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Mergers and Acquisitions

When it comes to helping our clients advance their business goals, King & Spalding knows every transaction is significant. From complex, high-value deals that shape markets to strategic transactions that sharpen a business’s focus, we bring together our collective experience, global resources, and deep industry knowledge to help acquirors, sellers and targets successfully execute and close transactions – treating each we handle with an uncompromising approach to quality and service.

Each year, we advise on hundreds of transactions across the globe, including multi-billion-dollar public company M&A transactions, serial acquisitions, private equity and strategic investments for financial sponsors, and expansion and exit deals for middle market and smaller private companies. These clients turn to us because of our understanding of their business objectives and our straightforward, outward-oriented and personal approach.

Experience Across the M&A Spectrum.
We guide acquirors, sellers and targets through multiple types of M&A transactions, including:

  • Domestic, cross-border and international mergers, acquisitions and dispositions
  • Private equity and strategic investments
  • Joint ventures
  • Spin-offs, split-ups and carve-outs

We also advise our clients in:

  • Corporate preparedness and anti-takeover strategies
  • Responses to unsolicited bids, tender offers and proxy contests
  • SPAC transactions

In addition to acting for principals in M&A transactions, we also advise:

  • Special committees and individual directors
  • Financials advisors and other professionals
  • Financing sources

Connections to the Right Resources.
The breadth of our practice allows us to complement our core M&A teams with coordinated advice across more than 50 legal areas.

We tailor each cross-practice team we assemble around the client, the transaction and the guiding business objectives — regularly collaborating with our colleagues experienced in capital markets, tax, executive compensation and benefits, intellectual property, global human capital, and data, privacy and security.

Our M&A team draws upon our practices in Trial and Global Disputes — where we have a remarkable record of success for our clients, both inside and outside the courtroom — and Government Matters — where we leverage decades of prior government service and industry expertise to provide our clients with insight in their most complex regulatory and enforcement challenges, including antitrust, national security, international trade and government investigations.  

Clients benefit from our combination of our broad, global capabilities with deep-seated business and sector knowledge across several priority industries, issues and regulatory frameworks, including technology, energy, life sciences, healthcare, real estate, transportation and logistics, financial services, aerospace and defense, among others that frequently come into play in our clients’ transactions.

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HCM II Acquisition Corp. to Acquire Terrestrial Energy in $280 Million Business Combination

King & Spalding is advising HCM II Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: HOND), in its business combination agreement that will result in Terrestrial Energy becoming a public company.

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Macquarie Asset Management Invests in D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI)

King & Spalding is advising Macquarie Asset Management in its acquisition of a significant minority stake in DESRI.

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Almaviva Acquires Iteris in Take-Private Transaction

King & Spalding advised Almaviva in its acquisition of Iteris, a leading smart mobility infrastructure management company.

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AccuLynx to be Acquired by Verisk for $2.35 billion

King & Spalding is advising AccuLynx, a leading SaaS platform providing end-to-end business management workflow for residential property contractors, in its acquisition by Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSK).

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Lotus Infrastructure Partners Sells Natural Gas Assets for $1.9 billion

King & Spalding is representing Lotus Infrastructure Partners, an energy and infrastructure private equity fund on its announced sale of seven modern natural gas generation facilities.

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ServiceNow Acquired Certain Assets of Bravium Consulting

King & Spalding advised ServiceNow, Inc.(NYSE: NOW) in its acquisition of certain assets of Bravium Consulting Inc, a technology consulting firm.

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Blackstone Infrastructure Acquired Minority Stake in AGS Airports

King & Spalding represented Blackstone Infrastructure on its £235 million acquisition of a minority stake of 22% in AGS Airports, an owner and operator of airports in Scotland and England.

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Baker Hughes Acquired Continental Disc Corporation

King & Spalding advised Baker Hughes Company (NASDAQ: BKR), in its $540 million acquisition of Continental Disc Corporation, a global manufacturer and leading provider of safety-critical pressure management solutions, and its subsidiaries.

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Band 3 Top-rank for Corporate M&A in UAE


Chambers Global 2025

Ranked Band 1 for Corporate M&A in Singapore


Chambers Global 2025

Ranked Band 1 for Corporate/M&A in Texas


Chambers Global 2025

“King & Spalding is a true partner. They take a holistic approach to ensure a seamless experience.”


Client Quote, Chambers USA 2025

Ranked Band 1 Corporate/M&A in Singapore


Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025

Named to Top Foreign Law Firms List


India Business Law Journal 2024

Top Ranked for M&A and Private Equity


The Leaders League France 2024

Top Ranked for M&A and Private Equity


IFLR 1000 2024

Top Ranked for Commercial, Corporate and M&A in United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia


Legal 500 EMEA 2025

“King & Spalding demonstrates an extremely pragmatic and commercial approach with deep deal experience.”


Client Quote, Chambers USA 2025

Ranked Highly Regarded for Corporate/M&A


CHAMBERS USA 2025

Top Ranked Private Equity Buyouts


Legal 500 US 2025

Top Ranked Venture Capital and Emerging Companies


Legal 500 US 2025

Ranked Tier 1 M&A: Middle Market


Legal 500 US 2025

“The firm truly understands our company and sector. Their deep client insight, combined with functional expertise, allows them to provide highly tailored advice. Collaboration across departments and offices is seamless, making it feel like working with one cohesive team, even when attorneys are in different locations or countries.”


Client Quote, Legal 500 US 2025

“Ultra responsive. Expertise with best market knowledge. Fast and super high quality. Tops among any firm we have used for M&A.”


Client Quote, Legal 500 US 2025

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Recognition

Band 3 Top-rank for Corporate M&A in UAE


Chambers Global 2025

Ranked Band 1 for Corporate M&A in Singapore


Chambers Global 2025

Ranked Band 1 for Corporate/M&A in Texas


Chambers Global 2025

“King & Spalding is a true partner. They take a holistic approach to ensure a seamless experience.”


Client Quote, Chambers USA 2025

Ranked Band 1 Corporate/M&A in Singapore


Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025

Named to Top Foreign Law Firms List


India Business Law Journal 2024

Top Ranked for M&A and Private Equity


The Leaders League France 2024

Top Ranked for M&A and Private Equity


IFLR 1000 2024

Top Ranked for Commercial, Corporate and M&A in United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia


Legal 500 EMEA 2025

“King & Spalding demonstrates an extremely pragmatic and commercial approach with deep deal experience.”


Client Quote, Chambers USA 2025

Ranked Highly Regarded for Corporate/M&A


CHAMBERS USA 2025

Top Ranked Private Equity Buyouts


Legal 500 US 2025

Top Ranked Venture Capital and Emerging Companies


Legal 500 US 2025

Ranked Tier 1 M&A: Middle Market


Legal 500 US 2025

“The firm truly understands our company and sector. Their deep client insight, combined with functional expertise, allows them to provide highly tailored advice. Collaboration across departments and offices is seamless, making it feel like working with one cohesive team, even when attorneys are in different locations or countries.”


Client Quote, Legal 500 US 2025

“Ultra responsive. Expertise with best market knowledge. Fast and super high quality. Tops among any firm we have used for M&A.”


Client Quote, Legal 500 US 2025