Deals - Page 5
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
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