Deals & Transactions

Relates to mergers between law firms and big deals law firms handle for clients, including financing of those deals.

International Edition

Latham Blocks Hong Kong Lawyers' Access to Foreign Files, Is It Making the Right Call?

By Jessica Seah | February 16, 2024

'If they had consulted the lawyers here, they would have gotten opposition,' says one insider, while rivals believe the firm risks being ostracized by Chinese companies.

7 minute read

International Edition

Six Firms Guide €1.52 Billion Take-Private Bid for French Digital Music Company Believe

By Rick Mitchell | February 15, 2024

Paul Hastings, White & Case, Simpson Thacher and three French firms are among the advisers.

2 minute read
International Edition

Jones Day Appointed On Body Shop Administration, Weil and Dechert Advise on Rescue Deal

By Kasvi Sehgal | February 15, 2024

The transactions come as statistics on Thursday showed the UK entered a recession towards the end of 2023.

3 minute read

International Edition

Nagashima Ohno, Covington and Others Act on $6B Australian Acquisition by Japan's Renesas

By Jessica Seah | February 15, 2024

Both Nagashima Ohno and Covington have previously advised Renesas on several of its strategic acquisitions including its its $6 billion acquisition of UK-based Dialog Semiconductor in 2021.

2 minute read
International Edition

Latham and Kirkland Lead on Sale of RuneScape Developer to CVC

By Alex D'Elia | February 14, 2024

Carlyle has agreed to sell video game developer Jagex to CVC Capital Partners and Haveli Investments in a deal worth a reported £910 million.

3 minute read
International Edition

Freshfields Dominates 2023 Top Corporate Lawyers Ranking

By Kasvi Sehgal | February 12, 2024

Victoria MacDuff and Robert Cleaver, partners at UK corporate heavyweights Slaughter and May and Linklaters respectively, bagged the top two spots in the list.

2 minute read
International Edition

Freshfields and Hogan Lovells Advise on Barclays-Tesco Partnership

By Charlotte Johnstone | February 12, 2024

The £600 million sale will see Barclays take over the supermarket's credit card, loans and savings accounts.

2 minute read
International Edition

US Firms Line Up Behind $16B Three-Way Drug Manufacturing Deal

By Alex D'Elia | February 8, 2024

Skadden, Goodwin Procter and Jones Day are behind the $16.5 billion acquisition of an American pharmaceutical company by the holding company of Novo Nordisk, maker of weight-loss drug Wegovy and Type 2 diabetes shot Ozempic.

3 minute read
International Edition

Linklaters, Slaughter and May Land Roles on £2.5bn UK Housebuilder Deal

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | February 8, 2024

Eversheds also advised on the merger, creating the largest housebuilding company in the country in the hopes of reviving the housing developing market in the UK.

2 minute read
International Edition

Asia Deal Digest: UK Firms Leading on Capital Market, Financing and Funds Deals

By Jessica Seah | February 7, 2024

Linklaters, Clifford Chance, Allen & Overry, MoFo and Dechert lead on the market's deals.

7 minute read
The American Lawyer

US Firms Line Up Behind $16B Three-Way Drug Manufacturing Deal

By Alex D'Elia | February 8, 2024

Skadden, Goodwin Procter and Jones Day are behind the $16.5 billion acquisition of an American pharmaceutical company by the holding company of Novo Nordisk, maker of weight-loss drug Wegovy and Type 2 diabetes shot Ozempic.

3 minute read
Daily Business Review

Smith Gambrell Continues Florida Expansion, Adding Jacksonville Boutique

By Alexander Lugo | February 6, 2024

The addition of five attorneys from ABL Law, who focus on litigation and outside general counsel services, brings Smith Gambrell's headcount in the city to 37.

3 minute read
National Law Journal

Lowenstein Hires New Data Privacy Chair From Alston & Bird

By Amanda O'Brien | February 5, 2024

Amy Mushahwar has also spent time at Holland & Knight, Reed Smith, Ballard Spahr and Davis Wright Tremaine.

4 minute read
The American Lawyer

Paul Hastings Hires White & Case Partner to Co-Chair Capital Markets Practice

By Patrick Smith | February 5, 2024

The firm's growth strategy includes expanding capital markets for a practice that is more than just a "support function" for other practices, said firm chair Frank Lopez.

3 minute read
Daily Business Review

A Real Estate Slowdown Depressed the Growth of Florida Law Firm Revenue, But an M&A Pickup Might Push It Up

By Alexander Lugo | February 1, 2024

"It was a more average type performance for the Florida-based firms this past year. They came off a really strong 2022, where they outperformed quite dramatically," Owen Burman, a Wells Fargo senior consultant, said.

3 minute read
The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Debt Offerings Surge as Markets Begin to Turn

By Patrick Smith | January 30, 2024

"It is booming right now," said Wachtell partner John Sobolewski of the liability management market.

8 minute read
Daily Report Online

Kilpatrick's Strategy Seeks to Build on IP Success to Keep Growing Corporate Work

By Thomas Spigolon | January 25, 2024

Most of the firm's middle-market private equity clients find the firm's rate structure, including "a fixed-fee basis and lower overall transaction cost, to be a better fit with their cost structure," Kilpatrick Townsends Ben Barkley.

5 minute read
The American Lawyer

Freshfields Hits Cravath Again for Latest New York Partner Addition

By Charlotte Johnstone | January 23, 2024

Cravath has become a favorite target for Freshfields, which in recent years has turned to the prestigious New York firm for senior corporate hires.

2 minute read
The American Lawyer

Baker McKenzie Lands Latham Dealmaker to Head California PE Practice

By Patrick Smith | January 22, 2024

With Eric Schwartzman's arrival, "we are going to build a full-sized PE practice in California," said Leif King, head of Baker McKenzie's California transactional group.

3 minute read
Law.com

Dealmakers to Keep Investing in Private Equity Practices in '24: The Morning Minute

By Zack Needles | January 18, 2024

The news and analysis you need to start your day.

3 minute read

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