Karen Evans-Cullen joins as new firm secures lead role advising on Australia's largest-ever merger
Tech firms also prosper as deal value hits almost $500bn fuelled by fourth-highest month for SPAC transactions
Skadden tops Mergermarket's league tables by value, with India's AZB & Partners leading the pack for volume
US M&A surge accounted for more than half of global total in 1H21, according to Mergermarket
Duo top Mergermarket’s value and volume rankings respectively as total transaction value jumps by 81%
Record first half sees trio of elite Wall Street practices secure top-five Mergermarket slots alongside White & Case and Latham
Mooted rule changes to facilitate SPACs seek to give the City a boost while avoiding a race to the bottom, explains Marcus Young
Latham & Watkins acts for the financial advisors on the deal