Mergers and Acquisitions
Our 400+ lawyer strong mergers and acquisitions (M&A) practice is recognized as one of the global go-to firms for international and domestic M&A transactions. We serve as primary outside counsel to public and private clients offering pragmatic legal advice for M&A transactions of varying sizes. Our experienced M&A teams scale as appropriate to provide firm resources when and where you need them, including seamlessly integrated specialists and regulatory professionals across geographies.
Our clients achieve the best results when we are able to invest in the relationship through our experience in the client’s industry, building synergies with their team, and developing a deep understanding of their core business goals. While we maintain professional independence to advise our clients, our integration allows us to do so with an understanding of our client’s strategies, tolerance for risk, and preferences for executing deals.
Our M&A team leads sophisticated and demanding M&A deals by deploying the skills of our formidable M&A lawyers, who are positioned across five continents at strategic intersections of the global economy.
In a highly responsive manner, we can assemble a client-tailored team, based on geography, industry sector, practice area, level of experience, diversity, and other factors tailored to the specific M&A transaction and the client’s objectives.
Our team supports clients across all stages of their deals, facilitate deals from concept through closing, and provide ongoing post-closing and integration support. We concentrate on facilitating, structuring, and successfully completing the full range of acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and recapitalizations for clients of all sizes, from emerging growth startups to global conglomerates.
Investing in client relationships is at the core of our approach to M&A transactions. We believe it enables us to provide better service to our clients by effecting process improvement, reducing cost and time for execution, leveraging institutional knowledge, and working collaboratively with lawyers and other professionals who have an understanding of issues important to their business. In addition to listening to the client’s needs and preferences, we draw on our extensive experience and use innovative technology and knowledge management to create efficiencies in the delivery of our legal services.
We have deep experience and proficiency across a number of industries. With decades of experience partnering with industry-leading companies, clients turn to us not only for legal counsel, but also for our practical and in-depth knowledge. We advise clients across many industry sectors, and have particular strength in key sectors such as:
- Energy and natural resources
- Financial services and fintech
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Manufacturing and industrials
- Technology
- Transportation and logistics
- The 2023 Chambers Greater China Region guide recognized the firm as Highly Regarded-International in the area of Corporate/M&A.
- The 2023 Chambers Greater China Region guide recognized the firm among leaders in Taiwan in the area of Corporate/M&A.
- Named the Corporate “Law Firm of the Year” in the 2020 and 2022 editions of the U.S. News-Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” report. The firm also received a United States national first-tier ranking in Mergers and Acquisition Law in the same report.
- Ranked in the 2022 Chambers USA guide for Corporate/M&A as Highly Regarded - Nationwide and with rankings in six states
- Ranked as one of the 20 leading global law firms based on international presence and the capabilities to handle complex cross-border matters in Law360’s 2019 Global 20 survey.
- Ranked in Tier 1 of the 2022 edition of The Legal 500 United States in the publication’s M&A: Middle Market ($500m-999m) category.
- Consistently recognized by Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500 and domestic reports (such as German JUVE) in Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the United States.
- Recently named among the top corporate law firms in a survey of United States general counsel by Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting. Published in the magazine’s “America’s Best Corporate Law Firms,” the rankings are based on a survey of general counsel from United States public companies regarding national firms they would retain for a variety of corporate legal matters.
- Previously named by Mergers & Acquisitions magazine as “Law Firm of the Year” for Mid-Market M&A.
Additional Thought Leadership Pages
20 March 2023
K&L Gates Advises ARRI Group on Acquisition of Professional Lighting Provider Claypaky
Noteworthy Work
30 January 2023
K&L Gates Continues Strong Growth in Corporate Practice With Appointment of Team of Sydney Lawyers
Press Release
23 January 2023
K&L Gates Bolsters Corporate/Private Equity Practice with Addition of Seven-Partner Team in Pittsburgh Office
Press Release
19 December 2022
K&L Gates Adds 40 Lawyers to Firm's Partnership
Press Release, Practice & Regional News
14 October 2022
K&L Gates Recognized as Banking & Finance, Corporate Teams of the Year at Qatar Business Law Forum Awards
Rankings & Recognitions
30 September 2022
K&L Gates Ranked in 30 Categories in The Legal 500 UK 2023 Edition
Rankings & Recognitions
23 September 2022
K&L Gates Assists Shields Health Solutions on Acquisition by Walgreens Boots Alliance
Noteworthy Work
7 September 2022
K&L Gates Strengthens Corporate Practice with Addition of Milan Partner
Press Release, Practice & Regional News
25 August 2022
K&L Gates Strengthens Corporate Practice with Addition of Orange County Partner
Press Release, Practice & Regional News
28 July 2022
K&L Gates Advises Security Matters Limited on Scheme of Arrangement, De-SPAC and Merger with Lionheart III Corp.
