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Thoughtworks in its $1.75 billion take-private by Apax Funds.

Nokia in the sale of its Device Management (DM) and Service Management Platform (SMP) businesses to Lumnine Group.

AT&T Services in the $1.4 billion sale of Warner Bros. Games’ Playdemic, the mobile games studio responsible for Golf Clash, to Electronic Arts.

Fifth Wall Acquisition in its $2.2 billion acquisition of SmartRent.

PAR Technology, a leading global provider of restaurant software, in its $500 million acquisition of Punchh.

Amherst Residential in its proposed $2.3 billion acquisition of Front Yard Residential, a publicly traded REIT.

Barnes & Noble Education in its successful defense against an unsolicited takeover bid launched by Bay Capital Finance.

GulfMark Offshore in its $1.2 billion business combination with Tidewater.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise in connection with its spin-off and merger of its Enterprise Services Business with CSC by means of a Reverse Morris Trust transaction.

MiraMed Global Services in its acquisition of Medac, a leading provider of anesthesia revenue cycle management.

California Water Service Group in its $2 billion unsolicited interloper bid for SJW Group.

Marriott International in its $12 billion acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide.

DepoMed in connection with its successful defense against a $3.3 billion unsolicited takeover offer from Horizon Pharma, including related proxy contest and litigation.

MGM Growth Properties in its $5.5 billion bid for Vici Properties.

Towers Watson in connection with its $18 billion merger of equals with Willis Group.

Hewlett-Packard in its approximately $3.0 billion acquisition of Aruba Networks.

The Related Companies in its investment in CommonWealth REIT, including successful consent solicitation to remove and replace the entire Board of Trustees of CommonWealth, and related litigation.

Transatlantic Holdings, a reinsurance company, in its $3.4 billion merger with Alleghany, and successful defense against a hostile exchange offer commenced by Validus Holdings.

Zayo Group in its $2.2 billion acquisition of AboveNet.

The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Fushi Copperweld, a China-based US publicly traded company, in connection with its completed going-private transaction.

Baldor Electric in its $4.2 billion sale to ABB via a tender offer.

The Williams Companies in its $5.9 billion acquisition of the 50% general partner interest in Access Midstream Partners from Global Infrastructure Partners.

CommScope in its sale to The Carlyle Group for $3.9 billion.

Heineken in its $7.6 billion acquisition of the beer operations of FEMSA.

Emulex in its successful defense against an attempted hostile takeover by Broadcom.

SES Global in its $760 million acquisition of New Skies Satellites Holdings.

SES Global in its tax-free disposition to GE of various satellite businesses for $1.3 billion.

SunTrust Banks in its $14.7 billion unsolicited bid for Wachovia.

Legal 500

The American Lawyer

The National Law Journal

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Lawdragon

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The International Financial Law Review