Davis Polk Shortlisted for 12 Awards by The Deal

Davis Polk received 12 nominations from The Deal for its 2019 Deal Awards Europe, which recognize the leading international lawyers, bankers and investors in cross-border dealmaking.

Davis Polk’s nominations include:

• Healthcare Law Firm of the Year
• Dealmaker of the Year – Will Pearce
• Deal of the Year – Ingersoll-Rand to spin off its industrial segment businesses to Gardner Denver 
• Deal of the Year – Japan’s Takeda acquires London-and Nasdaq-listed Shire
• Deal of the Year – GlaxoSmithKline acquires cancer drug specialist Tesaro
• Deal of the Year – Comcast prevails in bidding for British broadcaster Sky
• Middle-Market Deal of the Year  — Rank Group acquires online gaming company Stride Gaming
• Restructuring Deal of the Year  — Commodities trader Noble Group completes restructuring  
• Energy and Industrials Deal of the Year – Ingersoll-Rand to spin off its industrial segment businesses to Gardner Denver 
• Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech Deal of the Year — GlaxoSmithKline acquires cancer drug specialist Tesaro
• Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech Deal of the Year – Japan’s Takeda acquires London-and Nasdaq-listed Shire
• Technology, Media & Telecom Deal of the Year  – Comcast prevails in bidding for British broadcaster Sky

The Deal Awards Europe will be presented on October 30, 2019, in London.