Law firms Kirkland, Paul Weiss and Slaughters lead on £3.5bn Royal Mail takeover bid Holly McKechnie · 17 May 2024 · 1 min read Corporate and M&A Banking and Finance Kirkland & Ellis Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Slaughter and May 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 categoryRevolving Doors: Weil hires Kirkland secondaries partner as Orrick targets Cadwalader againLaw firmsKate Peacock14 Apr 2026Linklaters and Slaughters lead on £1.4bn takeover of FTSE 250 manufacturer SeniorLaw firmsWill Lewallen10 Apr 2026Trading places: Kirkland launches Phildaelphia transactions practice as Sidley hires Cravath ECM partnerLaw firmsWill Lewallen10 Apr 2026‘We’ve got the building blocks in place to grow’ – Harbottle closes in on £60mLaw firmsTom Cox17 Apr 2026Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader partners approve largest ever law firm mergerLaw firmsKate Peacock15 Apr 2026HSF Kramer leads on £1.4bn Ivy empire saleLaw firmsEliza Winter13 Apr 2026‘A true win’ – Baker McKenzie on record Ecuador $1.6bn debt-for-nature swap and winning Finance Team of the YearLaw firmsElisha Juttla28 Oct 2024‘A huge emotional release’ – DLA’s Adam Ibrahim on the longest trial of his career and winning Lawyer of the YearLaw firmsAnna Huntley8 Oct 2024Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025