Willkie Shows Strong M&A Momentum Across Key Industries in August 2026

September 3, 2026

In the month of August alone, Willkie lawyers based across all eight U.S. offices advised on approximately 15 newly announced, significant M&A transactions representing more than $142 billion in deal value, highlighting the depth of the Firm's global corporate platform and its ability to advise clients on market-defining transactions across industries, sectors, and jurisdictions.

The announced transactions span a variety of strategically important sectors, demonstrating the breadth of Willkie's multi-disciplinary corporate team and the Firm's ability to guide clients through complex transactions across industries that are driving today's M&A market. Willkie's strong performance in August follows robust deal activity in July, including advising on numerous high-profile deals, such as representing Tillman Global Holdings on its $1.5 billion investment with Bain Capital in Eaton Fiber.

Among the deals announced in August, Willkie advised:

• EnCap Flatrock Midstream in $5.5 billion Sale of Momentum Midstream
  
• Bending Spoons on $1.285 Billion Acquisition of Airtable
• American Family Insurance on its Approximately $1.2 billion Acquisition of Bowhead Specialty
• Prologis on its approximately $18.8 billion acquisition of SEGRO; Willkie acting as legal adviser to Prologis with respect to U.S. securities laws
• Goldman Sachs on Acquisition of NEOS Investments
• SpaceX on Land Acquisition for Spaceport Project in Louisiana
• Victory Capital on $7 Billion Acquisition of First Eagle Investments

Learn more about Willkie's M&A practice here.