Law firms The IT crowd: Travers, Kirkland and Freshfields line up as Micro Focus seals $8.8bn HP deal Legal Business · 8 September 2016 · 2 min read Corporate and M&A Kirkland & Ellis Travers Smith Travers Smith and Kirkland & Ellis have teamed up to advise UK tech firm Micro Focus on its $8.8bn deal for Hewlett-Packard’s software business.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 categoryTravers Smith hires Mayer Brown antitrust head in fourth partner move in fortnightLaw firmsTom Cox17 Sep 2026Sullivan & Cromwell hires four-partner Kirkland team for PE pushLaw firmsKate Peacock15 Sep 2026Latham and Kirkland pull their weight on HYROX PE buyoutLaw firmsKate Peacock9 Sep 2026Senior CEE partner leaves Freshfields for White & CaseLaw firmsEliza Winter18 Sep 2026Latham and Sidley lead as Boehly and Walter exit Chelsea investmentLaw firmsWill Lewallen17 Sep 2026Weil London M&A stars set to join Sullivan & Cromwell as exits mountLaw firmsKate Peacock16 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