White & Case — Leaders in M&A
December 3, 2007, MergerMarket
Mergermarket's most recent table of US-originated law firms ranks White & Case number one for European M&A, based on deal volume over a three-year period from November 2004 – October 2007 (484 deals). The Firm ranked fifth by deal value (€317 billion). White & Case also ranked third for UK M&A work by volume (114 deals) over the same period and fifth by deal value (€111 billion).
Key matters from 2007 that contributed to the Firm's rankings include advising:
- ATF on its purchase by Italian financial services group UniCredit for US$2.3 billion
- BAA on the £1.309 billion sale of its stake in Budapest Airport to a Hochtief-led consortium
- EDEKA on its joint venture with Tengelmann Group, the largest transaction in the German food retail sector
- KKR on its US$1.3 billion acquisition of Turkish freight company U.N. Ro-Ro Isletmeleri
- Weather Investments on its €3.4 billion acquisition of Greek mobile operator TIM Hellas
In addition to this success, White & Case's New York M&A team has a formidable track record of advising on complex mergers and acquisitions transactions in the global market, including advising in 2007:
- SSAB Svenskt Stål on its $8.6 billion acquisition of IPSCO
- Royal Ahold in connection with its $7.1 billion sale of US Foodservice
- Dampskibsselskabet TORM on its $2.2 billion acquisition, with Teekay Shipping, of OMI
White & Case has 320 M&A lawyers globally, with more than 200 across the Europe, Middle East & Africa region, offering US, English and domestic legal advice. The Firm was recently ranked Tier One for Global Corporate/M&A (highly regarded firms) by the legal publishers Chambers Global.
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