Corporate/M&A

The Corporate/M&A practice at K&L Gates is global, integrated, and one of the most substantial in the profession. We are positioned at strategic intersections in the global economy, with a strong local presence in key capital cities and world commercial and financial centers. 

With nearly 400 lawyers in more than 40 cities around the world, we provide full-service corporate counsel to facilitate the structuring, financing, and successful completion of domestic, international, and cross-border transactions including:

• Mergers and acquisitions
• Divestitures
• Joint ventures/strategic alliances
• Recapitalizations
• Public and private debt and equity offerings

We serve as counsel to a broad array of Global 500, Fortune 100, FTSE 100 corporations, privately held and venture-backed companies, partnerships, private equity firms and other investment funds, management groups, and entrepreneurs. Our lawyers in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, and South America are leaders in corporate legal issues relating to the economies of both developed and developing worlds with particular strength in the areas of:

• Technology
• Manufacturing
• Financial services
• Energy
• Transportation
• Telecommunications
• Health care
• Life sciences
• Infrastructure

Recent industry recognition includes the following: 

• Mergers & Acquisitions magazine named K&L Gates 2012 “Law Firm of the Year” for Mid-Market M&A.
• Chambers USA ranked K&L Gates as “Highly Regarded” in the publication’s 2012 nationwide category for Corporate/M&A.
• U.S. News and World Report - Best Lawyers ranked the K&L Gates corporate practice as a “Tier 1” law firm on the national level.
• Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting, Inc. ranked the K&L Gates U.S. corporate practice among the top 25 national corporate law firms in its 2012 “America’s Best Corporate Law Firms” survey of nearly 2,000 general counsel of U.S. public companies.
• Thomson Reuters ranked K&L Gates No. 13 in U.S. Target Mid-Market M&A transactions and No. 24 for Worldwide Mid-Market transactions in 2012.
• Private Equity Analyst 2012 ranked K&L Gates as the 11th most active U.S. law firm for the number of private equity funds formed and 12th most active by number of deals negotiated and closed in 2011.
• The American Lawyer 2012 Corporate Scorecard ranked K&L Gates No. 1 for REIT Equities, Issuer's Counsel by Value, and No. 5 for REIT Debt, Underwriter's Counsel by Volume.
• PrivateRaise ranked K&L Gates No. 11 on its list of the 2012 Top 25 PIPE Issuer Law Firms (ranked by number of deals advised).