Deals & Transactions

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

International Edition

Skadden, McDermott and Slaughter and May Act On Coca-Cola's $1.8B Philippine Sale

By Brian Yap | November 23, 2023

Skadden and Slaughter and May are advising the buyers.

2 minute read

International Edition

Raft of Top Firms Advise on €14B Buyout of Ebay-Backed Classifieds Business

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | November 22, 2023

Elite firms Freshfields, Skadden, Wachtell, Weil and Latham are on the roster of advisers for one of the biggest private equity deals of the year.

4 minute read
International Edition

White & Case, Herbert Smith Freehills Land Key Roles in Chinese Miner's $1.87B Botswana Acquisition

By Brian Yap | November 22, 2023

Herbert Smith Freehills advised the buyer while White & Case assisted the seller.

2 minute read

International Edition

New York Law Firms See Good News, But Still Have Some Cause for Concern

By Patrick Smith | November 21, 2023

'We've been incredibly fortunate to have had a lot more stability and excitement in our own work during 2023,' Wachtell's Adam Emmerich said.

7 minute read
International Edition

Designation Model Power Dynamics Upended by Weaker Deal Market

By Jack Womack | Paul Hodkinson | November 20, 2023

A quieter deal market has affected the controversial practice, meaning that 'lenders don't feel they're being told what to do', according to advisers.

3 minute read
International Edition

Latham & Watkins, Clifford Chance Advise on $451M Investcorp IPO

By Peter Shaw-Smith | November 20, 2023

The IPO on the ADX marks the completion of a first-of-its-kind in the UAE.

2 minute read
International Edition

White & Case, Shearman & Sterling Engaged on $1.78B Japanese Buyout

By Brian Yap | November 20, 2023

Japanese law firms Mori Hamada & Matsumoto and Anderson Mori & Tomotsune are also advising on the deal.

2 minute read
International Edition

Ex-Obama Commerce Secretary And China Ambassador Joins Dorsey & Whitney As Adviser

By Justin Henry | November 16, 2023

"Chinese companies need to understand our tax laws, the differences between states, et cetera," said Gary Locke. "All of this is really an extension of the work I did as governor, U.S. commerce secretary and ambassador to China."

3 minute read
International Edition

Freshfields and HSF Advise on Hotel Chocolat's Takeover by Mars

By Kasvi Sehgal | November 16, 2023

The £534 million deal sees the confectionery giant add to its brands, which include M&Ms, Snickers and Orbit.

2 minute read
International Edition

'A Wild Card': Lawyers With Strong Argentina Practices Expect to Remain Busy Post-Election

By Amy Guthrie | November 15, 2023

Argentines head to the polls Sunday to choose between an establishment candidate and a challenger who vows to shred the playbook and scrap the local currency in a country choking under triple-digit inflation and chronic debt troubles.

5 minute read
Texas Lawyer

4 Days, 3 Deals and a Wedding: How This Austin Kirkland Partner Navigated a Particularly Hectic Weekend

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | October 13, 2023

Kirkland & Ellis M&A and private equity partner John Kaercher of Austin was a lead lawyer on three deals that reached the finishing line over a single weekend, including a take-private transaction of a company in Norway.

4 minute read
Texas Lawyer

Willkie Adds Kirkland Private Equity Partner With Energy Focus in Texas

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | October 13, 2023

Kirkland & Ellis corporate partner Tony Johnston joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher as a partner in Dallas as the firm, like others, expands its energy and infrastructure team due to activity in the sectors.

3 minute read
Daily Report Online

Deal Watch: Energy, the Largest Driver of M&A in 2023, Poised for Deal Barrage; Atlanta's Guardian Files IPO

By Patrick Smith | October 11, 2023

Energy and power sectors have usurped technology as the primary driver of M&A activity thus far in 2023. And it doesn't appear it will let up.

8 minute read
Texas Lawyer

Baker & Hostetler Boosts Energy Team in Houston With Frost Brown M&A Partner

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | October 11, 2023

Frost Brown Todd M&A partner Cleve Glenn, who joined Baker & Hostetler as a partner in Houston, is also a former general counsel and chief financial officer at an energy company.

2 minute read
Delaware Business Court Insider

Delaware High Court Affirms $601M Judgment in Broken Deal Over Pipeline

By Ellen Bardash | October 10, 2023

Justice Christopher Griffiths called the case a "perfect example" of the near inevitability of failed merger costs.

4 minute read
Delaware Law Weekly

$601M Judgment in Broken Deal Over Pipeline Affirmed by Del. High Court

By Ellen Bardash | October 10, 2023

Justice Christopher Griffiths called the case a "perfect example" of the near inevitability of failed merger costs.

4 minute read
The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Energy, the Largest Driver of M&A in 2023, Poised for Deal Barrage (and Maybe the Largest Deal of the Year)

By Patrick Smith | October 10, 2023

Energy and power sectors have usurped technology as the primary driver of M&A activity thus far in 2023. And it doesn't appear it will let up.

8 minute read
Law.com

Even as the Global M&A Market Lags, Mexico and the Caribbean See Growth

By Amy Guthrie | October 5, 2023

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton catapulted to the top of the rankings for M&A activity in Latin America during the first nine months of 2023. Geopolitical tensions in Europe, and between the U.S. and China, are driving more global investors to look at Latin America.

3 minute read
Texas Lawyer

Vinson & Elkins, Latham, Weil Handle Big Sports Deal in Houston

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | October 3, 2023

Vinson & Elkins represented the Houston Astros and Latham & Watkins did the same for the Houston Rockets as the two Houston sports teams negotiated a deal to buy a regional sports network from Warner Bros Discovery, which turned to Weil, Gotshal & Manges.

2 minute read
The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: A Light Week in Deals. Are Bonds to Blame?

By Patrick Smith | October 2, 2023

Maybe not solely, but the high yield on bonds has mitigated lending, adding another brick to the sack being carried by dealmakers in 2023.

5 minute read

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