Travers Smith and Kirkland take lead roles as Micro Focus agrees $540m acquisition of Serena Software Legal Business23 March 2016Corporate and M&ADeal watch Against sluggish levels of transactional activity of late, Travers Smith and Kirkland & Ellis have landed lead advisory roles on the $540m acquisition by Micro Focus of US firm Serena Software.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: Latham, Proskauer, Weil build PE teams as US stays focused on EuropeLatham readies for Dallas launch with double hire as Kirkland opens in NashvillePaul Weiss launches Houston office with Kirkland corporate duoSlaughters and Clifford Chance lead as Schroders agrees to £9.9bn takeoverInside Ropes & Gray’s calculated European PE expansionTop UK trio lead as NatWest snaps up Evelyn Partners for £2.7bnDealwatch: Global 100 advisers take centre stage on BlackRock-GIP $12.5bn mega dealDealwatch: Telegraph auction off as Barclay brothers pay off Lloyds debt with loanDeal Watch: activity powers on as Latham and A&O lead on $19bn energy joint venture