Practice Areas

From landmark transactions to bet-the-company litigation, our multidisciplinary teams bring unrivalled expertise to every matter — wherever in the world it arises.

Corporate & Mergers and Acquisitions

Lawrence Andersen's Corporate & M&A practice is consistently ranked among the top globally, advising on some of the most significant and complex transactions worldwide. Our teams work seamlessly across jurisdictions, combining deep local expertise with a truly global perspective to deliver exceptional results for our clients.

We represent acquirers, targets, boards of directors, special committees, financial advisors, and financing sources in a full range of transactions — from friendly mergers to contested takeovers, from public company deals to complex private equity buyouts and portfolio company transactions.

Key Capabilities

Public M&A

Tender offers, mergers of equals, hostile defense, proxy contests, and special committee representations for NYSE and NASDAQ listed companies.

Private Equity

LBOs, management buyouts, growth equity investments, portfolio company acquisitions, and complex exit transactions including dual-track processes.

Cross-Border Transactions

Multijurisdictional M&A with coordinated regulatory approvals, tax structuring, and foreign investment review across 30+ jurisdictions.

Joint Ventures

Complex joint venture formations, governance frameworks, and commercial arrangements including technology licensing and revenue-sharing structures.

Recent Representative Matters

Technology · $14.5 Billion

Advised Sovereign Capital Partners on its $14.5 billion acquisition of NovaTech Group, the largest technology sector leveraged buyout of 2025, involving regulatory approvals across 12 countries.

Healthcare · $6.8 Billion

Represented the special committee of MedCorp International in its $6.8 billion take-private transaction, navigating complex fairness opinion and minority shareholder protections.

Financial Services · $22.1 Billion

Lead counsel to Atlas Financial Group in its transformative $22.1 billion merger with Continental Banking Corporation, creating the seventh-largest US bank by assets.