GlobalData has identified Sullivan & Cromwell and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom as the leading legal advisers for mergers and acquisitions in South and Central America in the first half of 2026, based on deal value and deal count, respectively.
Figures from GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database indicate that Sullivan & Cromwell was first in the value ranking, having worked on transactions totalling $8bn. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom was first in the volume table with five deals.
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom was second in the value ranking, with transactions worth $7.3bn.
Conyers Dill & Pearman was third by value at $6.4bn. Homburger and Lenz & Staehelin shared fourth place, with each advising on a transaction valued at $6.2bn.
In the volume ranking, Veirano Advogados was second with five deals. CMS, Baker McKenzie and Posse Herrera & Ruiz Abogados also recorded five deals each.
GlobalData lead analyst Aurojyoti Bose commented: “Apart from leading by volume, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom also gave a close competition for the top position by value and missed it by a whisker. It held the second position in terms of value by advising on $7.3 billion worth of deals.
“While, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom advised on a billion-dollar deal* during H1 2026, both the deals advised by Sullivan & Cromwell, which occupied the top spot by value, were billion-dollar 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 of deals from leading advisers.
