Dealwatch: Baker McKenzie and Gibson Dunn lead on $5bn data centre investment while US trio orchestrate $27bn energy deal
Baker McKenzie and Gibson Dunn have played key roles in KKR’s $5bn investment in a stake in Gulf Data Hub,…
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‘There’s a lot of money in Chicago’ – the city’s top lawyers on what’s driving business in the Midwest
Following last month’s release of Legal 500’s first US city elite rankings, Legal Business checked in with the newly ranked Chicago lawyers…
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…
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 –…
Legal Business Corporate and M&A Summit 2024
More than 150 of the City’s leading M&A partners, in-house counsel and representatives from corporates and financial institutions came together…
Dealwatch: €5bn Vodafone deal shows ‘the debt is there, if you can find the right transaction’
The biggest European transaction of recent weeks came when Vodafone announced the sale of its Spanish business to TMT investor…
Dealwatch: ‘Heading back in the right direction’ – positive mood continues for public M&A as UK elite line up on big-ticket deals
In the first half of June, the UK economy suffered another blow. Global soda ash producer, WeSoda, made the decision…
‘Carveouts are here to stay’: green energy deals dominate as major players see signs of a bounceback
Early 2023 has been a rough time for deals. In our 2023 Deals Yearbook, for instance, citing Dealogic, we noted…
Dealwatch: Bakers and Weil cement €5.3bn MBCC deal as advisers see renewed energy in M&A
Amid a continued dearth of big-ticket deals, Sika’s €5.3bn acquisition of Master Builder Construction Chemicals (MBCC) Group has been the…
Dealwatch: US firms line up major private equity buyouts as Magic Circle firms operate on Mediclinic acquisition
US powerhouses and City stalwarts alike have been up against it in the last week, departing from the traditional August…
Dealwatch: Latham and Bakers handle agriculture merger as Weil and Kirkland land fintech financing
Big deals in agriculture, social care and fintech have stood out in the market in recent days, with leading US…
Dealwatch: Elite firms act on major private credit deal as playmakers pounce on TigerRisk acquisition
High-profile deals in the insurance, real estate and software sectors have been keeping advisers busy this week, as leading US…
Dealwatch: Ashurst and Travers double up on McColl’s and Ideagen acquisitions as Freshfields energises offshore wind deal
A trio of City firms acted on the sale out of insolvency of McColl’s to supermarket chain Morrisons, in a…
Sponsored briefing: Key legal mistakes to avoid while investing in or doing business in India
Gandhi & Associates’ Vishal Gandhi outlines the key mistakes to avoid while investing in or doing business in India
Dealwatch: City players drill down on Siccar Point Energy sale as US elite act on IFS and WorkWave deal
Significant deals in the pharmaceutical, energy and software space have got the market talking over the last week, as City…
Dealwatch: Simpson Thacher and Kirkland lead on EQT’s €6.8bn BPEA deal as Freshfields and HSF jump aboard Stagecoach offer
EQT’s €6.8bn acquisition of Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA), Cinven’s $2.6bn buyout of BESP and Pan-European Infrastructure III’s (PEIF III)…
Deal watch: Global London elite turns out for KKR’s Refresco buyout and Macquarie’s Roadchef acquisition
The private equity boom has shown no signs of slowing down in recent weeks, with the London offices of US…
Dealwatch: Golden ticket for Skadden and Taylor Wessing as they lead on Netflix’s Roald Dahl acquisition
Pundits on the apparently unceasingly bullish deal markets have become well-versed in pointing to sectors that have particularly been stoked by…
Comment: Value is critical but ESG intentions must check out in Morrisons take-private
‘This level of scrutiny of governance is quite unusual. Historically in deals of this kind, no-one ever used to ask:…