Deal watch: Corporate activity in April 2016 Legal Business FORSTERS AND SLAUGHTERS LEAD ON TATA STEEL SELL OFF Forsters and Slaughter and May acted on Greybull Capital’s rescue deal…
Simpson Thacher tops first quarter global deal tables, as Davis Polk dominates Europe Legal Business Despite a looming Brexit referendum swaying levels of transactional activity, certain law firms are enjoying a healthy pipeline of deals…
Data deal: Davis Polk advises Markit on US merger Legal Business Longstanding adviser Davis Polk & Wardwell has acted for Markit again as the London-based data provider signed a deal with…
New York slowdown: Weil Gotshal revenue flat again as Davis Polk’s strong run comes to an end Tom Moore New York elite firms Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Davis Polk & Wardwell struggled to achieve meaningful growth last year, with…
Simpson Thacher, Davis Polk and Bär & Karrer win mandates on $43bn ChemChina-Syngenta deal Legal Business Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Davis Polk & Wardwell, and Swiss firm Bär & Karrer have landed key advisory roles on…
Dealwatch: Davis Polk and Simpson Thacher lead as AstraZeneca takes over ZS Pharma for $2.7bn Jaishree Kalia Wall Street leaders Davis Polk & Wardell and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett are lead advisers on Anglo-Swedish pharma giant AstraZeneca’s…
The conservation game – up close with New York’s original inner circle Jaishree Kalia Amid a changing global legal market, three storied Wall Street firms retain commanding reputations. Legal Business assesses New York law’s…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in April 2015 Legal Business GE RESTRUCTURING BRINGS IN RAFT OF ADVISERS A host of firms picked up work on General Electric (GE)’s restructuring, fielding…
Significant mandates: Hogan Lovells among raft of firms on GE’s financial restructuring Legal Business Hogan Lovells plus a host of US firms have won roles on GE’s major financial restructuring, including the $26.5bn sale…
US revenue round-up: Paul Weiss and Davis Polk surpass the billion-dollar mark Jaishree Kalia US firms’ financials are continuing their positive trend, with recent releases showing revenue spikes and profit boosts including for Davis Polk…
World’s largest airport operator: Mayer Brown and Davis Polk help Spain’s €4.3bn AENA float take-off Legal Business Mayer Brown and Davis Polk & Wardwell have won roles advising Spanish airport operator Aena (Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea)…
Slaughters, Davis Polk and Skadden cash in on Shire’s biggest ever takeover Legal Business Dublin-headquartered Shire, took to the January sales with the $1.5bn it received in a break-fee from US pharma giant AbbVie…
Dealwatch: Linklaters, Davis Polk, and De Brauw act on Vision Express owner’s €1bn IPO Legal Business US heavyweight Davis Polk & Wardwell, Dutch firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek and Magic Circle firm Linklaters have all scored…
‘The pharma sector is very busy’: Slaughters, Davis Polk and Skadden win roles on Shire’s $5.2bn acquisition Legal Business Slaughter and May was called upon by longstanding pharmaceutical client Shire on its biggest acquisition to date as it purchased…
Dealwatch: Davis Polk and Linklaters act on UBM’s £565m rights issue Tom Moore Corporate partner Simon Witty, who Davis Polk & Wardwell hired from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in 2012 to launch its English…
Davis Polk and Cleary advise on RBS float of Citizens as Alibaba US IPO generates $15.8m in legal fees Legal Business US firms Davis Polk & Wardwell and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton are advising on Royal Bank of Scotland’s sale…
A&O and Davis Polk London line up on €7bn IPO of NN Group Jaishree Kalia Billed to be the largest initial public offering (IPO) in Europe to date this year, Allen & Overy (A&O) and the…
Davis Polk promotes first City partner in five years Legal Business Davis Polk & Wardwell has made up its first London partner in five years with the promotion of corporate lawyer Reuven…
Skadden, Freshfields and Davis Polk take the lead as blockbuster Pfizer/AstraZeneca deal gears up again Jaishree Kalia Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Davis Polk & Wardwell have all landed lead roles advising…
The student view: Davis Polk’s Will Pearce talks deal lawyering at Wall Street’s finest Legal Business London may have caught New York-based giant Davis Polk & Wardwell’s eye as early as 1973, but it’s only two years…
