Deals
Wachtell, Debevoise guide Prysmian’s $3.8bn Atkore buy in US electrical push
Wachtell acts for Italy’s Prysmian, the world’s biggest cablemaker, as it bets on AI-driven infrastructure demand with buy of Debevoise-repped electrical products-maker Atkore
Egyptian firm El Wakeel advises Al Ahly football club on landmark Vodafone stadium deal
Firm advises Egyptian club on naming rights deal, the country’s largest ever sports sponsorship agreement
Clutch of law firms guide DCC Energy’s $7.7bn takeover by KKR, ECP
Gibson Dunn, Latham & Watkins, Kirkland & Ellis and Cleary guide KKR’s largest public-to-private transaction in Europe in more than a decade alongside Irish firms Matheson, Arthur Cox and William Fry
Harvey acquires US investment firm-focused AI platform Benchmark
Deal will help further expand Harvey’s asset management capabilities
Law Society, Bar Council welcome proposed enhancements to UK-Switzerland free-trade deal
Fresh agreement preserves visa-free business travel and protects UK lawyers’ ability to advise clients in Switzerland without requalifying
‘Information is becoming commoditised; judgement isn’t’: dealmakers debate impact of AI on cross-border M&A
Sullivan & Cromwell partners Frank Aquila and Jeremy Kutner explore how AI, regulation and geopolitics are reshaping global M&A with experts from 29 countries
Paul Weiss and Clifford Chance in as Apollo gatecrashes easyJet sale with surprise £5.7bn takeover offer
Offer trumps earlier rival bid from Slaughter and May- and Milbank-repped Castlelake
UK events firm Hyve Group acquires legal conference platform LegalTechTalk
Group to support US expansion with launch of Miami Beach event next year
Kirkland, Paul Weiss, MoFo guide latest blockbuster pharma merger
Kirkland advises Vertex in $10bn acquisition of Paul Weiss- and Morrison & Foerster-repped Crinetics
Freshfields, HSF Kramer lead on Sky’s £1.6bn acquisition of ITV’s media and entertainment arm
Freshfields advises ITV as HSF Kramer acts for Sky in deal set to reshape British TV landscape
Linklaters and Jones Day advise on German firm RENK’s acquisition of David Brown Defence
Acquisition will support Augsburg-based RENK’s portfolio across the naval sector
Kirkland tops global M&A rankings after strongest first half for dealmaking since records began
Chicago-founded giant comfortably ahead of Skadden and Sullivan & Cromwell in second and third spot respectively
Majority of business leaders expect M&A activity to increase in 2026 - report
Norton Rose Fulbright and Mergermarket survey shows 52% of execs anticipate rising deal levels
Cravath, Latham guide Martin Marietta’s $13.5bn Lhoist North America merger
French firm Bredin Prat also helps steer latest in string of deals in the US building-products industry
Legora becomes official partner of English Premier League football giants Chelsea FC
Swedish legaltech firm expands push to secure sport related sponsorships