Mergers and Acquisitions

Our mergers and acquisitions practice is built upon four pillars. Technical excellence. Global reach. Industry knowledge. Full-service capabilities. These resources, taken together, allow us to provide our clients with world-class support on their transactions.

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In the past five years, Hogan Lovells advised on approximately US$600bn in M&A transactions worldwide, representing entities, principals, and financial advisors in more than 1,350 public and private transactions.

We are consistently ranked among the Top 10 law firms in the world for M&A, based on the value and volume of deals on which we have advised across the globe.

We put our clients first, delivering attentive, client-focused services wherever and whenever needed.

Technical excellence

Our M&A lawyers are recognized as leaders in their field. We help our clients innovate with cutting-edge M&A strategies that enable them to lead the way in their industries, and we partner with financial advisors to maximize client success.

We invest in ongoing training of our M&A lawyers to stay on top of market trends and developments.

Global reach

Our M&A practice extends across the world’s major commercial centers and emerging markets.

We continuously assess our geographic capabilities and growth plans, not only in light of where business is, but where business is heading.

With 500 M&A lawyers in over 35 offices across Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States, our global reach ensures that we assist with inbound, outbound, cross-border, and domestic M&A, wherever a deal takes our clients.

Industry knowledge

Our M&A practitioners serve as members of industry sector groups composed of corporate, commercial, and regulatory lawyers who immerse themselves in specific industries. These groups include lawyers with high-level government and industry backgrounds in their sectors.

Our multidisciplinary industry focus enables us to identify and anticipate regulatory changes, market dynamics, and trends that can impact our clients’ business transactions.

Full-service capabilities

We offer the full range of legal capabilities necessary to achieve success in our clients' transactions, on time and efficiently.

Whether a transaction gives rise to antitrust review, employee benefit considerations, intellectual property safeguards, tax-efficient structuring, or other issues, our M&A team draws upon over 50 practice areas across our firm.

We work together across practice areas and offices, leveraging the transactional knowledge and subject matter experience of our lawyers to provide our clients with seamless support.

Key contacts

William J. Curtin, III

Partner

William J. Curtin, III

Partner

New York, Washington, D.C.

Meet the Mergers and Acquisitions team

Representative experience

Lockheed Martin on its US$5bn agreement to separate and combine its Information Systems & Global Solutions business with Leidos Holdings.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd on its joint venture with Siemens AG.

Novartis on its US$8.7bn acquisition of AveXis.

Oracle Corporation on its AUD1.6bn acquisition of Aconex, a leading cloud-based solutions company that manages team collaboration for construction projects.

Orbital ATK, Inc., a leading aerospace and defense company, on its US$9.2bn sale to Northrop Grumman Corporation.

Paysafe Group Plc on its €1.1bn acquisition of Sentinel Topco Limited and its subsidiaries (Skrill Group) from Sentinel Group Holdings S.A.

Petrobras on its US$5.2bn sale of its gas pipeline network in southeastern Brazil to Brookfield Asset Management.

TSB Bank plc on its £3bn acquisition of former Northern Rock mortgages and loans from Cerberus Capital Management Group.

Walmart in its US$16bn acquisition of a majority stake in Flipkart.

Adobe on its US$4.75bn acquisition of Marketo.

Aeroméxico on its US$1.5bn JV with Delta Airlines to broaden their strategic alliance.

3M on the US$3.2bn acquisition of the separations media business of Polypore International Inc.

Alstom on the €12.4bn sale of its energy business to GE.

Celgene on its US$9bn acquisition of Juno Therapeutics and on its US$1.1bn acquisition of Impact Biomedicines.

Daimler, Audi, and BMW on the €2.8bn acquisition of HERE, Nokia's mapping business.

Dell Inc. on the US$3.055bn sale of its IT services division to NTT Data.

GE on the US$9bn sale of its financial services business to Capital One.

HNA Group on its US$1.5bn takeover of the Swiss Airline caterer business of Gategroup.

JBG Companies on its US$8.4bn merger with Vornado Realty Trust to create JBG Smith Properties.

AXA on AXA Spain’s €310m acquisition of Groupe Assurances du Crédit Mutuel España.

Airbus in connection with the formation of a complex, strategic joint venture with OneWeb.

Allergan on the US$40.5bn sale of its generics business.

