Dealwatch: Global 100 advisers take centre stage on BlackRock-GIP $12.5bn mega deal
Skadden, Fried Frank, Kirkland and Debevoise have all taken lead advisory roles as BlackRock announced on Friday (12 January) that…
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Dealwatch: Telegraph auction off as Barclay brothers pay off Lloyds debt with loan
The Telegraph and The Spectator are no longer up for auction after Abu Dhabi-backed RedBird IMI helped the Barclay family…
Deal Watch: activity powers on as Latham and A&O lead on $19bn energy joint venture
Despite the inevitable slowdown in the spring following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, deal activity rebounded over the summer with an…
Dealwatch: Latham and Linklaters bet on £2.2bn William Hill disposal as £1.2bn easyJet rights issue flies
While it could hardly be said to have slowed down over summer, the deal market has nevertheless ramped up since the…
Dealwatch: Sign of the times for advisers on Priory Group and vegan foods deals
Innovative, Covid-driven transactions have continued to emerge in recent months, with the first working week of 2021 proving no exception.…
Dealwatch: $39bn AstraZeneca deal caps off pharma boom year as advisers secure roles on G4S bidding war
News over the weekend of AstraZeneca’s $39bn deal to acquire Alexion Pharmaceuticals has capped off the 2020 pharma boom in…
Cranes in the sky: UK real estate market rebuilds
With real estate investment moving out of paralysis post-election, Muna Abdi asks which firms are best prepared to take advantage…
Dealwatch: US firms enjoy marquee run of deals with Kirkland and Goodwin leading the way
Kirkland & Ellis advised investment adviser and repeat customer GLP Investment Services on the $18.7bn sale of its US logistics…
Dealwatch: Global 100 firms share spoils on flurry of private equity and public M&A mandates
Slaughter and May is acting on the £1.3bn unsolicited bid for doorstep lender Provident Financial. Corporate head Andy Ryde (pictured)…
Dealwatch: Pre-Christmas run of real estate and power deals for US and City players
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is advising entertainment and communications company ARRIS on its proposed $7.4bn acquisition by CommScope Holding Company.…
Deal watch: Bakers and Slaughters drink in £3.1bn Horlicks acquisition as AJ Bell IPO yields dividends for Pinsents and Addleshaws
As the market hunkers down for the festive season, GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) £3.1bn sale to Unilever of Horlicks has warmed the…
Deal watch: Slaughters and Kirkland drill into giant $12bn offshore plc merger as Travers and Eversheds maximise L&G’s pensions buy-out
Slaughter and May and Kirkland & Ellis have led on the $12bn combination of UK Plc offshore drilling companies Ensco and Rowan…
Deal round-up: Travers advises Shazam on Apple buyout as Freshfields and Norton Rose strike gold on $18bn mining merger
In the latest flurry of deals, Travers Smith has represented popular mobile app Shazam on its buyout by tech giant Apple,…
Deal watch: Rich pickings for Links as insurance and education sectors mark busy autumn for City elite
It has been a busy few weeks for Linklaters’ transactional team as the firm scooped spots on two multibillion pound…
Deal watch: City high-flyers land jumbo £4.4bn BA pension deal as Blackstone’s buying spree continues
City heavyweights Allen & Overy (A&O), Clifford Chance (CC) and Eversheds Sutherland have landed key roles on Legal & General’s £4.4bn…
Deal watch: Magic Circle scoops £300m Funding Circle IPO as Linklaters advises on £2bn wind farm financing
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have scored lead mandates on the proposed initial public offering (IPO) of small business lender Funding…
Magic Circle duo goes full throttle on Aston Martin’s landmark London listing
City heavyweights Slaughter and May and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have taken the driving seat on the proposed initial public offering (IPO) of…
Deal watch: Eversheds Sutherland races to advise Formula 1 team on administration as Cooley acts on $126.8m tech IPO
Eversheds Sutherland has landed a major role on the administration of Formula 1 team Force India as Cooley advises a UK IT…
Dealwatch: Europe provides rich pickings for City firms and US giants
White & Case and a group of Italian elite independents advised CVC Capital Partners on the €3bn acquisition of a…
Deal Watch: International elite flock to $3.3bn Linde disposal as Paul Hastings hire secures 2nd deal for PE client
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters are leading on Linde’s $3.3bn Americas disposals, bringing the German gas group a step closer to…