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Businesses consistently overlook culture when assessing M&A value – study
Persistent focus on financial metrics may mask cultural integration issues that cause deals to fail, RGP research shows
ALSP Proceed to benefit from Align Capital Partners’ $405m fund close
Single asset continuation fund will help finance Proceed’s next phase of growth
Hogan Lovells, Cleary, Clifford Chance, Wachtell advise on McCormick’s $44.8bn purchase of Unilever’s food business
Deal follows Unilever’s spin out of its ice cream business last year as it refocuses on its home and personal care brands
Cooley-backed contract review start-up Crosby raises $60m in fresh funding
New York-based Crosby deploys AI and lawyers working in tandem to review contracts
AI boom fuelling demand for private equity investment in law firms, experts say
Private equity backing can help smaller and mid-size firms invest in tech and AI, with larger firms open to offers, writes Nick Huber
Mega deals power Sullivan & Cromwell and Wachtell to summit of global Q1 M&A ranking
Strongest deal-making start for five years in value terms is tempered by lowest deal volume since 2015
Paul Weiss, Jones Day, Wachtell, Macfarlanes advise on Sysco’s $29bn purchase of Restaurant Depot
Deal expands US food distributor’s footprint into restaurant cash and carry business
Court reporting and litigation services firm Steno raises $49m in funding round
Series C round is backed by investors including Savano Capital Partners, First Round Capital and The Legal Tech Fund
Skadden and Paul Weiss advise on $22bn US insurance deal
Skadden acts for Corebridge as Paul Weiss counsels Equitable in all-stock deal to create company with $1.5trn in AUM
Harvey secures bumper $200m funding round to hit $11bn valuation
Legal AI platform attracts fresh backing from investors including Sequoia, GIC and Andreessen Horowitz
AI-powered legal support start-up Soxton acquires AI security firm Cipher
Deal marks Soxton’s first acquisition since it was founded a year ago
Legal data intelligence firm Relativity confidentially files for US IPO
Proposed Relativity share sale would be first legaltech IPO since 2021
Wachtell, Clifford Chance lead on $10.5bn storage megadeal
Wachtell counsels Public Storage, the largest self-storage company in the US, on acquisition of Clifford Chance-counselled rival National Storage
Legora acquires Canadian agentic legal AI platform Walter AI
Legora says deal will help strengthen its position in the Canadian market
Legal AI platform Legora valued at $5.5bn after completing $550m funding round
Series D capital raise from investors including Accel, Bain and Starwood will help fuel US growth