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Skadden, Wachtell called in for Versace’s $1.4bn sale to Prada Group

Skadden guides Prada as Wachtell counsels Versace owner Capri Holdings, which bought the Italian luxury stalwart for $2.15bn in 2018

10 Apr 2025

Paul Weiss, Wachtell lead on Rocket’s $9.4bn Mr Cooper acquisition

Paul Weiss guides online mortgage business Rocket on second major acquisition this year

1 Apr 2025

Wachtell, Davis Polk lead $6.7bn merger of troubled drugmakers Mallinckrodt and Endo

Hogan Lovells, Paul Weiss and Ireland’s Arthur Cox and A&L Goodbody also act in tie-up of drugmakers with shared history of opioid crisis lawsuits

14 Mar 2025

Latham, Jones Day called in as Anglo American sells Australian coal mines to Peabody

Wachtell also acts in cash deal worth up to $3.78bn

25 Nov 2024

Wachtell, Kirkland lead on ConocoPhillips’ $22.5bn Marathon Oil acquisition

Wachtell guides ConocoPhillips as Kirkland counsels Marathon in latest energy industry mega deal

30 May 2024

Wachtell, Vinson & Elkins and Latham lead on Chord’s $11bn Enerplus merger

Canadian firms Goodmans and Blake Cassels & Graydon also advise as consolidation in US gas and oil industry continues apace

22 Feb 2024

Wachtell, Sullivan & Cromwell guide Capital One’s $35bn Discover acquisition

Biggest global M&A deal since start of 2024 continues rebound in megadeals following fallow 2023

20 Feb 2024

Wachtell, Paul Weiss and Vinson & Elkins shepherd Diamondback’s $26bn Endeavor acquisition

Wachtell acts for Diamondback on acquisition that will make it third-biggest producer in largest US oilfield

12 Feb 2024

Kirkland, Latham advise on Chesapeake’s $7.4bn deal for Southwestern

Top M&A firms instructed on latest multibillion-dollar energy industry deal, with Wachtell Lipton also called in

11 Jan 2024

Wachtell, Skadden called in for Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14bn Juniper acquisition

Freshfields and Covington also advise on deal highlighting increased appetite for big ticket deals after slump in 2023

10 Jan 2024

Kirkland and Wachtell shepherd APA’s $4.5bn acquisition of oil rival Callon

M&A rankings leader Kirkland advises target Callon as energy sector consolidation continues apace

5 Jan 2024

Ropes & Gray, Milbank and Wachtell lead on $14.9bn US Steel acquisition

Milbank and Wachtell advise US Steel as Ropes & Gray counsels Japan’s Nippon Steel on its biggest acquisistion to date

19 Dec 2023

Freshfields and Skadden shepherd eBay-backed Adevinta’s €14bn take private

Wachtell, Clifford Chance and Cleary also among firms called in for one of Europe’s biggest buyouts this year

22 Nov 2023

Wachtell rings in new top leadership

Corporate lawyer Andrew Nussbaum and litigator William Savitt to succeed veteran chairs Edward Herlihy and Daniel Neff

8 Nov 2023

Paul Weiss, Wachtell shepherd Chevron’s $53bn Hess Corp mega merger

Deal marks second major transaction in oil industry this month

24 Oct 2023

Wachtell, Morgan Lewis latest to benefit from Big Food consolidation as JM Smucker snaps up Hostess Brands

Deal valued at $5.6bn to buy Twinkie owner follows acquisitions by Campbell Soup and Mars

19 Sep 2023

Raft of top-tier firms advise on Smurfit Kappa’s $11bn acquisition of WestRock

Advisers include Matheson, Freshfields, Wachtell, Clifford Chance, Cravath and Paul Weiss

12 Sep 2023

Latham, Wachtell advise on Tapestry’s $8.5bn acquisition of Versace-owner Capri

Luxury merger also gives Tapestry access to Capri brands Jimmy Choo and Michael Kors

10 Aug 2023

Wachtell, Kirkland called in for Nasdaq’s $10.5bn Adenza acquisition

Wachtell advises longtime client Nasdaq on biggest acquisition to date as exchange operator deepens fintech push

12 Jun 2023

Wachtell, Kirkland called in for 3D printer maker Stratasys’ $1.8bn merger with Desktop Metal

Wachtell counsels Stratasys alongside Israeli firm Meitar Law Offices as Kirkland advises longtime client Desktop Metal with help from Tel Aviv-Yafo’s Shibolet & Co

26 May 2023