Global firm King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has supported funds advised by Apax Partners LLP (Apax) in their majority acquisition of Pickles Auctions Pty Limited (Pickles Auctions); Ashurst advised Pickle
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals picked up steam throughout Asia Pacific during the first half of 2021, in no small measure due to a rebound from the worst economic ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic through 2020. With vaccine rollouts continuing and border restrictions being gradually loosened, M&A lawyers can look forward to an upswing in work in 2022 and beyond.