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Legaltech firm BigHand acquires Iridium Technology to boost analytics offering
Deal with US business intelligence provider adds 100-strong team; taps into law firm demand for data analytics
ESG takes centre stage for the year ahead in M&A
Pressure for businesses to enhance their ESG credentials will help drive global deal activity, write Gavin Davies and Rebecca Maslen-Stannage
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard turn to Skadden, Simpson Thacher and Weil for $68.7bn takeover
Metaverse-focused deal to make Microsoft third-largest gaming company is expected to attract regulatory scrutiny
Sullivan tops global 2021 M&A rankings ahead of Latham as deal-making hits new record
Deal value reaches $5.9tr – almost $2tr more than previous record set in 2015
The year in headlines – the top stories of 2021 and the trends they reflect
We review a year characterised by record deal markets, a war for talent, geopolitical tension and all things ESG
Legaltech giant Epiq acquires Canadian ALSP Simplex to expand flexible resourcing platform
New York-based Epiq acquired Hyperion Global Partners last year and launched flexible resourcing arm Epiq Counsel in January
Sullivan leads global M&A ranking from Latham and Kirkland as deals smash through $5tr barrier
US firms dominate global ranking with domestic deals accounting for almost half of record-breaking worldwide activity, according to Refinitiv
Dentons and Reed Smith join Magic Circle duo for controversial £305m Newcastle United takeover
Allen & Overy and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer make up quartet of firms acting in club’s sale to Saudi-led investment group
Sullivan leads global M&A rankings ahead of Latham and White & Case as deal activity hits new record
Dealmaking reaches $4.4trn in the first nine months of 2021 in strongest period for cross-border M&A since records began
Law firms in race to work on India’s biggest-ever IPO as government sweetens deal
Country’s largest firm among those bidding to advise state-run Life Insurance Corporation on its estimated $12bn stock offering
New Zealand in-house law tech platform LawVu picks up $12m to accelerate US expansion
Tauranga-based ‘legal workspace’ provider targets US hires as investor cites appetite for Aussie and Kiwi startups
Gilbert + Tobin hires PwC corporate head to boost Sydney M&A team
Karen Evans-Cullen joins as new firm secures lead role advising on Australia's largest-ever merger
Sullivan, Kirkland and Weil top global M&A advisory league table in busiest July since 2007
Tech firms also prosper as deal value hits almost $500bn fuelled by fourth-highest month for SPAC transactions
Chinese outbound M&A fuels 82% jump in Asia Pacific H1 deal value
Skadden tops Mergermarket's league tables by value, with India's AZB & Partners leading the pack for volume
Simpson Thacher outpaces White & Case and Sullivan & Cromwell to lead US M&A rankings
US M&A surge accounted for more than half of global total in 1H21, according to Mergermarket