A&O Shearman

Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP

One Bishops Square,
London E1 6AD
United Kingdom
+44 20 3088 0000
www.aoshearman.com

Allen & Overy is a global law firm advising national and multinational corporations, financial institutions, and governments. The Firm’s expertise includes antitrust/competition, banking and finance, capital markets, corporate governance and compliance, corporate and M&A, litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution, restructuring, and tax. The Firm’s sector experience includes energy, financial services, leisure, industrial, infrastructure, life science, transportation, mining, real estate, retail, consumer goods, telecom, media, and communications. Allen & Overy was established in 1930 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


M&A Advisory Summary

Buyside vs Sellside

Year '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buyside (11.0/yr) 45 12 13 10 9 11 100
Sellside (6.2/yr) 40 9 9 4 7 2 71
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Most Recent

Target Company Date Value Type
Sign-up to View 2025-06-30 1.0B USD Internet Software and Services
Sign-up to View 2025-05-22 - Utilities
Sign-up to View 2025-05-19 3.0B USD Information Technology
Sign-up to View 2025-05-06 1.2B USD Software
Sign-up to View 2025-04-17 - Business Services
Sign-up to View 2025-04-01 - Software
Sign-up to View 2025-03-09 355M USD Life Science
Sign-up to View 2025-02-27 - Construction
Sign-up to View 2025-02-24 4.1B EUR Internet Software and Services
Sign-up to View 2025-02-20 - Environmental
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Sector Experience

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Geo Experience

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Top M&A Clients

PE Firms (49) Deals
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Corporate (91) Deals
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Deal Values

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Largest Monsanto Co.
$66.0B (2016-09-14)