Global deal value is up thanks to a few megadeals, and while volume might be down as concerns grow about a potential merger slowdown in merger work as a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown, a half-dozen firms are reaping the benefits from a trio of transactions in the telecommunications space.

Edwards Wildman Palmer and Moore & Van Allen grabbed roles this week on Time Warner Cable’s $600 million acquisition of fiber optic network firm DukeNet Communications, a deal that will help the country’s second-largest cable company expand into the Southeast.