Law firms Magic Circle duo land £2.2bn energy deal as antitrust concerns surface Legal Business · 7 April 2017 · 1 min read Corporate and M&A Competition Energy Linklaters Slaughter and May Linklaters and Slaughter and May have taken lead roles as UK energy services giant Wood Group is to acquire its struggling rival Amec Foster Wheeler for £2.2bn amid market competition concerns.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 categoryStarling launches new panel as 16 firms make the cutIn-HouseTheresa Hargreaves29 May 2026Linklaters and Hogan Lovells sweeten the deal on £2.7bn Tate & Lyle takeover bidLaw firmsKate Peacock18 May 2026Will Brussels merger overhaul create Europe’s next corporate giants?Law firmsKate Peacock15 May 2026Cadwalader London associates to keep higher New York pay rates after Hogan Lovells tie-upLaw firmsTom Cox4 Jun 2026Five firms ordered in for Uber’s €10bn Delivery Hero bidLaw firmsKate Peacock2 Jun 2026Freshfields appoints M&A star as new US managing partnerLaw firmsWill Lewallen1 Jun 2026‘Everybody wanted to be on that bus’: Baker Botts on its award-winning Saudi green hydrogen dealLaw firmsAlex Ryan18 Nov 2024Laws of attraction – how elite firms are ramping up their talent retention tacticsLaw firmsElisha Juttla4 Nov 2024To live or die in DC – getting deals done amid US antitrust crackdownLaw firmsBarnaby Merrill26 Jun 2024