Kirkland counsels Thoma Bravo as Mayer Brown acts for Boeing in deal jet maker says will enable it to focus on core business
CMS is advising global shopping platform Lyst on the deal, which will continue to operate as a standalone business
Deal valued at just under £1.3bn will create top three UK personal line insurance platform
Skadden guides Prada as Wachtell counsels Versace owner Capri Holdings, which bought the Italian luxury stalwart for $2.15bn in 2018
New York firm comfortably ahead of Davis Polk & Wardwell and Freshfields in second and third spot respectively
Simpson Thacher, Paul Weiss counsel infrastructure-focused PE firm Stonepeak as Norton Rose Fulbright acts for Australia’s Woodside
Largest venture-backed investment on record values ChatGPT-creator at $300bn
Paul Weiss guides online mortgage business Rocket on second major acquisition this year
WHSmith offloading high street arm to Modella Capital to focus on travel retail business
Sidley guides longtime client Clearlake as Weil advises Dun & Bradstreet on deal that ends its second stint as a public company
AstraZeneca boasts highest market capitalisation of FTSE 100, at $185bn
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
Paul Hastings advises seller CK Hutchison as Weil guides consortium led by BlackRock
In a luxury shake-up, Tapestry divests high-end shoe company for $105m in cash to focus on Coach and Kate Spade brands
Italian-based luxury logistics company sells 25% of founding family shares to fund transaction
Steve Madden pays £289m in cash to acquire luxury UK brand Kurt Geiger from PE firm Cinven
Cravath also called in for deal that continues exodus of companies from London Stock Exchange
Reality TV star’s SKKY Partners makes minority investment in London-based luxury skincare company 111SKIN
UK government cites pro-growth agenda as Competition and Markets Authority chair Marcus Bokkerink resigns
Gucci-owner Kering sells 60% stake in prominent Paris properties to PE firm Ardian