Daimler, Audi, and BMW on the €2.8bn acquisition of HERE, Nokia's mapping business.

Dell Inc. on the US$3.055bn sale of its IT services division to NTT Data.

GE on the US$9bn sale of its financial services business to Capital One.

HNA Group on its US$1.5bn takeover of the Swiss Airline caterer business of Gategroup.

Honeywell on its US$1.5bn acquisition of Intelligrated Inc.

IBM on the global separation and reorganization of its managed infrastructure services business, in support of the separation of that business from IBM to Kyndryl.

Lockheed Martin on its US$5bn agreement to separate and combine its Information Systems & Global Solutions business with Leidos Holdings.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd on its joint venture with Siemens AG.

NextEra Energy on the US$1.5bn sale of its FiberNet business to Crown Castle.

Novartis on its acquisition of GSK’s oncology business for approximately US$16bn.

PPG Industries on its US$2.3bn acquisition of Consorcio Comex, S.A. de C.V.

Paysafe Group Plc on its €1.1bn acquisition of Sentinel Topco Limited and its subsidiaries (Skrill Group) from Sentinel Group Holdings S.A.

PerkinElmer on the US$2.45bn sale of its applied, food and corporate services business to New Mountain Capital.

SABMiller on its US$107bn takeover by Anheuser-Busch InBev, the largest ever takeover by value of a UK public company.

TSB Bank plc on its £3bn acquisition of former Northern Rock mortgages and loans from Cerberus Capital Management Group.

TelevisaUnivision on its acquisition of Pantaya, a U.S.-based streaming platform for Spanish-language movies and series.

A consortium led by Josh Harris on the acquisition of the NFL’s Washington Commanders for a reported US$6.05bn, the highest value sports franchise transaction in U.S. history.

AmerisourceBergen Corporation on its US$6.47bn acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.’s Alliance Healthcare wholesale distribution business.

ASSA ABLOY on its US$4.3bn acquisition of Spectrum Brands' Hardware and Home Improvement Division.

Aware Super on its AU$7.9bn consortium bid with Macquarie and the Australian Retirement Trust for the Victorian Motor Registry.

BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, and Stellantis on the creation of a joint venture to create a high-powered EV charging network across North America.

Clipper Logistics plc on its £1bn takeover by GXO Logistics, Inc.

Duke Realty Corporation on its sale to Prologis Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately US$26bn.

Enel Produzione on its €1.39bn acquisition of the entire share capital of ERG Hydro.

Groupe Artémis, the holding company for the Pinault family, on its merger with Maisons et Domaines Henriot.

Lockheed Martin in connection with Terran Orbital’s US$1.58bn de-SPAC transaction with Tailwind Two Acquisition Corp.

Mondelēz International on its US$1.3bn acquisition of Ricolino, the confectionery business of Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V.

Oracle Corporation on its US$28.3bn acquisition of Cerner Corporation.

Shaftesbury PLC on its all-share merger with Capital & Counties Properties PLC to create a leading mixed-use central London REIT, named Shaftesbury Capital PLC, with a combined portfolio of approximately £5bn.

Sojitz Corporation on its joint venture with Braskem America to produce and market sustainable bioMEG and bioMPG, the raw materials for the production of PET.

Awards and recognitions

"They work on the biggest, most groundbreaking and complex deals in the market and are a force to be reckoned with."

Legal 500 US

2023

"Hogan Lovells has significant experience in international M&A, including transatlantic deals involving clients from the regulated industries."

Chambers UK

2023

"The law firm's global network enables the team to handle multi-jurisdictional transactions, demonstrating broad European capabilities coupled with notable international expertise."

Chambers Europe

2023

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In the past five years, Hogan Lovells advised on approximately US$600bn in M&A transactions worldwide, representing entities, principals, and financial advisors in more than 1,350 public and private transactions.

Technical excellence

Global reach

Industry knowledge

Full-service capabilities

Key contacts

Representative experience

Awards and recognitions

"They work on the biggest, most groundbreaking and complex deals in the market and are a force to be reckoned with."

"Hogan Lovells has significant experience in international M&A, including transatlantic deals involving clients from the regulated industries."

"The law firm's global network enables the team to handle multi-jurisdictional transactions, demonstrating broad European capabilities coupled with notable international expertise."

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