Data deal: Davis Polk advises Markit on US merger Legal Business22 March 2016Corporate and M&ADeal watch Longstanding adviser Davis Polk & Wardwell has acted for Markit again as the London-based data provider signed a deal with US firm IHS for a $13bn merger.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 categoryGlobal 100 2025: elite tier set the pace as powerhouse firms pull awayTrading places: Skadden creates new C-suite role as Davis Polk makes trophy sports signingTrading places: Top Sullivan & Cromwell dealmaker decamps for Willkie in New York‘There are winners and losers’ – Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader’s leaders on why their merger makes senseA merger or a takeover? Winston Taylor by the numbers‘History in the making’ – Hogan Lovells set for record $3.6bn merger with CadwaladerDealwatch: Global 100 advisers take centre stage on BlackRock-GIP $12.5bn mega dealDealwatch: Telegraph auction off as Barclay brothers pay off Lloyds debt with loanDeal Watch: activity powers on as Latham and A&O lead on $19bn energy joint venture