Deals - Page 2
Latham, Kirkland shepherd CyberArk’s $1.5bn Venafi acquisition
Latham guides CyberArk in acquisition of cybersecurity business from Kirkland-repped Thoma Bravo
Latham, Skadden and Paul Weiss among firms advising on $6.9bn Squarespace take private
Private equity firm Permira is leading the deal, with support from General Atlantic and Accel
Greenberg, Goodwin shepherd Ono Pharma’s $2.4bn Deciphera acquisition
Greenberg counsels Ono in deal to expand Japanese group’s oncology portfolio and US presence
Kirkland, Latham shepherd Thoma Bravo’s £4.3bn Darktrace acquisition
Kirkland acts for marquee client Thoma Bravo as Latham counsels UK-listed cyber security company
Reed Smith, Shoosmiths lead on Concord’s £1.1bn Hipgnosis takeover
DLA Piper and Latham also called in for deal to save embattled song fund
Paul Hastings, Weil called in for sale of majority stake in Edinburgh Airport
Paul Hastings acts for buyer Vinci in £1.27bn deal as Weil counsels seller Global Infrastructure Partners
Skadden, Slaughter and May lead on International Paper’s £5.8bn DS Smith acquisition
Deal sees Skadden-repped International Paper beat earlier offer from British rival Mondi
Freshfields, Fenwick & West advise on Johnson & Johnson’s $13.1bn acquisition of Shockwave
Purchase of heart tech-maker Shockwave Medical is latest in series of deals to bolster J&J’s cardiac health division
Skadden tops M&A league rankings in first quarter as deal value rebounds
Wachtell and Paul Weiss follow closely behind as megadeals contribute to 38% rise in global deal value
Paul Hastings advises on Trump-linked Truth Social SPAC merger
Nelson Mullins also advised on the deal, which propelled the value of Trump’s Truth Social stake to $4.6bn
Freshfields, Goodwin lead on AstraZeneca’s $2bn acquisition of Fusion Pharma
Deal second this month to see Freshfields advise acquisitive AstraZeneca
Kirkland, Latham shepherd EQT’s $35bn Equitrans gas merger
Last year’s top M&A firms lead as flurry of US oil and gas dealmaking continues
Linklaters, Slaughters lead on Mondi’s £5bn DS Smith bid
Linklaters acts for Mondi in deal to create £10bn packaging giant as global M&A surges after 2023’s slump
Clifford Chance, Slaughter and May lead on Nationwide’s proposed £2.9bn Virgin Money bid
Slaughters advises Nationwide on deal to create UK’s second-largest savings and mortgage provider as CC reps Virgin Money
Global dealmakers expect M&A disputes to increase on economic, geopolitical woes
Berkeley Research Group survey shows that digital assets, energy and ESG will be key disputes areas in 2024
Wachtell, Vinson & Elkins and Latham lead on Chord’s $11bn Enerplus merger
Canadian firms Goodmans and Blake Cassels & Graydon also advise as consolidation in US gas and oil industry continues apace
Wachtell, Sullivan & Cromwell guide Capital One’s $35bn Discover acquisition
Biggest global M&A deal since start of 2024 continues rebound in megadeals following fallow 2023
Wachtell, Paul Weiss and Vinson & Elkins shepherd Diamondback’s $26bn Endeavor acquisition
Wachtell acts for Diamondback on acquisition that will make it third-biggest producer in largest US oilfield
Freshfields and Hogan Lovells advise on Barclays’ £600m Tesco Bank deal
Tesco to unload credit card, loan businesses to Barclays, with the two companies also entering into a 10-year distribution deal
Global M&A set to rebound in 2024, study finds
Survey of senior executives by Norton Rose Fulbright and Mergermarket points to ‘more active global M&A market’
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