Noteworthy Work, Press Release
12 July 2022
K&L Gates Advises on Acquisition of Media Assets of Apple Daily Taiwan
Press Release, Noteworthy Work
11 July 2022
K&L Gates Advises DIC Corporation on Acquisition of Chemical Manufacturing Operations in China
Noteworthy Work, Press Release
29 June 2022
User's Guide to the ABA Private Target M&A Deal Points Study, Hosted by National Association of Women Lawyers
Event
15 June 2022
K&L Gates Advises LightJump Acquisition Corp. on Combination with Moolec Science Ltd.
Noteworthy Work
8 June 2022
K&L Gates Practices and Lawyers Recognized in The Legal 500 United States 2022 Edition
Rankings & Recognitions
1 June 2022
K&L Gates Receives Firm, Individual Rankings in 2022 Chambers USA Guide
Rankings & Recognitions
24 May 2022
K&L Gates Adds Four-Partner, Multi-Office Premier Renewable Energy Team
Press Release, Practice & Regional News
11 May 2022
K&L Gates Advises Silicon Motion Technology Corporation on US$3.8 Billion Cross-Border Take-Private Acquisition by MaxLinear, Inc.
Noteworthy Work, Press Release
12 April 2022
K&L Gates Recognised in The Legal 500 EMEA 2022 Edition
Rankings & Recognitions, Practice & Regional News
29 March 2022
K&L Gates Broadens Corporate Practice with Raleigh Partner Addition
Press Release, Practice & Regional News
1 March 2022
K&L Gates Names Nearly 40 New Partners, Of Counsel, and Government Affairs Advisors Across Firm
Press Release
28 February 2022
K&L Gates Selects 2022 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow, Pathfinders
Press Release
27 January 2022
K&L Gates Advises D-Orbit on Combination with Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp.
Noteworthy Work
18 January 2022
K&L Gates Strengthens Corporate/M&A Practice with Luxembourg Partner Addition
Press Release, Practice & Regional News
13 January 2022
Chambers Greater China Region 2022 Guide Recognises K&L Gates
Rankings & Recognitions
10 January 2022
K&L Gates Advises Blue Point Capital Partners on Platform Investment in National OnDemand
Noteworthy Work
29 December 2021
K&L Gates Advises SeaChange on Merger Forming $5 Billion Public Video App Business
Noteworthy Work
29 December 2021
K&L Gates Advises Gorilla Technology Group Inc. on Proposed Merger with Global SPAC Partners Co.
Noteworthy Work
4 November 2021
U.S. News-Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" Names K&L Gates 2022 Corporate "Law Firm of the Year," One of 165 First-Tier Practice Rankings for Firm in Latest Report
Rankings & Recognitions
4 November 2021
2021 Annual Educational Symposium, hosted by the American Agricultural Law Association
Event
9-12 October 2021
National Summit for Middle Market Funds, hosted by the Small Business Investor Alliance
Event
6 October 2021
K&L Gates Ranked in Nearly 30 Categories in the 2022 Legal 500 UK Guide
Rankings & Recognitions
24 September 2021
Business Law Section Virtual Annual Meeting 2021, hosted by the American Bar Association
Event
1 September 2021
K&L Gates Advises Megaport (USA) Inc. in Acquisition of InnovoEdge Inc.
