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Skadden has one of the leading M&A practices in the world. For more than 20 years, we have developed a top mergers and acquisitions capability in Europe with a focus on complex, cross-border transactions. We have significant and unique experience in structuring and executing challenging transactions throughout our network of European offices. We have an established first-tier capability in Takeover Code-regulated transactions and have a fully established nonpublic and private equity transactions practice. We offer significant advantages in managing complex cross-border issues and the demands of multiple legal and regulatory regimes. We develop strategies for execution of our mandates by drawing on the wealth of experience of a close knit and complementary group of U.S. and European practitioners to exploit practices and developments from the world of M&A, sensitive to the local environment in which the acquisition entities are established.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - Europe-wide

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Skadden is an elite US firm renowned for its capabilities in complex, high-end M&A transactions. It is seen as a superb choice for US-based clients carrying out global or pan-European transactions, with an impressive track record in mergers and acquisitions that target industrial or financial services companies. Skadden's notable clients stem from the retail, life sciences and financial services sectors.

Notable practitioners

Armand Grumberg heads the firm's European mergers and acquisitions practice from Paris.

Work Highlights

Provided by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates

  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom advised Renault on the restructuring of its partnership with Nissan.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"Skadden houses real experts with excellent business knowledge and understanding of clients' business issues and challenges."

Corporate/M&A respondent
Europe

"With their multifaceted legal experiences, Skadden is always capable to find integrated solutions for complex matters in a way that helps us achieve our goal."

Corporate/M&A respondent
Europe

"The Skadden team is hyper-responsive, very quick, precise, business-oriented and can ask the right questions. We are very well taken care of."

Corporate/M&A respondent
Europe