Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Weil Gotshal & Manges and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher are advising on Intel's $16.7bn (£10.9bn) acquisition of techonology company Altera.

The deal sees chip maker Intel acquire Altera at $54 (£35) a share, with California-based Altera becoming an Intel business unit. The transaction is the largest Intel has done.

Weil is acting for Intel, alongside Gibson Dunn, fielding a team led by New York corporate partner Michael Aiello accompanied by Silicon Valley partners Richard Climan and Jane Ross. Tax partner Kenneth Heitner is also advising alongside Paul Wessel, who is acting on the executive compensation and benefits aspect of the deal.