Meridian

Founding Partner

01

Diana advises boards and founders through their most consequential transactions, prized for clarity under pressure.

Corporate & M&A · Employment

d.meridian@meridiancole.com
Portrait of Marcus Cole

Marcus Cole

Founding Partner

02

Marcus leads the firm’s contentious practice, with two decades of international arbitration and litigation experience.

Disputes · Corporate

m.cole@meridiancole.com
Portrait of Priya Nandal

Priya Nandal

Partner

03

Priya counsels technology companies and investors on data, intellectual property and complex commercial deals.

Technology · Real Estate

p.nandal@meridiancole.com
Portrait of Thomas Reyes

Thomas Reyes

Partner

04

Thomas guides clients through investigations and market regulation across financial services and energy.

Regulatory · Real Estate

t.reyes@meridiancole.com

(06) Philosophy

Clear thinking.
Decisive advice.
Long-term
relationships.

We take on a deliberately limited number of matters so that every client works directly with senior counsel. Our approach is quiet, rigorous and commercial - we measure success by the decisions our clients are able to make.

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Recognition

(07) Rankings

Global Directory

2025

Band 1 - Corporate/M&A

Legal Rankings

2025

Leading Firm - Disputes

Finance Review

2024

Highly Regarded - Finance

Business Press

2024

Innovative Lawyers, Europe

Arbitration Index

2024

International Arbitration

Patent Review

2023

Recommended - Technology

Insights

(08) Publications

The new merger control landscape for cross-border technology deals

8 min

What the revised arbitration framework means for commercial parties

5 min

Governing artificial intelligence: obligations founders should anticipate

6 min

Meridian & Cole opens its Singapore office

2 min

(09) Contact

Talk to us about what comes next.

Every engagement begins with a conversation. Tell us what you are facing, in confidence.

hello@meridiancole.com