Noteworthy Work
31 August 2021
K&L Gates Adds New York Partners in Firm's Asset Management and Investment Funds, Corporate Practice Areas
Press Release, Practice & Regional News
21 July 2021
K&L Gates Advises Reliant Bancorp on $517 Million Merger with United Community Banks
Noteworthy Work
13 July 2021
K&L Gates Launches Expanded Guidebook on Doing Business in the United States
Practice & Regional News
6 July 2021
K&L Gates Continues Strategic Growth, Combining with Luxembourg Firm Volckrick & Associates to Establish Firm's Eighth European Office
Press Release, Practice & Regional News
29 June 2021
K&L Gates Advises Apis & Heritage Capital Partners on Creation of Innovative Legacy Fund
Noteworthy Work
24 June 2021
K&L Gates Corporate Practice Again Among Top Ranked in the United States by 2021 Legal 500 Guide
Rankings & Recognitions
18 June 2021
K&L Gates Acts for Sweden's Sinch in US$1.3 Billion Australian Acquisition
Noteworthy Work
11 June 2021
K&L Gates Advises SPX Corporation on Agreement to Sell SPX Transformer Solutions to GE-Prolec Transformers
Noteworthy Work
10 June 2021
K&L Gates Advises Spartacus Acquisition Corporation on Merger with NextNav
Noteworthy Work
24 May 2021
Chambers USA 2021 Guide Recognizes K&L Gates Corporate Practice, Lawyers Among Leaders
Rankings & Recognitions
18 May 2021
K&L Gates Grows Corporate Practice with Brisbane Partner and Special Counsel Appointments
Press Release, Practice & Regional News
11 May 2021
Contractual Indemnity in M&A Deals: Transactional and Litigation Considerations, hosted by Strafford
Event
7 April 2021
Structuring M&A Transactions for Economic Uncertainty: Deal Points, Financing, MAC Clauses, Reps and Warranties, hosted by Strafford
Event
1 April 2021
K&L Gates Named Among Top U.S. Law Firm Brands for Tenth Consecutive Year
Rankings & Recognitions
16 March 2021
K&L Gates Advises Continental AG and Tokyo Century on Series-D Financing of Volocopter GmbH
Noteworthy Work
1 March 2021
K&L Gates Strengthens Corporate Practice with Addition of Orange County Partner
Press Release, Practice & Regional News
23 February 2021
K&L Gates Advises Sinch AB on $1.14 Billion Acquisition of U.S. Telecom Provider Inteliquent
Noteworthy Work
3 February 2021
K&L Gates Bolsters Corporate Practice with New Partner and Counsel Hires in Singapore
Press Release
13 January 2021
K&L Gates Advises Masraf Al Rayan on US$2.2 Billion Merger with Al Khaliji Commercial Bank
Noteworthy Work, Practice & Regional News
5 January 2021
David K.Y. Tang and Virginia Tam named in China Business Law Journal's A-List 2020
Rankings & Recognitions
15 December 2020
M&A Deal Focus: Diligence and Negotiating Filters in the Current or Next Pancession
Event
4 December 2020
K&L Gates Again Advises Red Ventures on Pending Sale of CNET Content Services to 1WorldSync
Noteworthy Work
1 December 2020
K&L Gates Advises The Goldfield Corporation on Merger with First Reserve
Noteworthy Work
12 November 2020
K&L Gates Advises Sinch AB on Acquisition of SAP Digital Interconnect
Noteworthy Work
4 November 2020
K&L Gates Assists Prenetics in Acquisition of Oxsed RaViD's Rapid Coronavirus Diagnostics Technology
Noteworthy Work
3 November 2020
K&L Gates Advises Digital Education Curriculum Provider Discovery Education on Acquisition of Mystery Science
Noteworthy Work
27 October 2020
Eric Yoon Elected President of Foreign Law Firm Association of Korea
Rankings & Recognitions
3 August 2020
K&L Gates Enhances Funds and M&A Practices with New Partner Trio in Hong Kong
Press Release, Practice & Regional News
4 February 2020
K&L Gates Advises Touchstone Group’s Management Team on Merger with Microgen
Press Release
26 December 2019
K&L Gates Counsels Brooge Holdings and Brooge Petroleum and Gas Investment Company on Combination with Twelve Seas Investment Company
Press Release
20 December 2019
K&L Gates Advises Shoptalk and Groceryshop Retail Conferences in Acquisition by Hyve Group
Press Release
20 December 2019
K&L Gates Advises Beatty Marketing & Sales on Acquisition by Aspen Surgical Products
Press Release
3 December 2019
K&L Gates Advises BARBRI on Acquisition of UK Legal Training Provider Kaplan Altior
Press Release
27 November 2019
K&L Gates Advises on Cross-Border $1.3 Billion Pending Tender Offer for Veloxis Pharmaceuticals
