Source: GlobalData
Clifford Chance and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom top M&A legal advisers in South & Central America during Q1-Q3 2024, finds GlobalData
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Clifford Chance and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the South & Central American region during the first three quarters (Q1-Q3) of 2024 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest Legal Advisers League Table, which ranks legal advisers by the value and volume of mergers and acquisition (M&A) deals on which they advised, by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database reveals that Clifford Chance achieved the leading position in terms of value by advising on $6.7 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom led in terms of volume by advising on a total of five deals.
Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “It is interesting to note that Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom registered a decline in the number of deals advised by it but still experienced improvement in ranking by volume during Q1-Q3 2024 compared to Q1-Q3 2023.
“Meanwhile, Clifford Chance registered a massive jump in the total value of deals advised by it during Q1-Q3 2024 compared to Q1-Q3 2023. Resultantly, its ranking by value also jumped significantly from 39th position during Q1-Q3 2023 to the top position during Q1-Q3 2024.”
McCarthy Tetrault occupied the second position in terms of value by advising on $6.1 billion worth of deals, followed by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom with $2.3 billion, Mayer Brown with $1.9 billion, and Tauil & Chequer Advogados with $1.9 billion.
Meanwhile, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett occupied the second position in terms of volume with five deals, followed by Posse Herrera & Ruiz Abogados with five deals, Cuatrecasas with four deals, and Demarest Advogados with four deals.