

Corporate and M&A
Operating in more than 30 countries – and at the forefront of our industry – Allen & Overy is one of the world’s leading corporate advisers.
Working alongside some of the world’s most successful companies, commercial and investment banks and private equity firms, the corporate work we do breaks new ground and sets precedents.
Our clients know us as an ambitious, creative and enterprising team of individuals who think differently and embrace the most complex and cutting-edge commercial ventures.
We find innovative new ways to deliver our services and exceed expectations: on public takeovers, private M&A, equity capital markets, private equity, joint ventures and commercial partnerships, disposals and corporate reorganisations.
Combined with our transactional expertise, we also cover the full range of specialist areas including antitrust and competition, commercial, employment and benefits, environmental, intellectual property, tax and corporate governance.
Moreover, we work hand-in-hand with banking and finance, capital markets and litigation teams to cover the full spectrum of business law advice and ensure a level of service and quality of advice that very few other firms can match on a global scale.
Driven by our clients’ needs, we combine U.S., English and local law expertise within one single, integrated firm as well as the broadest network of any of the leading global elite law firms, with more than 40 offices worldwide. Our global insights, local depth and creative thinking assist us to get deals done and find solutions in complex cases.
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Bridgepoint
CDPQ
DigitalBridge
DSM
Frontline Ltd
Maersk
Mubadala Investment Company
OpenText
Royal Bank of Canada
Uniper SE
News and insights

News: 06 July 2023
2023 Global M&A transactions show innovation thrives amid challenging conditions
The outlook for global M&A in the second half of 2023 remains complex. Inflation continues to be uncomfortably high in many advanced economies with interest rates set to rise further in response.

Publications: 06 July 2023
Global M&A Insights – innovation thrives amid challenging conditions
As we look ahead to the second half of 2023, the outlook for M&A remains complex. In the six months to the end of June, global deal value stood at USD1.2 trillion, around one-third of last year’s…

Publications: 06 July 2023
Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds reshape global M&A terms
Flush with cash and increasingly sophisticated, Middle Eastern SWFs are investing across a broader range of assets and markets than ever before. But a landmark EU regulation presents challenges for…

Publications: 06 July 2023
DOJ and FTC propose sweeping changes to U.S. antitrust notification regime
Financial sponsors will be challenged by a new U.S. filing form which will require details on deal rationale, overlaps in parties’ activities, granular financial data and structure of entities…
Recognition
A&O has advised on more than 3,760 M&A deals worth over GBP2.4tn since 2010.
Mergermarket
Allen & Overy is fantastic at coordinating international offices and has a great reach.
Chambers Global 2023 (Corporate M&A)
Allen & Overy do complex and cross-border work and they handle it very well.
Chambers Global 2023 (Corporate M&A)
Awards
- M&A Deal of the Year, IFLR Europe Awards 2023
- Equity Deal of the Year, IFLR Europe Awards 2023
- M&A Deal of the Year, IFLR APAC Awards 2023
- ECM Team of the Year, IFLR APAC Awards 2023
- Equity & IPO Deal of the Year, Islamic Finance News Awards 2023
- Capital Markets & ESG Finance Saudi Arabia Awards 2023
- EMEA Digital Infrastructure Acquisition of the Year – IJ Investors, 2022
- M&A Deal of the Year (Premium), ALB Southeast Asia Law Awards 2022
- Benelux M&A Legal Adviser of the Year, Mergermarket Awards 2022
- Corporate/M&A Law Firm of the Year (UAE), Chambers Global Middle East Awards 2022