Conyers Dill & Pearman and CMS headed GlobalData’s legal adviser rankings for mergers and acquisitions in South and Central America in the first quarter of 2026, leading by deal value and deal count respectively.
Data from GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database showed Conyers Dill & Pearman at the top of the value table, having worked on transactions worth $6.4bn. CMS was first in the volume ranking with four deals.
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In the value ranking, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom was placed second, also with $6.4bn in advised deals.
Homburger, Lenz & Staehelin and Sullivan & Cromwell shared third place, with each linked to a $6.2bn deal.
IN terms of deal volume, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom was second with three deals.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Baker McKenzie were also credited with three deals each.
GlobalData lead analyst Aurojyoti Bose commented: “CMS was the top adviser by volume in Q1 2025 and managed to retain its leadership position by this metric in Q1 2026 as well.
“Meanwhile, Conyers Dill & Pearman advised on two deals but managed to lead by value primarily driven by its involvement in a single high-value deal worth $6.2 billion. Apart from leading by value, it also held the eighth position by volume during Q1 2026.”
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 of deals from leading advisers.
