AZB & Partners advised on the highest-value mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions in the Asia-Pacific region in the first three quarters of 2026, while TriLegal handled the most deals, according to GlobalData.
As per GlobalData’s legal advisers league table for Q1-Q3 2026, AZB & Partners advised on transactions worth $19.9bn, while Trilegal advised on 60 deals during the period.
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White & Case was second in the value ranking, advising on $13.3bn in deals.
Latham & Watkins placed third with $12.7bn, followed by Baker McKenzie with $12.4bn and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas with $11.9bn.
In the volume table, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas came second with 53 deals. AZB & Partners ranked third with 44 deals.
Latham & Watkins advised on 22 deals, while Baker McKenzie recorded 18 deals.
GlobalData lead analyst Aurojyoti Bose said: “TriLegal was the top adviser by volume during Q1-Q3 2025 and retained its leadership position during Q1-Q3 2026 as well. It also held the sixth position by value.
“Meanwhile the total value of deals advised by AZB & Partners registered more than double-fold increase during Q1-Q3 2026 compared to Q1-Q3 2025, and its ranking by value jumped from eighth to the top position. During the period, AZB & Partners advised on $3bn deals, including the $11.75 billion deal for the acquisition of Organon by Sun Pharma, which was crucial in helping it to secure the top position by value. It also held the third position by volume.”
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.
