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Awards & Recognition
Paul, Weiss Earns 26 Top-Five M&A League Table Rankings in First Quarter
Four top league table publications, including Bloomberg, Mergermarket, Dealog0ic and London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), ranked Paul, Weiss among the top five legal advisors on M&A transactions by total value during the first quarter of 2024, for a total of 26 top-five rankings.
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Laura Turano Discusses Importance of Shareholder Votes at NYU’s Institute for Corporate Governance & Finance
Corporate partner Laura Turano participated in a panel on the role of shareholder votes in transactions as part of the Institute for Corporate Governance & Finance’s Spring Roundtable, “The Normative Significance of Shareholder Votes in a World of Common Ownership.”
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IBM to Acquire HashiCorp in $6.4 Billion Deal
Paul, Weiss is advising IBM in its all-cash acquisition of leading multi-cloud infrastructure automation company HashiCorp Inc. for $35 per share, representing an enterprise value of $6.4 billion.
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Kyle Seifried and Scott Barshay Named “Dealmakers of the Year” by The American Lawyer
The American Lawyer recognized corporate partners Kyle Seifried and Scott Barshay as 2024 “Dealmakers of the Year” for their work advising World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) in its $21 billion deal with Endeavor to combine WWE and UFC, forming TKO Group.
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Endeavor Energy Resources and Diamondback Energy to Combine in $26 Billion Deal
Paul, Weiss is advising Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P., one of the largest private operators in the U.S., in its combination with Diamondback Energy, Inc. in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $26 billion, inclusive of Endeavor’s net debt.
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Client News
Carrier Completes Acquisition of Viessmann Climate Solutions in €12 Billion Deal
Paul, Weiss advised Carrier Global Corporation in its strategic acquisition of Viessmann Climate Solutions in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at €12 billion, subject to working capital and other adjustments.
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Krishna Veeraraghavan Discusses 2024 Q1 Increase in Global M&A With Reuters
M&A Group Global Co-Head Krishna Veeraraghavan spoke with Reuters about an increase in global M&A volumes so far in 2024 compared to 2023.
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Inhibrx to Sell Assets to Sanofi in Deal Valued at up to $2.2 Billion, Spin Off Drug Discovery Pipeline
Paul, Weiss is advising San Diego-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Inhibrx, Inc. in a complex transaction.
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Morgan Stanley Global M&A Chair Robert Kindler Joins Paul, Weiss
Rob Kindler has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate Department and Global Chair of M&A.
Client News
MDC Completes $4.9 Billion Sale to Japan’s Sekisui House
Paul, Weiss advised MDC Holdings, Inc., one of the U.S.’s leading homebuilders operating under the name Richmond American Homes, on its $4.9 billion all-cash acquisition by a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan-based homebuilder Sekisui House, Ltd.
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Roark Capital Completes Acquisition of Subway Restaurants
Paul, Weiss advised Roark Capital Group in its acquisition of Subway Restaurants, one of the world’s largest quick service restaurant brands.
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Chevron to Acquire Hess in $60 Billion Deal
Paul, Weiss is representing Chevron Corporation in its all-stock acquisition of Hess Corporation.
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WestRock and Smurfit Kappa to Combine in $20 Billion Deal
Paul, Weiss is advising U.S.-based corrugated packaging company WestRock in its $20 billion combination with Europe's leading corrugated packaging company Smurfit Kappa to create Smurfit WestRock.
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McDonald’s Wins Proxy Fight With Carl Icahn
Paul, Weiss represented the board of directors of McDonald’s Corporation in its successful proxy fight with activist investor Carl Icahn.
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