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Satarupa Bhowmik

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom leads M&A legal advisory in South & Central America for Q1 2025

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom led the charts by advising on two transactions worth a combined $1.7bn.

RBC Capital Markets, UBS lead M&A advisory in South & Central America for Q1 2025

RBC Capital Markets ranked first in deal value, advising on transactions totalling $1.7bn.

UK’s financial regulator sets up US and Asia-Pacific outposts

Tash Miah will represent FCA at the British Embassy in Washington, DC, while Camille Blackburn will be Asia-Pacific director.

Paul Hastings and TriLegal lead Asia-Pacific M&A legal rankings in Q1 2025

For deal volume, AZB & Partners claimed the second position with 15 deals.

Citi, UBS lead APAC M&A financial advisory rankings in Q1 2025

UBS led the rankings by deal volume, having advised on 10 transactions during the quarter.

Kirkland & Ellis emerges as leading M&A legal adviser in North America for Q1 2025

Kirkland & Ellis took the leading position by advising on 96 deals worth a total of $90bn in the first quarter of 2025.

JP Morgan, Houlihan Lokey lead M&A advisory rankings in North America for Q1 2025

JP Morgan took the leading position in terms of deal value by advising on transactions totalling $127.3bn.

HSBC opens new wealth centre in Hangzhou, China

The bank plans to open additional centres in major cities such as Guangzhou, Nanjing, Qingdao, and Dalian by the end of this year.

Kirkland & Ellis and CMS lead European M&A legal rankings in Q1 2025

Kirkland & Ellis secured the top position by deal value, advising on transactions valued at $16.9bn.

Goldman Sachs, PwC lead European M&A advisory rankings in Q1 2025

Goldman Sachs secured the top position by deal value, by advising on transactions worth a total of $17.6bn.