Kirkland acts for marquee client Thoma Bravo as Latham counsels UK-listed cyber security company
DLA Piper and Latham also called in for deal to save embattled song fund
Paul Hastings acts for buyer Vinci in £1.27bn deal as Weil counsels seller Global Infrastructure Partners
Deal sees Skadden-repped International Paper beat earlier offer from British rival Mondi
Purchase of heart tech-maker Shockwave Medical is latest in series of deals to bolster J&J’s cardiac health division
Wachtell and Paul Weiss follow closely behind as megadeals contribute to 38% rise in global deal value
Nelson Mullins also advised on the deal, which propelled the value of Trump’s Truth Social stake to $4.6bn
Deal second this month to see Freshfields advise acquisitive AstraZeneca
Last year’s top M&A firms lead as flurry of US oil and gas dealmaking continues
Linklaters acts for Mondi in deal to create £10bn packaging giant as global M&A surges after 2023’s slump
Slaughters advises Nationwide on deal to create UK’s second-largest savings and mortgage provider as CC reps Virgin Money
Berkeley Research Group survey shows that digital assets, energy and ESG will be key disputes areas in 2024
Canadian firms Goodmans and Blake Cassels & Graydon also advise as consolidation in US gas and oil industry continues apace
Biggest global M&A deal since start of 2024 continues rebound in megadeals following fallow 2023
Wachtell acts for Diamondback on acquisition that will make it third-biggest producer in largest US oilfield
Tesco to unload credit card, loan businesses to Barclays, with the two companies also entering into a 10-year distribution deal
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