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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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NCR Voyix to Sell Its Digital Banking Business to Veritas for $2.45 Billion

King & Spalding is advising NCR Voyix in the sale of its digital banking business to Veritas Capital.

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UPS to Sell Coyote Logistics to RXO, Inc.

King & Spalding advised United Parcel Service, Inc. in the sale of its Coyote Logistics business to RXO, Inc.

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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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IQVentures to Acquire Aaron’s in Take Private Transaction

King & Spalding advised IQVentures in its acquisition of The Aaron’s Company

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Cox Enterprises Acquires Majority Interest in OpenGov

King & Spalding advised Cox Enterprises in the acquisition of majority interest in OpenGov at $1.8 billion valuation.

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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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Halal Products Development Company acquires a significant minority stake in Believe

King & Spalding advised Halal Products Development Company on its investment in Believe Pte Ltd, a global halal cosmetics and personal care company.

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Insights

Article · Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle

June 11, 2025
Impact of tariffs on the M&A market

Article · Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle

June 6, 2025
Delaware’s 2025 DGCL amendment

Article · Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle

June 4, 2025
Impact on tariffs on the M&A market

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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

“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

“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

News

In the News · Source: Global Legal Chronicle

May 23, 2025
K&S advises Aqueduct Capital Group on its acquisition agreement with PNC Bank

In the News · Source: Law360 Pulse, Global Legal Chronicle, Daily Journal, The Recorder, Commercial Dispute Resolution, The Daily Docket and Attorney at Law Magazine

May 9, 2025
Former federal prosecutor and U.S. House candidate Will Rollins joins the firm’s Business Litigation practice group in Los Angeles

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