‘Define “having it all” on your own terms’ – White & Case’s Sonica Tolani on thriving in City law
For International Women’s Day, Sonica Tolani, an M&A partner at White & Case in London, discusses the importance of having…
Corporate and M&A
‘Eventually you have to learn to trust yourself’ – Simpson Thacher’s Deborah Gruen on succeeding in law
Deborah Gruen, a former US Paralympic swimmer, now funds partner at Simpson Thacher in New York, reflects on the key…
How to get to the top in M&A: leading female partners share their tips for success
For International Women’s Day Legal Business asked ten leading female M&A partners to share their tips for success for the…
‘We need more women in the rooms where influential decisions are made’ – leading M&A partners have their say
Legal Business gathered some of the leading female M&A partners at UK origin firms in the City together ahead of…
Vertical progress: CMS corporate co-heads on their plans for the practice
While CMS is perhaps best-known for its top-tier reputation in the commercial property sector, its strengths as a corporate dealmaking…
Payments, takeovers, and AI on the bill at the 2025 Legal Business Corporate and M&A Summit
Legal Business returned to the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre this Wednesday (5 March) for its 2025 corporate and M&A…
Kirkland and Davis Polk among firms advising on Sycamore’s $10bn take-private of Walgreens
Kirkland & Ellis, Ropes & Gray, Debevoise and Plimpton, Latham & Watkins, Davis Polk & Wardwell and Bass Berry &…
Global 100 2024
Overview: G100 defy gloom to pass $150bn While last year saw the Global 100 struggling against market headwinds, this year…
LB100 2024
Doubling up: LB100 firms set 10% growth benchmark as more than half pull off double-digit hikes More than half of…
‘A clear shift toward fewer but larger deals’ – mega-deals fuel growth as partners predict 2025 M&A trends
Leading M&A partners are predicting an increase in deal activity in 2025 driven by sectors including tech, financial services and…
Cleary and White & Case switch on for Canal+ £2.5bn IPO in London
Elite US firms played a key role as French broadcaster Canal+ made its debut on the London Stock Exchange, becoming…
Hogan Lovells joins top firms in £3.6bn Royal Mail takeover as UK govt approves bid
Hogan Lovells has secured a new role as adviser to the UK government on the £3.6bn acquisition of International Distribution Services…
Dealwatch: US trio lead on $3.8bn Anglo American coal sale as Apax seals £700m professional services buyout
Latham & Watkins, Jones Day, and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz are advising on Anglo American’s sale of its Australian…
Dealwatch: US elite tuck into $36bn Mars-Pringles snackquisition
Five elite US law firms have helped to push through the biggest M&A deal of the year so far –…
‘A once-in-a-generation change’: capital markets partners size up London’s new listing rules
The FCA has rolled out its listing rules reforms in a move that aims to reinvigorate the UK’s ailing capital…
Antitrust renaissance: navigating deals amid agency crackdowns
‘The UK competition practice has been transformed by Brexit’ observes Nick Levy, a partner in Cleary Gottlieb’s London antitrust team.…
Dealwatch: Slaughters, Latham lead as Hammerson sells £1.5bn stake in Bicester Village owner
Shopping centre owners have weathered a difficult few years, with the rise of e-commerce, Covid and the cost of living…
M&A Yearbook – Editor’s Letter
When M&A markets slowed down in the second half of 2022, the positive spin from dealmakers was that at least…
M&A Yearbook 2024 – online PDF
Please see below for a link to an online pdf of the M&A Yearbook 2024.