Law firms Data deal: Davis Polk advises Markit on US merger Legal Business · 22 March 2016 · 2 min read Corporate and M&A Deal watch Davis Polk 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.This article is for Legal Business subscribers. Please log in or subscribe to read on. Related ContentMore in this categoryUS pair lead on $115bn tech megadealLaw firmsWill Lewallen2 Nov 2026Weil in numbers: the remaining partner benchLaw firmsAlex Ryan28 Oct 2026Trading Places: Sidley continues funds and finance build while Milbank grows its new Chicago officeLaw firmsEliza Winter26 Oct 2026Slaughters leads for Anthropic on UK share offer in IPOLaw firmsKate Peacock4 Nov 2026‘These are significant items on clients’ balance sheets’ – inside Latham’s five-partner Houston projects playLaw firmsWill Lewallen4 Nov 2026Goodwin hires Weil real estate co-head as wind-down disperses lawyers across marketLaw firmsWill Lewallen3 Nov 2026Dealwatch: Global 100 advisers take centre stage on BlackRock-GIP $12.5bn mega dealLaw firmsAlex Ryan15 Jan 2024Dealwatch: Telegraph auction off as Barclay brothers pay off Lloyds debt with loanLaw firmsAlex Ryan8 Dec 2023Deal Watch: activity powers on as Latham and A&O lead on $19bn energy joint ventureLaw firmsMegan Mayers9 Sep 2022