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 categoryTrading Places: Simpson Thacher builds capital solutions with new Dallas co-head as Latham adds capital markets vice chairLaw firmsWill Lewallen27 Jul 2026US firms lead as KKR snaps up latest FTSE 100 company in £5.75bn energy take-privateLaw firmsKate Peacock27 Jul 2026‘Clearly a stronger business than last year’ – Travers hits revenue record with 9% growthLaw firmsTom Cox21 Jul 2026HSF Kramer and Jones Day advise as Sainsbury’s offloads Argos for £120mLaw firmsTheresa Hargreaves31 Jul 2026US quartet lead on Grant Thornton’s landmark $5bn CBIZ acquisitionLaw firmsTheresa Hargreaves30 Jul 2026Freshfields and Slaughters set to share £40m-plus fees on EQT-Intertek dealLaw firmsTom Cox30 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