Mergers & Acquisitions
One of the Premier U.S. Mergers & Acquisitions Practices
With one of the premier M&A practices in the U.S., Fenwick advises leading serial acquirers and innovative target companies in strategic transactions, with particular depth in the technology and life sciences sectors.
We partner with startup, growth and public companies in a range of U.S. and global transactions, including complex divestitures, spinoffs, reverse mergers and special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) transactions.
- We are one of the premier mergers and acquisitions practices in the nation, having completed over 2,700 transactions with an aggregate value of more than $825 billion in transactions in recent years.
- We handle buy- and sell-side transactions of all sizes and complexity, including groundbreaking matters and serial acquisition programs for high-profile, industry-leading companies, including Amazon, BILL, Cisco Systems, Coinbase, Databricks, Meta, Stripe and Wonder.
- We have been counsel in some of the largest transactions in the biopharma, medical devices, digital health, gaming, security, ecommerce, consumer technologies and SaaS sectors.
- Our team advises clients on industry-shaping deals where traditional business models and cutting-edge technologies converge, including those involving autonomous driving technology and distributed ledger technology.
- Our M&A attorneys partner with our market-leading specialist teams focused on technology transactions, executive compensation and benefits, privacy and cybersecurity, intellectual property, securities litigation, antitrust and domestic and international tax structuring.
- Wiz in its pending $32 billion acquisition by Google−the largest acquisition of a private technology company ever
- WhatsApp in its $19 billion acquisition by Facebook
- Shockwave Medical in its $13.1 billion acquisition by Johnson & Johnson
- Symantec in its $10.7 billion divestiture of its Enterprise Security business to Broadcom
- Smartsheet in its $8.4 billion acquisition by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners
- Concur Technologies in its $8.3 billion acquisition by SAP
- Loxo Oncology in its $8 billion sale to Eli Lilly
- GitHub in its $7.5 billion acquisition by Microsoft Corporation
- Counsel in three of the biggest mobile gaming deals ever: Supercell Oy in its $8.6 billion majority stake acquisition by Tencent; King Digital Entertainment in its $5.9 billion acquisition by Activision Blizzard; and counsel to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Giant Interactive Group in its $3 billion take-private acquisition by Giant Investment and Giant Merger Limited
- AVEVA in its $5 billion acquisition by OSIsoft
- Alpine Immune Sciences in its $4.9 billion acquisition by Vertex Pharmaceuticals
- Cisco Systems in its $4.5 billion acquisition of Acacia Communications and in over 200+ other transactions
- Chinook Therapeutics in its $3.5 billion acquisition by Novartis AG
- Niantic in its pending $3.5 billion acquisition by Scopely
- Morphic in its $3.2 billion acquisition by Eli Lilly & Company
- Audentes Therapeutics in its $3 billion acquisition by Astellas Pharma
- Vocera Communications in its $2.97 billion acquisition by Stryker
- Clif Bar & Company in its $2.9 billion acquisition by Mondelēz International
- BILL in its $2.5 billion acquisition of Divvy
- Glu Mobile in its $2.4 billion acquisition by EA
- DICE Therapeutics in its $2.4 billion acquisition by Eli Lilly & Company
- Meta in its $2.3 billion acquisition of Oculus VR, $1 billion acquisition of Instagram and in over 60+ other transactions
- Fitbit in its $2.1 billion acquisition by Google
- Redfin in its pending $1.75 billion acquisition by Rocket Companies
- Etsy in its $1.625 billion acquisition of Depop
- Databricks in its $1.3 billion acquisition of Mosaic ML and in over 10+ other transactions
- Gearbox in its $1.3 billion acquisition by Embracer
- UserTesting in its $1.3 billion acquisition by Thoma Bravo and Sunstone Partners
- Dermira in its $1.1 billion acquisition by Eli Lilly
