Deals
Wilson Sonsini, Davis Polk guide Marvell’s $115bn Lumentum deal
Wilson Sonsini guides Marvell in one of the tech industry’s largest deals, as Davis Polk acts for optical components maker Lumentum
Kirkland, Cravath advise on Thrive Holdings’ $15.3bn take-private of home security business ADT
Kirkland guides Thrive on the transaction, while Cravath counsels ADT
Wilson Sonsini, Freshfields land key roles in Anthropic IPO
Wilson Sonsini acts for Anthropic as Freshfields guides underwriters, with Orrick, Cleary and Cravath also involved
Raft of firms guide Qiagen’s $10.8bn take-private acquisition by Sweden’s EQT
De Brauw, Linklaters and Davis Polk guide Dutch molecular testing firm as Milbank takes the lead for Sweden’s EQT and Clifford Chance and Freshfields counsel co-investors
Wachtell, Covington, Davis Polk in for Salesforce’s $5.7bn Braze acquisition
Wachtell and Covington & Burling guide Salesforce with Davis Polk across the table for Braze in deal that deepens software giant’s AI push
Ropes, Weil, Paul Weiss guide Galderma’s $1.5bn ZO Skin Health acquisition
Ropes acts for Swiss skincare conglomerate in deal that will increase its exposure to US market, with Weil and Paul Weiss representing ZO and its owner Blackstone
Skadden, A&O Shearman, Davis Polk lead on $8.9bn Boots acquisition
Davis Polk guides Boots in deal that will see the retailer acquired by the Canadian branch of the Weston family, with Skadden and A&O Shearman across the table
US eDiscovery and legal data business Repario acquires ALSP UnitedLex
Deal will blend companies’ services and extend Repario’s reach globally
Kirkland, Latham and Jones Day steer Royal Caribbean’s $3bn acquisition of stake in Sandals
Kirkland & Ellis is advising cruise operator on its largest-ever deal, with Latham & Watkins and Jones Day acting for Sandals
Sidley, Latham score lead roles as Clearlake takes full control of Chelsea FC
Sidley guides Clearlake as it acquires stakes from Latham-repped US financiers Mark Walter and Todd Boehly, in deal that values Chelsea at around £5bn, including debt
Luxury collaborations: the contracts behind successful brand partnerships
Behind the apparent simplicity of luxury collaborations, Stocche Forbes lawyers Flavia Câmara e Castro and Thiago Porto Ribeiro explore the network of commercial decisions that need to be reflected in the contract
Italian legaltech Lexroom acquires French, Bulgarian AI legal research start-ups
Company expands European footprint with purchase of Paris-based Query Juriste and Bulgaria’s Praven Intelekt
Orrick, Cleary, Fenwick & West guide Stripe’s multibillion-dollar OpenRouter buy
Orrick and Cleary advise OpenRouter as Fenwick acts for Stripe in deal reportedly worth around $8bn that deepens payments company’s push into AI
Regional powerhouse Knights steps up South East expansion with £27m Moore Barlow deal
Listed regional firm will add 160 legal professionals to its ranks with acquisition of target’s commercial and private wealth business lines
Quartet of firms steer Madison Air’s $5.6bn acquisition of German fan-maker ebm-papst
Paul Hastings, Kirkland & Ellis and Hengeler Mueller guide Madison Air as Milbank advises ebm-papst’s owner families