Lawyer Monthly Magazine - April 2019 Edition

What’s happening in the world of M&As and IPOs? Each month we take a look at the top deals, mergers and leases in the M&A sphere, often including exclusive insight from the law firms involved in advisory, their opinions and thoughts on the deal, and an exploration of the challenges therein. An exciting deal in the US this month: Fidelity paying USD 43,000 million for payment processing company Worldpay. On the same day in Brazil, Equatorial Energia had completed their acquisition of Companhia Energetica de Alagoas; this deal amounted to USD 4246 million, which was an overall 90% stake in the company, including payouts of their debts. With the M&A sphere being as proactive as ever, over the next few pages, you can read some exclusive interviews with the legal experts who have been working on M&A deals that have taken across all over the globe.