Top 10 Legal Advisors in the Aerospace and Defense Industry in the World in 2021 by Deal Value

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, and Covington & Burling LLPare among the top 5 legal advisors in the aerospace and defense industry in 2022 by deal value. The Advent International- Maxar Technologies deal was a major deal in the Aerospace and Defense sector in 2022. Maxar Technologies’ legal counsel was Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, while Milbank LLP served as its legal advisor for certain regulatory matters. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP served as lead counsel to Advent, while Covington & Burling LLP served as its legal advisor with respect to certain regulatory matters. Maxar Technologies, a provider of comprehensive space solutions and secure, precise, geospatial intelligence, has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Advent International, a US-based private equity firm that offers investment and consulting services, for a purchase consideration of approximately $6,400 million. L3Harris Technologies-Aerojet Rocketdyne was another major deal in the Aerospace and Defense sector in 2022. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Evercore Inc, and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz served as legal advisors to Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc, while Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is serving as legal counsel to L3Harris. L3Harris Technologies and Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc together announced the signing of a definitive agreement for L3Harris to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $58 per share, in an all-cash transaction valued at $4,700 million, inclusive of net debt. The acquisition will ensure the defense industrial base and their customers will have a strengthened merchant supplier to effectively address both current and emerging threats – and promote scientific discovery and innovation – through targeted investment in advanced missile technologies, hypersonics, and more.