Law firms Skadden and A&O act on Vantiv’s £9bn buyout of UK payment processor Worldpay Tom Baker · 5 July 2017 · 2 min read Corporate and M&A A&O Shearman Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom An Allen & Overy (A&O) team is advising UK company Worldpay on its £9bn sale to US payment processor Vantiv, the largest US merchant acquirer by transaction volume, in its bid to cover the global market.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 category‘The death of the billable hour’ – former A&O head launches AI-native firmLaw firmsKate Peacock2 Oct 2026CC, HSF Kramer and Linklaters come out on top in latest L500 UK researchLaw firm dataAmy Ulliott1 Oct 2026A&O Shearman hires Stephenson Harwood pair as global secondaries co-headsLaw firmsKate Peacock1 Oct 2026How Sidley levered its insurance roots for private capital gainsLaw firmsWill Lewallen2 Oct 2026‘People need to feel it’ – Reed Smith chiefs on upping the firm’s ambitionLaw firmsTom Cox29 Sep 2026Trading Places: Gibson Dunn picks up Paul Weiss disputes trio as Latham finance pair move to V&ELaw firmsWill Lewallen25 Sep 2026Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025Five partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partnerLaw firmsTom Cox7 Jan 2025‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryLaw firmsAnna Huntley7 Jan 2025