Corporate and M&A

A&O Shearman provides the world’s leading companies, investment funds and financial institutions with top-tier corporate and M&A advice across the world.

Corporate and M&A

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Our M&A lawyers work seamlessly with our antitrust, regulatory, foreign direct investment, capital markets, finance, tax, and disputes teams to handle the biggest and most complex deals in the market.

Our public company advisory and corporate governance group delivers strategic counsel to GCs and boards on their most sensitive matters, and our funds lawyers advise financial sponsors across the lifecycle of their investments, from fund formation through to acquisitions and disposals.

We have a market-leading employment, compensation and benefits practice, while our global strength in restructuring and insolvency ensures we can support our clients whatever the challenges they face, and wherever in the world they operate.

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From antitrust to listings, M&A and corporate governance, we are built to handle our clients' business-critical matters.

Antitrust

Complex commercial transactions

Equity capital markets

M&A, joint ventures and corporate reorganizations

Public company advisory and corporate governance

Restructuring, insolvency and capital solutions

Administrative and public law

Business and human rights

Data privacy and data protection

Global employment and compensation

Financial services advisory and regulatory

Emerging growth

Intellectual property

Project development and finance

Sanctions and international trade

Technology transactions

Artificial intelligence

Cybersecurity

Digital assets

Environmental

Foreign direct investment and CFIUS

Global M&A Insights

Dealmaking momentum on the rise

M&A values rose sharply in H2 2025. Our latest report offers a global perspective on the forces shaping M&A activity in key markets, and what we expect to drive dealmaking in the year ahead.