Law firms Dealwatch: A&O wins place alongside Latham, Ropes and Sidley on Carlyle’s $8bn tech buyout Jaishree Kalia · 11 August 2015 · 2 min read Corporate and M&A US firms A&O Shearman Baker McKenzie Latham & Watkins A raft of firms, including Allen & Overy (A&O), have landed roles on Carlyle Group’s $8bn purchase of software-storage company Veritas in what is the largest US technology leveraged buyout this year.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 categoryA&O Shearman reshuffles its executive board, with three newly elected partnersLaw firmsKate Peacock13 May 2026A-list firms call the tune on Sony’s multibillion-dollar music catalogue acquisitionLaw firmsEliza Winter13 May 2026Latham and Davis Polk gear up for $2bn Lime IPOLaw firmsWill Lewallen11 May 2026Ashurst EMEA energy and infrastructure M&A head set to join Vinson’s City baseLaw firmsWill Lewallen11 May 2026‘There’s a lot of money in Chicago’ – the city’s top lawyers on what’s driving business in the MidwestLaw firmsAlex Ryan13 Jan 2025Legal 500 US: Latham tops the charts in new US rankingsLegal 500 dataBarnaby Merrill28 Jun 2024Revolving Doors: Travers and Shearman exodus continues as US firms pick up the talentLaw firmsAlex Ryan16 Feb 2023Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryLaw firmsAnna Huntley7 Jan 2025