Mergers & Acquisitions | McDermott Will & Schulte

McDermott Will & Schulte, a global law firm

Mergers & Acquisitions

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Overview

A defined, dynamic M&A strategy is critical to stay competitive in the global marketplace. McDermott Will & Schulte’s M&A practice combines its market knowledge and deal execution skills to help clients achieve their transactional strategies. Our M&A practice is consistently recognized by major industry publications. We are listed as Band 1 – M&A Middle Market in The Legal 500 USA, and ranked “Highly Regarded” by Chambers USA. We also routinely rank in Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters and MergerMarket league tables for deal volume.

Our business-minded lawyers have substantial experience in all forms of M&A. We advise on negotiated and unsolicited acquisitions in a wide variety of contexts, including competitive auctions, exclusive negotiations, tax-driven transactions and cross-border deals. We frequently act for serial buyers and sellers of companies, reflecting our long-standing client relationships. And from decades representing a diverse client base—publicly listed companies, multinational corporations, privately held and family-owned businesses, private equity, family offices, investment banks and institutional investors—we can quickly identify and anticipate different deal perspectives to ensure the proper M&A strategy is deployed.

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Ranked #6 in M&A Globally and in the US

PitchBook’s 2019 League Tables

Listed as a “Leader” in Transformative Deals and Mega Deals
by BTI Consulting Group for 2021

Legal 500 US 2020

Tier 2 for Law Firms Clients Trust Most for M&A inBTI Consulting Group

PitchBook, Q1 2025 M&A League Table Rankings

Ranked #8 in US Buyouts by MergerMarket‘s Global & Regional League Tables Q3 2019

PitchBook Q2 2025 M&A League Table Rankings

Tier 1 for the eighth consecutive year in Mergers & Acquisitions: Middle-Market

PitchBook Q2 2025 M&A League Table Rankings

Ranked top 10 most active globally and in the US in M&A

Ranked 5th most active globally in M&A

Ranked top 10 most active in Europe in M&A

Results
  • Eugene Kashper, partnering with TSG Consumer Partners, in the acquisition of the Pabst Brewing Company, maker of iconic beer brands Pabst Blue Ribbon and Colt 45
  • Fila Korea Ltd and Mirae Asset Private Equity, the largest private equity firm in Korea, with their acquisition of the Acushnet golf business from Fortune Brands, Inc.
  • Duvel Moortgat NV in its acquisition of the Boulevard Brewing Company, a large US-based craft brewer—the largest craft brewer acquisition to date in the United States

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