September 19, 2005
Willkie receives high honors from Thomson Financial and Corporate Control Alert for its involvement in some of the most significant mergers and acquisitions announced during the first half of 2005.
Willkie received high honors from Thomson Financial and Corporate Control Alert for its involvement in some of the most significant mergers and acquisitions announced during the first half of 2005. CCA, a leading journal of legal and financial trends in deal making, recognizes Willkie for advising on 3 of the top 20 deals of 2005 to date, and ranks the firm among the top 15 firms for overall M&A activity for the same period. Specifically, the firm is lauded for advising Adelphia Communications Corp., MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. and the Special Transaction Committee of Cablevision Systems Corporation in their respective multibillion dollar transactions. Thomson Financial, a principal source for integrated information in the global financial services industry, lists Willkie among the top 25 law firms worldwide for advising on 35 announced transactions valued at $60 billion during the first half of 2005. Thomson also recognizes the firm’s significant work in Europe, including advising on transactions totaling $23 billion in France and $15 billion in Italy. Click here for details.