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Survey of senior executives by Norton Rose Fulbright and Mergermarket points to ‘more active global M&A market’

A&O reps WillScot as modular office lease company moves to expand presence across North America

Tonya Drake is promoted to GC, while CLO Glen Weinstein will lead iRobot Corporation on interim basis

Cleary acts for Synopsys as Skadden and Goodwin counsel Ansys in cash-and-stock deal that could attract regulatory scrutiny

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

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

Deal value fell 17% in 2023 to $2.9trn with volume down 6% to 55,200

Sidley advises South Korea’s Coupang on its acquisition of troubled luxury e-commerce platform, advised by Latham

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

Deal sees KFC buy all of Skadden-repped EG’s UK and Ireland KFC businesses

O’Melveny advises Alaska as Wilson Sonsini reps Hawaiian in deal likely to attract regulatory scrutiny

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

Freshfields acts for longtime client Mars as HSF counsels AIM-listed Hotel Chocolat

UK private equity firm Inflexion had owned Chambers since 2018 and secured a 4.7x return on its investment

Flexible office space provider filed for bankruptcy protection in the US on Monday