Press Release
1 November 2019
U.S. News "Best Law Firms" Rankings Recognize K&L Gates as Corporate "Law Firm of the Year"
Press Release
29 October 2019
K&L Gates Advises Confluence Technologies, Inc., on Acquisition of StatPro Group plc
Press Release
3 September 2019
K&L Gates Advises Sealed Air Corporation on US$510 Million Acquisition of Automated Packaging Systems
Press Release
27 August 2019
K&L Gates Advises Kaman Corporation on $700 Million Sale of Distribution Segment
Press Release
26 August 2019
K&L Gates Advises Nova Satra DX Pte. Ltd. on US$72 million Merger with INEX Innovations Exchange Pte. Ltd
Press Release
11 June 2019
K&L Gates Once Again Top Ranked in the United States in Middle Market M&A by The Legal 500
Rankings & Recognitions
14 May 2019
K&L Gates Welcomes Returning Tokyo Corporate/M&A Partner
Press Release, Practice & Regional News
25 March 2019
K&L Gates Advises Tax Systems plc on £114 Million Recommended Cash Acquisition by Bowmark Capital
Noteworthy Work
16 November 2018
K&L Gates Advises II-VI Incorporated on US$3.2 Billion Acquisition Agreement with Finisar Corporation
Noteworthy Work
2 July 2018
K&L Gates Advises Gramercy Europe on €175 m Logistics Portfolio Acquisition
Press Release
1 May 2018
K&L Gates Boosts Corporate/M&A and Private Equity Practices with Los Angeles, Chicago Partner Additions
Press Release
6 October 2017
K&L Gates Advises Ridgemont Equity Partners on Acquisition of Tech-Enabled Medical Products Distributor
Noteworthy Work
4 October 2017
K&L Gates Advises Tokyo Century Corporation on Cross-Border Aviation Acquisition
Press Release
30 June 2017
K&L Gates Advises Moelis Australia on Acquisition of Redcape Hotel Group
Noteworthy Work
19 June 2017
K&L Gates Earns Tier 1 M&A, Six New Practice Rankings in 2017 The Legal 500 U.S. Guide
Press Release
30 January 2017
K&L Gates Enhances Corporate and Transactional Team with Appointment of Sydney Tax Partner
Press Release
18 January 2017
K&L Gates Advises Aser Group on Acquisition of 50 Percent Shareholding in Leeds United
Noteworthy Work, Press Release
15 December 2016
K&L Gates Continues Growth of German Practice with Addition of Six-Lawyer Corporate, Litigation, and IP Team
Press Release
5 December 2016
K&L Gates Boosts China Corporate Practice with Addition of Two New Shanghai Partners
Press Release
1 December 2016
K&L Gates Strengthens Corporate and Transactional Team with Addition of Returning Melbourne Partner
Press Release
1 November 2016
K&L Gates Again Among Top Firms for Most First-Tier Rankings in U.S. News ‘Best Law Firms’ Survey
Press Release
4 October 2016
K&L Gates Advises LKQ Corporation on Acquisition of Andrew Page Business
Press Release
14 September 2016
K&L Gates Expands Corporate/M&A, Latin America Practices with Addition of San Francisco Partner
Press Release
15 August 2016
K&L Gates Further Enhances Washington, D.C., Office with International Trade Partner Hire
Press Release
16 June 2016
K&L Gates Continues Growth of Corporate/M&A Practice with Seattle Partner Addition
Press Release
1 June 2016
K&L Gates Advises Cascades Inc. in Packaging Plant Purchase from Rand-Whitney
Press Release
25 May 2016
General Counsel Recognize K&L Gates Among America’s Top 25 Corporate Law Firms
Press Release
26 April 2016
K&L Gates Strengthens Wilmington Office with Addition of Litigation and Cybersecurity Partner
Press Release
22 December 2015
K&L Gates Advises LKQ Corporation on €1.04bn Pan-European Acquisition
Press Release
12 November 2015
K&L Gates Enhances Global Employer Solutions Capabilities with Addition of Paris Labor and Employment Partner
Press Release
11 November 2015
K&L Gates Advises Sunridge Gold Corp. on Sale of 60% Interest in Asmara Mining Share Company
Press Release
2 November 2015
K&L Gates Ties for Most National First-Tier Rankings in Latest U.S. News “Best Law Firms” Survey
Press Release
23 September 2015
K&L Gates Adds to Investment Management Practice with Boston Partner Hire
Press Release
10 September 2015
K&L Gates Advises Shanghai Sun Kwan Real Estate Group on RMB3.2 Billion Real Estate Transaction
Press Release
Named Corporate Law Firm of the Year
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms"
2022
