Deal Watch: Mega M&A Bounces Back, as NY Law Firms Lead Recent Big Deals
The Wall Street firms had a good week, while the reemergence of the 'megadeal' this year has buttressed deal work.
September 10, 2024 at 02:46 PM
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The original version of this story was published on The American Lawyer
Two recent transactions highlight the return of megadeals in 2024, which are continuing to push up demand for top M&A law firms.
Just in the last week, Verizon announced a $20 billion buy of Frontier Communications, while funds managed by Blackstone, together with the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board, agreed to a $16.1 billion purchase of AirTruck. New York firms such as Debevoise & Plimpton; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Cravath Swaine & Moore; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, among others, helped lead those deals.
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- Simmons Perrine Moyer
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
- Hunton Andrews Kurth
- Baker McKenzie
- Carlile Patchen
- Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
- Cooley
- Davis Polk & Wardwell
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- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
- Milbank LLP
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Warton & Garrison
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
- K&L Gates
- Jones Day
- Latham & Watkins
- Perkins Coie
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