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‘Streamlined’ A&O Shearman sees double-digit profit growth despite slight dip in GBP revenueLaw firmsKate Peacock16 Jul 2026‘M&A is back with a bang’ – global elite dominate deal rankings in best-ever H1Law firmsKate Peacock3 Jul 2026Trading Places: Paul Weiss hires ‘superstar’ US restructuring lawyer as Latham takes A&O Texas headLaw firmsKate Peacock26 Jun 2026Magic circle duo engineer £4.1bn sale of British manufacturing PLC Rotork to ABBLaw firmsKate Peacock16 Jul 2026CMS and Irwin Mitchell serve up as Wahaca sells to Risk CapitalLaw firmsKate Peacock14 Jul 2026Latham and S&C quarterback on $9.6bn Seattle Seahawks saleLaw firmsWill Lewallen14 Jul 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