US M&A Weekly Digest

In one week, November 5 to November 11, 2026, Vest tracked 30 verified US M&A deals with more than $15.1 billion in disclosed value. The largest: Shield AI's acquisition of Echodyne, in a transaction valued at $5.3 billion. Latham & Watkins and Sidley Austin led the counsel scoreboard, each appearing on 4 deals.

In one week, October 29 to November 4, 2026, Vest tracked 39 verified US M&A deals with more than $153.7 billion in disclosed value. The largest: Marvell's all-stock agreement to acquire Lumentum at a $115 billion implied enterprise value. Latham & Watkins led the counsel scoreboard, appearing on 5 deals.

In one week, October 22-28, 2026, Vest tracked 32 verified US M&A deals with more than $22.5 billion in disclosed value. The largest: GE Vernova's agreement to buy Trench Group for $9.0 billion. Latham & Watkins led the counsel scoreboard, appearing on 5 deals.

In one week, October 15-21, 2026, Vest tracked 33 verified US M&A deals with more than $33.3 billion in disclosed value. The largest: Proofpoint's agreement to buy Varonis Systems for about $6.3 billion in cash. Kirkland & Ellis led the counsel scoreboard, appearing on 6 deals.

In one week, October 8-14, 2026, Vest tracked 33 verified US M&A deals with more than $17.3 billion in disclosed value. The largest: Crescent Energy's agreement to buy Devon Energy's Eagle Ford assets for $4.2 billion in cash. Kirkland & Ellis led the counsel scoreboard, appearing on 4 deals.

In the six days of October 2 – 7, 2026, Vest tracked 37 verified US M&A deals with more than $49.6 billion in disclosed value. The largest: Schneider Electric's all-cash acquisition of PTC at an implied enterprise value of $23.7 billion. Kirkland & Ellis led the counsel scoreboard, appearing on 5 deals.

In the eight days of September 24 – October 1, 2026, Vest tracked 35 verified US M&A deals with more than $20.5 billion in disclosed value. The largest: AMD's roughly $8.2 billion all-stock acquisition of World Labs. Kirkland & Ellis led the counsel scoreboard, appearing on 8 deals.

In the week of September 17–23, 2026, Vest tracked 21 verified US M&A deals with more than $7.4 billion in disclosed value. The largest: Royal Caribbean's roughly $3 billion purchase of a 50% stake in Sandals and Beaches Resorts. Kirkland & Ellis led the counsel scoreboard, appearing on 5 deals.

In the two weeks of September 5–17, 2026, Vest tracked 38 verified US M&A deals with nearly $44 billion in disclosed value. The largest: GE Aerospace's $11.75 billion acquisition of Consolidated Precision Products. Kirkland & Ellis led the counsel scoreboard, appearing on 7 deals.