Logan Beirne

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Job Boom: Kirkland and Davis Polk Advise on Paychex/Paycor...

As U.S. job growth shows unanticipated strength, payroll giant Paychex announced it plans to acquire competitor Paycor HCM for $4.1 billion. The all-cash deal is structured as a reverse...

Q4 Roundup: Kirkland Leads Lackluster Rebound

While some analysts had forecasted 2024 as the “year for M&A Resurgence,” it wound up instead as the less-catchy “year for M&A’s modest rebound.” Total M&A deal volume rose...

Year in Review: 2024’s Blockbuster Deals 

Global M&A clawed its way back from the depths of 2023, as deal values rose modestly to $3.5 trillion despite persistent economic headwinds. The International Monetary Fund projects 3.2%...

Wireless Wars: Bevy of Firms Advise on AT&T/U.S. Cellular...

Despite fierce regulatory scrutiny of consolidation within the U.S. wireless industry, AT&T announced its $1 billion acquisition of spectrum assets from United States Cellular Corporation. The all-cash deal arrives...

Stonepeak Takes Air Transport Services Group Private for $3...

Stonepeak announced it will be taking Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) private in a deal valued at $3 billion. Structured as an reverse triangular, the transaction terms include a...

Real Estate Revelation: Blackstone Takes ROIC Private

As commercial real estate prices struggle to rebound to their pre-Covid peak, Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (Nasdaq: ROIC) announced the company’s intention to go private via a $4 billion acquisition...