Deals - Page 3
Kirkland, McGuireWoods called in for NextEra’s $67bn Dominion acquisition
One of the largest energy mergers aims to meet surging AI-driven data centre electricity demand
Wachtell, Sullivan & Cromwell guide Publicis’ $2.2bn buy of US data firm LiveRamp
First quarter’s leading M&A firms advise on deal that continues Publicis’ strategy to build access to data
US private capital-focused ERP provider Carta acquires UK ALSP Avantia
Deal enables Carta to launch Carta Law, an ‘AI-powered law firm’ for private capital
White & Case advises GameStop on $56bn takeover offer for eBay
Team led by M&A partner Richard Brand counsels video game retailer in surprise cash and stock offer for e-commerce giant
AI legaltech start-up Manifest OS secures $60m funding at $750m valuation
Capital raise will help finance the firm’s ambition to end the billable-hour model via its operating platform for lawyers
Legora extends Series D funding round by $50m, valuing business at $5.6bn
New investors led by NVIDIA and Atlassian raise funding round to $600m
LexisNexis-owner RELX agrees to acquire French legal AI platform Doctrine
Acquisition would complement LexisNexis’s existing legal AI offering in Europe
Kirkland, Skadden, Freshfields guide €29.4bn deal for Germany’s TK Elevator
Finnish firms Hannes Snellman and Roschier also score roles in deal that marks one of Europe’s largest takeovers in recent years
Freshfields seeks to ‘co-innovate at pace’ with Anthropic partnership
Deal with Anthropic follows news that more than 5,000 Freshfields employees are using AI tools built with Google technology
Linklaters, White & Case and DLA Piper guide Porsche’s Bugatti sale
Linklaters counsels longtime client Porsche, White & Case advises Bugatti and its owner, while DLA Piper acts for acquiring consortium
LexisNexis and Luminance strike AI partnership to target in-house legal teams
Deal will enable mutual customers to access LexisNexis legal content directly inside Luminance’s contract drafting tool
Paul Weiss, Jones Day shepherd QXO’s $17bn TopBuild acquisition
Paul Weiss counsels US construction supplies distributor on largest acquisition to date as Jones Day acts for target
Trio of firms guide Pershing Square’s €55bn bid for Universal Music
Sullivan & Cromwell, White & Case and Dutch heavyweight Stibbe advise Pershing in offer to combine world’s largest music group with a blank-cheque company
Gibson Dunn, Bär & Karrer guide Marriott and Lefay Resorts in luxury wellness joint venture
As the first brand dedicated exclusively to luxury wellness in Marriott’s line-up, Lefay provides a strategic lever in the growing holistic travel sector
Where premiums will be paid: fashion and beauty M&A trends
Foley fashion and beauty lawyers Trevor Mullin, Jax England and Sarah McGrath review 2025’s key M&A deals and preview the trends for the year ahead