Area of focus

Public Company Mergers and Acquisitions

We represent listed companies on M&A transactions of all forms and sizes, leveraging our deep transactional knowledge across our international platform.

We are experienced in negotiated and unsolicited transactions. These include mergers, tender offers, exchange offers, and proxy contests, and transactions implemented ...

Representative experience

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. on its US$6bn acquisition of Cavium, Inc.

Orbital ATK, Inc., a leading aerospace and defense company, on its US$9.2bn sale to Northrop Grumman Corporation.

Walmart in its US$16bn acquisition of a majority stake in Flipkart.

Novartis on its US$8.7bn acquisition of AveXis.

Paysafe Group on a £3bn takeover offer by a consortium led by Blackstone and CVC.

Oracle Corporation on its AUD1.6bn acquisition of Aconex, a leading cloud-based solutions company that manages team collaboration for construction projects.

Xinjiang Urban Construction (Group) Co., Ltd on its US$1.5bn reverse takeover by Jiangsu Jinsheng Industrial Co., Ltd.

Celgene Corporation on its US$9bn acquisition of Juno Therapeutics, a clinical-stage cell immunotherapy company.

Pertamina on its US$1.45bn acquisition of Maurel et Prom.

UnitedHealth Group’s Optum division on its US$2.3bn acquisition of Surgical Care Affiliates.

RLJ Lodging Trust on its US$7bn merger with FelCor Lodging Trust.

SAB Miller Plc on its US$122.8bn acquisition by Anheuser-Busch InBev.

Hatteras Financial Corp. on its US$1.5bn acquisition by Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

Arris Group Inc. on its US$2.26bn acquisition of Pace Plc.

Home Properties Inc. on its US$7.6bn acquisition by Lone Star Funds.

Industrial Income Trust, Inc., a public, unlisted REIT, on its US$4.55bn acquisition by Western Logistics II LLC, an affiliate of Global Logistic Properties Limited.

LabCorp on its US$6.1bn acquisition of Covance Inc.

Lockheed Martin on the US$5bn separation and combination of its Information Systems & Global Solutions business with Leidos Holdings through a Reverse Morris Trust.

Webinar

The EU Foreign Subsidy Regulation, in between burden, threat, and opportunity – How should undertakings operating from the U.S. navigate through it?

26 September 2023 | 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (CEST)

The EU Foreign Subsidy Regulation, in between burden, threat, and opportunity – How should undertakings operating from the U.S. navigate through it?

Hogan Lovells Events

The EU Foreign Subsidy Regulation, in between burden, threat, and opportunity – How should undertakings operating from Asia navigate through it?

20 June 2023 | 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (CEST)

As part of our webinar series on the EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), we’ll be looking at the effects on Asian companies active in the European Union.

Sponsorships and Speaking Engagements

2022 Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting | ESG 360° Workshop: Assessing, Understanding, and Improving Your ESG Performance

24 October 2022 | 4:30-6:00 p.m. (PDT)

Press releases

Hogan Lovells advises Tetra Tech on its recommended £636 million takeover offer of RPS Group

27 September 2022

London, 27 September 2022 – A Hogan Lovells team, led by London corporate partner Daniel Simons, has advised Nasdaq-listed consultancy and engineering services firm Tetra Tech, Inc....

Hogan Lovells Events

A perfect storm? Handling ransomware and other cybersecurity incidents as a U.S. public company

Thursday, July 8, 2021; 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. PDT; 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. EDT; 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. GMT; 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. CEST

Join us on Thursday, July 8, 2021 to find what U.S. public companies need to know about ransomware, cybersecurity, and cyber-crime prevention.

Insights and Analysis

UK: Mergers & Acquisitions Laws and Regulations 2021 ICLG

05 March 2021

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Awards and recognitions

2015-2017

US$300bn+ in completed global public M&A deals

Mergermarket

2018

"Hogan Lovells International LLP’s breadth and depth of expertise enable it to provide a comprehensive service to UK and international listed and unlisted companies, as well as directors, officers and shareholders."

The Legal 500 UK

2017

"Notably adept in advising a broad range of public companies and their senior executives."

Chambers USA