One of the Premier U.S. M&A 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 approximately $650 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, Applovin, Bill.com, Cisco Systems, Coinbase, Meta, Peloton Interactive and Stripe.

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.

WhatsApp in its $19 billion acquisition by Facebook—one of the largest private technology acquisitions ever
Symantec in its $10.7 billion divestiture of its Enterprise Security business to Broadcom
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
Cisco Systems in its $4.5 billion acquisition of Acacia Communications and in over 125+ other transactions
Audentes Therapeutics in its $3 billion acquisition by Astellas Pharma
Bill.com in its $2.5 billion acquisition of Divvy
Glu Mobile in its $2.4 billion acquisition by EA
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
Etsy in its $1.625 billion acquisition of Depop
Gearbox in its $1.3 billion acquisition by Embracer
Dermira in its $1.1 billion acquisition by Eli Lilly
General Motors in its acquisition of Cruise Automation, a leader in autonomous driving technology
Multiple SPAC transactions for technology, life sciences, digital health and gaming companies, including Accel Entertainment, Buzzfeed, Nextdoor, Proterra, Sema4 and Velo3D

WhatsApp in its $19 billion acquisition by Facebook—one of the largest private technology acquisitions ever
Symantec in its $10.7 billion divestiture of its Enterprise Security business to Broadcom
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
Cisco Systems in its $4.5 billion acquisition of Acacia Communications and in over 125+ other transactions
Audentes Therapeutics in its $3 billion acquisition by Astellas Pharma
Bill.com in its $2.5 billion acquisition of Divvy
Glu Mobile in its $2.4 billion acquisition by EA
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
Etsy in its $1.625 billion acquisition of Depop
Gearbox in its $1.3 billion acquisition by Embracer
Dermira in its $1.1 billion acquisition by Eli Lilly
General Motors in its acquisition of Cruise Automation, a leader in autonomous driving technology
Multiple SPAC transactions for technology, life sciences, digital health and gaming companies, including Accel Entertainment, Buzzfeed, Nextdoor, Proterra, Sema4 and Velo3D