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 categoryThe Epstein files: the lessons all firms need to learn from Brad Karp’s fall from gracePaul Weiss chair Brad Karp resigns from leadership role after Epstein revelationsPaul Weiss launches Houston office with Kirkland corporate duo‘Clients don’t want a memo, they want a direct answer’ – the partner who left Big Law to set up a £1.26m PEP boutiqueGibson Dunn and Sullivan & Cromwell lead $1.25trn SpaceX merger to takeoffSkadden and Gibson Dunn lead on $58bn oil and gas merger‘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