GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, has revealed its global league tables for legal advisers by value and volume for H1 2022.
Top advisers by value and volume
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Kirkland & Ellis have emerged in the top spots by value and volume in the first half of this year, respectively.
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GlobalData ranks legal advisers by the value and number of mergers and acquisition (M&A) deals on which they advised
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett took the top spot in the value table as it advised on $350bn worth of deals. Kirkland & Ellis led the volume table with a total of 404 deals.
GlobalData lead analyst Aurojyoti Bose said: “Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Kirkland & Ellis were the clear winners, outpacing their peers by a significant margin by value and volume, respectively.
“Simpson Thacher & Bartlett advised on 25 billion-dollar deals, which also included nine deals valued at more than $10 billion. Against this backdrop, it was the only firm to surpass $300bn. Meanwhile, Kirkland & Ellis was the only firm to advise on more than 400 deals during H1 2022.”
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By GlobalDataAs per the analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database, the value table saw Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom take the second place by advising on $215bn. It was followed by Sullivan & Cromwell, with $199bn; Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, with $196bn; and Kirkland & Ellis, with $173bn.
In terms of volume, Latham & Watkins occupied the second position by advising on 249 deals. It was followed by CMS, with 209 deals; Jones Day, with 177 deals; and Goodwin Procter, with 167 deals.
GlobalData’s league tables are based on the real-time tracking of thousands of company websites, advisory firm websites and other reliable sources available on the secondary domain. A dedicated team of analysts monitors all these sources to gather in-depth details for each deal, including adviser names.
To ensure further robustness to the data, the company also seeks submissions from leading advisers, through adviser submission forms on GlobalData’s website.
