2023 Annual Letter to Boards
Leading the Way: Navigating Volatile Markets and Macroeconomic Forces
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The firm you need when it matters most.
As an M&A leader, we handle the largest and most complex domestic and cross-border transactions.
Our teams in New York, Silicon Valley and Washington, DC advise companies, their boards and special committees on a broad range of matters, including public and private M&A, carve-outs, spin-offs, split-offs, joint ventures and strategic alliances. We also advise on private equity and venture capital investments.
We work hand-in-glove with a fully integrated, highly-regarded group of transaction specialists to deliver sophisticated advice on complex matters, comprising antitrust, CFIUS, IP/data, compensation and benefits, tax, finance and M&A litigation disciplines. Our multidisciplinary group has deep experience advising on sensitive matters involving hostile M&A, takeover defense, shareholder activism and other efforts for corporate control, allowing us to proactively and successfully mitigate situations involving active shareholders.
Our US M&A team is an integral part of our global M&A practice, which consistently ranks among the top five firms for global M&A. By tapping into our network of offices around the world with eight “Band 1” rankings (including across M&A, antitrust, compensation and benefits, and tax), we are well-prepared to help service our clients wherever their businesses take them.
Client successes
AstraZeneca on its $2.4 billion acquisition of Fusion Pharmaceuticals, its acquisition of Amolyt Pharma, its $1.2 billion acquisition of Gracell Biotechnologies Inc. and its $1.1 billion acquisition of Icosavax.
Japan Tobacco Inc. on its agreement to acquire Vector Group Ltd. (NYSE: VGR) for $2.4 billion.
Roivant Sciences on its $7.1 billion sale of Telavant to Roche and its pending $1.2 billion sale of Dermavant to Organon.
Sonoco Products Company on its $3.9 billion acquisition of Eviosys.
Zuora on its pending $1.7 billion sale of the company to a private equity consortium and the founder.
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- Private M&A
- Public M&A
- Reorganizations
- Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs)
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Regularly ranked among the top five legal advisors for global M&A by major league tables
