Top 10 Legal Advisors in Technology, Media & Telecom Industry in the World in 2022 by Deal Value

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, and White & Case LLP are among the top 5 financial advisors in the technology, media & telecom industry in 2022 by deal value. Microsoft-Activision Blizzard was the major deal in the Technology, Media & Telecom sectors in 2022. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP acted as legal advisor to Microsoft, while Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP served as legal advisor to Activision Blizzard. Microsoft Corporation, a developer and designer of software and hardware products, has entered into an agreement to acquire Activision Blizzard Inc., a game developer, and interactive entertainment content publisher, for $95 per share representing a total purchase consideration of $68,700 million. The Elon Musk-Twitter was another major deal in the Technology, Media & Telecom sectors in 2022. McDermott Will & Emery, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP served as legal counsel to Twitter, while Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP served as legal advisor to Musk. X Holdings I, Inc. and X Holdings II, Inc, entities wholly owned by Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, have acquired the remaining 90.8% stake in Twitter Inc, a US-based provider of online social networking services, for the consideration of $39,952 million. The deal was completed by Q4 2022. Adobe-Figma was one of the major deals in the Technology, Media & Telecom sectors in 2022. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, and White & Case LLP served as legal advisors to Adobe Inc, while Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and Fenwick & West LLP acted as legal advisors to Figma Inc. Adobe Inc, a provider of digital marketing, multimedia, and creativity software products, has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Figma, a leading web-first collaborative design platform, for a purchase consideration of $20,000 million. The transaction will enable Adobe to future of creativity and productivity, accelerate creativity on the web, advance product design, and inspire global communities of creators, designers, and developers.