As part of the American Lawyer’s Industry Awards, Davis Polk received the honor of “highly commended” in the “Corporate Practice of the Year” category. The prestigious award recognizes an exceptional go-to corporate practice that demonstrates deal prowess and an impressive range of work over the past two years.

Davis Polk advised on over 38,000 deals valued at more than $2.8 trillion over the past two years. This includes industry-shaping M&A transactions such as ExxonMobil’s $59.5B acquisition of Pioneer (2023’s largest deal), Josh Harris’ $6B acquisition of the Washington Commanders (the largest-ever deal for a professional sports franchise), Shearman & Sterling’s merger with Allen & Overy, and UBS’ $3.2B acquisition of Credit Suisse, and multiple multibillion-dollar deals for private equity clients, including Francisco Partners and TPG’s $6.5 billion acquisition of New Relic.

The firm also advised on more than 20 IPOs, including five of the ten largest U.S. IPOs of 2023 and the largest consumer/retail IPO of 2024, Amer Sports. Our finance team advised 18 of the top 20 U.S. direct lenders in 2023, and advised on record-breaking transactions, including the largest-ever U.S. private credit transaction, Finastra Group’s $5.32 billion refinancing. And our restructuring group has been at the forefront of multiple high-profile restructurings including Party City and WeWork, in addition to serving as lead counsel for more than six years to Purdue on its chapter 11 restructuring, the largest and most complex mass tort chapter 11 in U.S. history.

The American Lawyer’s Industry Awards were presented on November 13, 2024, in New York.

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