US firms top UK and global rankings in record year for M&A megadeals Kate Peacock US firms dominated the M&A rankings in 2025, according to the latest data from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG),…
Top US pair advise as Bridgepoint agrees to acquire KPMG spin-off Interpath Will Lewallen Simpson Thacher & Barlett and Latham & Watkins have claimed the lead roles as private equity house Bridgepoint looks to…
Hot markets and mega-deals: M&A partners on 2025 trends and hopes for the new year Kate Peacock Despite a tumultuous first half of the year, as Trump’s tariffs shook global markets, a wave of mega-deals in H2…
‘History in the making’ – Hogan Lovells set for record $3.6bn merger with Cadwalader Georgina Stanley Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader are in merger talks that, if successful, will create a firm on the fringes of the…
Taylor Wessing UK in transatlantic merger talks with Winston & Strawn Eliza Winter Taylor Wessing‘s UK arm is in talks to combine with US firm Winston & Strawn, in a transatlantic tie-up that…
Meal Deal Maker: LB lunches with top City partners – Ropes & Gray’s Libby Todd Alex Ryan In the latest in our Meal Deal Makers series, Libby Todd, co-leader of the European private equity transactions practice at…
Gibson Dunn and Latham score roles on Apollo’s investment in Wrexham Football Club Eliza Winter Gibson Dunn and Latham & Watkins have advised on a deal that has seen private equity giant Apollo take a…
Elite US duo advising Paramount on $108bn hostile bid for Warner Bros Alex Ryan Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Latham & Watkins are advising Paramount as the media conglomerate launches a $108.4bn hostile bid…
Links, Skadden and A&O scoop roles on $9.2bn ice cream deal as Magnum splits from Unilever Kate Peacock Linklaters and Skadden have advised on a $9.2bn deal that has seen The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC) spun off…
Sidley assists as law firms line up for £350m Ipswich Town FC takeover Will Lewallen Sidley Austin is among a quartet of firms that advised as Ipswich Town FC changed its majority ownership last week,…
US trio advise as Netflix buys Warner Bros studios for $83bn Kate Peacock Three top US law firms are advising as Netflix agrees to buy Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), in a transaction valued…
Legal 500 acquires Mondaq News Editor Legal 500 is expanding its offering with the acquisition of professional services content marketing, data and analytics company Mondaq. The…
Slaughters, Gibson Dunn lead on Daily Mail’s £500m Telegraph Media Group acquisition Eliza Winter Slaughter and May is advising Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT) on its proposed acquisition of the Telegraph Media…
US quartet lead on Kimberly-Clark’s $49bn acquisition of Tylenol-maker Alex Ryan Four top US firms have taken prominent roles on consumer goods giant Kimberly-Clark’s multibillion-dollar deal to acquire Kenvue – the…
Kirkland’s new Boston hires lead as Novartis seals $12bn Avidity Biosciences acquisition Theresa Hargreaves Kirkland & Ellis’s recently hired Boston team has scored a key role advising Avidity Biosciences on its $12bn acquisition by…
Trio of firms in driving seat on Legal & General’s £4.6bn pension buy-in with Ford Will Lewallen Slaughter and May, Hogan Lovells and Mayer Brown are advising Legal & General (L&G) and Ford as the financial services…
Darrois, BDGS and Macfarlanes in the frame for L’Oréal’s €4bn Kering beauty deal Theresa Hargreaves Macfarlanes has joined a roster of leading French firms including Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier and BDGS Associés securing roles on…
‘I want to invest a billion dollars in a UK law firm’ – has private equity and law’s big moment arrived? Tom Cox ‘A few weeks ago, a former lawyer who is now an investor at a well-known large-cap private equity firm called…
Latham and Paul Weiss score lead roles as Apollo injects €3.2bn into RWE joint venture Will Lewallen Latham & Watkins and Paul Weiss have scored major roles acting for Apollo as the private capital fund targets European…
Latham, Wachtell and Freshfields steer $69bn Anglo American–Teck tie-up Tom Cox Latham & Watkins, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, Canadian firm Stikeman Elliott, and Freshfields are advising on the merger between Anglo…
