O’Melveny advises Alaska as Wilson Sonsini reps Hawaiian in deal likely to attract regulatory scrutiny
Wachtell, Clifford Chance and Cleary also among firms called in for one of Europe’s biggest buyouts this year
Freshfields acts for longtime client Mars as HSF counsels AIM-listed Hotel Chocolat
UK private equity firm Inflexion had owned Chambers since 2018 and secured a 4.7x return on its investment
Flexible office space provider filed for bankruptcy protection in the US on Monday
Kirkland advises marquee client Bain as Milbank and Covington counsel Guidehouse and tech investor owner Veritas
Slaughters advises longtime client Vodafone as Travers Smith counsels listed TMT investor Zegona
Deal marks second major transaction in oil industry this month
Freshfields acts for Deutsche Bahn in deal valuing Arriva at reported €1.6bn
Global antitrust counsel advised on 17 review processes worldwide to secure largest-ever gaming industry deal
Oil giant’s acquisition of Gibson Dunn client Pioneer Natural Resources marks largest transaction so far this year
Kirkland counsels German shoemaker on New York Stock Echange listing as Latham acts for underwriters
Deal sees HSF client Spaldy Investments become embattled high street bank’s majority shareholder
US firm topped ranking by deal value, narrowly ahead of Kirkland & Ellis and Davis Polk & Wardwell, according to Refinitiv
Deal valued at $5.6bn to buy Twinkie owner follows acquisitions by Campbell Soup and Mars
Advisers include Matheson, Freshfields, Wachtell, Clifford Chance, Cravath and Paul Weiss
Move comes amid sustained slump in European deal activity
Deal could value US fast food chain at about $9.55bn subject to financial performance, according to reports
Skadden advises US medical giant Danaher as Latham acts for UK’s Abcam in all-cash deal
Deal sees supermarket giant add 400 stores in the Southeastern region of the US