Corporate

Combination touted as the ‘largest law firm merger in history’ goes live today | 1d

Turnover rises 17% to £644m as firm continues Europe and Middle East expansion | 1d

French firm Bredin Prat also helps steer latest in string of deals in the US ​building-products industry | 2d

UK firm cites investment in technology and high-value work across corporate, litigation and real estate as turnover exceeds £221m | 2d

Ashurst Perkins Coie launches with more than 950 partners across 52 global offices | 3d

Longtime Hogan dealmaker Bill Curtin joins in Washington DC just days before his former firm combines with Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft | 6d

Volkswagen sells 51% stake in marine engine-maker Everllence to US private equity firm Bain Capital | 6d

Launch makes Pérez-Llorca first Ibero-American law firm with a physical presence in the city | 1w

Kirkland counsels Ireland’s CRH with Gibson Dunn and Baker Botts across the table in deal that will expand its exposure to US infrastructure ​demand | 1w

Hire of Richard Offord follows trio of tech-focused M&A partners joining from Morrison Foerster in May | 1w

Partner Daniel Möritz joins in Munich, continuing Freshfields’ hires and internal promotions in Germany after four senior PE partners defected to Latham & Watkins late last year | 1w

Simpson Thacher, Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Sweden’s Vinge also guide deal that sees another London-listed firm bought out by foreign ​bidders | 1w

Pablo González Mosqueira will lead Madrid private equity team following predecessor’s departure for Gibson Dunn | 2w

Weil, Mayer Brown, Paul Weiss, Greenberg Traurig, Sidley Austin and Fangda Partners advise on two separate Yum Brands disposals | 2w

Weil guides Fox in deal that will create third-largest player in US television by viewer share | 2w

Tie-up with 17-partner corporate firm Florent continues AG’s Europe and Middle East expansion drive | 2w

Combination of Ohio-based Dana with Eaton’s mobility business promises to create a more comprehensive supplier serving commercial- and light-vehicle markets | 2w

Grine Lahreche to lead new transatlantic firm’s 19-partner Paris arm as Patrick Ledoux joins from Gibson Dunn | 3w

Davis Polk and Slaughter and May advise GSK as Ropes & Gray counsels target Nuvalent | 3w