- Wiz in its pending $32 billion acquisition by Google−the largest acquisition of a private technology company ever
- WhatsApp in its $19 billion acquisition by Facebook
- Shockwave Medical in its $13.1 billion acquisition by Johnson & Johnson
- Symantec in its $10.7 billion divestiture of its Enterprise Security business to Broadcom
- Smartsheet in its $8.4 billion acquisition by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners
- Concur Technologies in its $8.3 billion acquisition by SAP
- Loxo Oncology in its $8 billion sale to Eli Lilly
- GitHub in its $7.5 billion acquisition by Microsoft Corporation
- Counsel in three of the biggest mobile gaming deals ever: Supercell Oy in its $8.6 billion majority stake acquisition by Tencent; King Digital Entertainment in its $5.9 billion acquisition by Activision Blizzard; and counsel to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Giant Interactive Group in its $3 billion take-private acquisition by Giant Investment and Giant Merger Limited
- AVEVA in its $5 billion acquisition by OSIsoft
- Alpine Immune Sciences in its $4.9 billion acquisition by Vertex Pharmaceuticals
- Cisco Systems in its $4.5 billion acquisition of Acacia Communications and in over 200+ other transactions
- Chinook Therapeutics in its $3.5 billion acquisition by Novartis AG
- Niantic in its pending $3.5 billion acquisition by Scopely
- Morphic in its $3.2 billion acquisition by Eli Lilly & Company
- Audentes Therapeutics in its $3 billion acquisition by Astellas Pharma
- Vocera Communications in its $2.97 billion acquisition by Stryker
- Clif Bar & Company in its $2.9 billion acquisition by Mondelēz International
- BILL in its $2.5 billion acquisition of Divvy
- Glu Mobile in its $2.4 billion acquisition by EA
- DICE Therapeutics in its $2.4 billion acquisition by Eli Lilly & Company
- Meta in its $2.3 billion acquisition of Oculus VR, $1 billion acquisition of Instagram and in over 60+ other transactions
- Fitbit in its $2.1 billion acquisition by Google
- Redfin in its pending $1.75 billion acquisition by Rocket Companies
- Etsy in its $1.625 billion acquisition of Depop
- Databricks in its $1.3 billion acquisition of Mosaic ML and in over 10+ other transactions
- Gearbox in its $1.3 billion acquisition by Embracer
- UserTesting in its $1.3 billion acquisition by Thoma Bravo and Sunstone Partners
- Dermira in its $1.1 billion acquisition by Eli Lilly
Fenwick has strong commercial awareness - it is very tapped into the market and industry we operate in."
Chambers USA
2024 Edition
Fenwick’s corporate practice is trusted by top-tier technology and life-sciences companies.
"Fenwick lawyers do a great job of getting their client the result they cared about, without losing sight of the wider deal"
Chambers USA
2024 Edition
Fenwick’s corporate practice is trusted by top-tier technology and life-sciences companies.
"Fenwick lawyers do a great job of getting their client the result they cared about, without losing sight of the wider deal"
Chambers USA
2024 Edition
Recognition Recognition Recognition
Recognition Recognition Recognition
Chambers USA
2021-2024
Recognized Fenwick nationally for M&A and corporate work, honoring the firm as an elite firm in Silicon Valley and San Francisco, and highly regarded in New York and Nationwide.
Global M&A Network
2015-2024
Named Fenwick as the Technology Law Firm of the Year for ten consecutive years.
The Legal 500
2023-2024
Recognized Fenwick in the highest tier nationally for middle-market M&A ($500 million to $999 million).
Forbes
2019
Named Fenwick among America’s Top Trusted Corporate Law Firms.
Chambers USA
2021-2024
Recognized Fenwick nationally for M&A and corporate work, honoring the firm as an elite firm in Silicon Valley and San Francisco, and highly regarded in New York and Nationwide.
Global M&A Network
2015-2024
Named Fenwick as the Technology Law Firm of the Year for ten consecutive years.
The Legal 500
2023-2024
Recognized Fenwick in the highest tier nationally for middle-market M&A ($500 million to $999 million).
Forbes
2019
Named Fenwick among America’s Top Trusted Corporate Law Firms.
