Mergers and Acquisitions

Slaughter and May advises leading UK and overseas companies on all aspects of buying and selling companies and businesses, often involving a cross-border element.

We have unrivalled credentials for UK mergers and acquisitions ("M&A"). We are:

• a market leader for UK M&A advice (The UK Legal 500, 2009, Chambers UK, 2010 and IFLR 1000, 2010)
• top law firm for announced deals in 2009 with any UK involvement (Thomson Reuters)

We were also awarded 'Law Firm of the Year' (Acquisitions Monthly, 2009).

Many of our M&A deals have a global dimension and we work in seamless integrated teams with leading local counsel to provide the best expertise and contacts for each transaction. In 2009, together with our "Best Friends" based in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands, we advised on more announced M&A deals in Europe by value and volume than any other law firm.

We advise buyers, sellers and financial advisers on both public and private mergers and acquisitions, and private equity buyers on Private Equity financed deals.

We deliver the full range of services which apply to an M&A transaction working in multi-disciplinary teams with lawyers from our specialist groups.