Davis Polk & Wardwell

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

450 Lexington Avenue,
New York, New York 10017
United States
(212) 450-4000
www.davispolk.com

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is a multinational full-service law firm serving North and South America, Asia, and Europe. The Firm's practice areas include antitrust and competition, capital markets, compliance and advisory, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, anti-corruption and FCPA, antitrust and competition, appellate litigation, bankruptcy litigation, commercial dispute, and tax. The Firm services clients in the consumer products, energy, utilities, financial services, healthcare, media, telecom, metals/mining, real estate, technology, and transportation. Davis Polk & Wardwell was formed in 1849 and is based in New York City.


M&A Advisory Summary

Buyside vs Sellside

Year '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buyside (21.6/yr) 85 17 26 27 22 16 193
Sellside (13.0/yr) 52 8 20 13 8 16 117
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Most Recent

Target Company Date Value Type
Sign-up to View 2024-12-10 1.0B USD Internet Software and Services
Sign-up to View 2024-12-04 615M USD Staffing
Sign-up to View 2024-11-25 11.5B USD Building Materials
Sign-up to View 2024-11-04 3.1B USD Transportation
Sign-up to View 2024-10-09 6.7B USD Metals/Mining
Sign-up to View 2024-09-20 - Business Services
Sign-up to View 2024-09-12 670M USD Business Services
Sign-up to View 2024-08-26 - Transportation
Sign-up to View 2024-08-14 2.1B USD Distribution
Sign-up to View 2024-08-12 - Business Services
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Sector Experience

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Top M&A Clients

PE Firms (27) Deals
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Corporate (189) Deals
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Deal Values

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Largest Aetna, Inc.
$77.0B (2017-12-03)