Mergers & Acquisitions

Overview

We advise acquirers, targets, boards and sponsors on transactions that reshape companies — from first approach through regulatory clearance and integration.

Our deal teams combine corporate, antitrust, tax and finance lawyers under one partner, so commercial judgment and legal execution never drift apart.

How we help

• Public takeovers

  Recommended and contested offers, schemes of arrangement and tender offers.

• Private equity

  Buyouts, add-ons, secondaries, continuation funds and exits for sponsors and management.

• Carve-outs & divestitures

  Separation planning, transitional services and complex perimeter definition.

• Joint ventures

  Structuring, governance and deadlock mechanics for strategic partnerships.

• Activism & defence

  Preparedness reviews, shareholder engagement and proxy contests.

• Merger control

  Multi-jurisdictional filings, FDI screening and remedy negotiations.

Representative matters

1. 01Cross-border acquisition of a European logistics group — $8.4B
2. 02Take-private of a listed software company by a global sponsor — $3.1B
3. 03Carve-out of a specialty chemicals division across 14 jurisdictions

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.