Kirkland, Paul Weiss and Slaughters lead on £3.5bn Royal Mail takeover bid Holly McKechnie[email protected]17 May 2024Corporate and M&ABanking and Finance Kirkland & Ellis, Paul Weiss and Slaughter and May are advising on the proposed takeover of the Royal Mail’s parent company, International Distributions Service (IDS), by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryGovernment plans to reverse PACCAR signal end to ‘turbulent time’ for litigation fundingGlobal 100 2025: elite tier set the pace as powerhouse firms pull awaySullivan & Cromwell swipes Kirkland PE and tax duo‘History in the making’ – Hogan Lovells set for record $3.6bn merger with CadwaladerRevolving Doors: Latham swipes German transactions team from Freshfields as Ropes rebuilds in private equity‘A merger of complementaries’ or ‘transatlantic panic’? – the market view on Winston Taylor‘A true win’ – Baker McKenzie on record Ecuador $1.6bn debt-for-nature swap and winning Finance Team of the Year‘A huge emotional release’ – DLA’s Adam Ibrahim on the longest trial of his career and winning Lawyer of the YearRevolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London moves