September 3, 2026
In the month of August alone, Willkie lawyers based across all eight U.S. offices advised on approximately 15 newly announced, significant M&A transactions representing more than $142 billion in deal value, highlighting the depth of the Firm's global corporate platform and its ability to advise clients on market-defining transactions across industries, sectors, and jurisdictions.
The announced transactions span a variety of strategically important sectors, demonstrating the breadth of Willkie's multi-disciplinary corporate team and the Firm's ability to guide clients through complex transactions across industries that are driving today's M&A market. Willkie’s strong performance in August follows robust deal activity in July, including advising on numerous high-profile deals, such as representing Tillman Global Holdings on its $1.5 billion investment with Bain Capital in Eaton Fiber.
Among the deals announced in August, Willkie advised:
- EnCap Flatrock Midstream in $5.5 billion Sale of Momentum Midstream
- Bending Spoons on $1.285 Billion Acquisition of Airtable
- American Family Insurance on its Approximately $1.2 billion Acquisition of Bowhead Specialty
- Prologis on its approximately $18.8 billion acquisition of SEGRO; Willkie acting as legal adviser to Prologis with respect to U.S. securities laws
- Goldman Sachs on Acquisition of NEOS Investments
- SpaceX on Land Acquisition for Spaceport Project in Louisiana
- Victory Capital on $7 Billion Acquisition of First Eagle Investments
Learn more about Willkie’s M&A practice here.