Source: GlobalData
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Kirkland & Ellis top M&A legal advisers in oil & gas sector during Q1-Q3 2024, reveals GlobalData
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Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Kirkland & Ellis were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the oil & gas sector during Q1-Q3 2024 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest legal advisers league table by GlobalData, , a leading data and analytics company.
An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database reveals that Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz achieved the top position in terms of value by advising on $71.7 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Kirkland & Ellis led in terms of volume by advising on a total of 31 deals.
Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Interestingly, Kirkland & Ellis was the top adviser by both value and volume during Q1-Q3 2023. While it managed to retain the top position by volume during Q1-Q3 2024, it lost the top position in terms of value by a whisker to Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.
“The total value of deals advised by Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz increased by close to 10 times and resultantly it witnessed a massive jump in its ranking by value from 17th position during Q1-Q3 2023 to the top position during Q1-Q3 2023. During the review period, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz advised on six billion-dollar deals*, that also included two mega deals valued more than $10 billion. The involvement in these big-ticket deals helped Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz register a massive jump in terms of value.”
Kirkland & Ellis occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $70.3 billion worth of deals, followed by Vinson & Elkins with $59.2 billion, Latham & Watkins with $43.9 billion and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison with $35 billion.
Meanwhile, Vinson & Elkins occupied the second position in terms of volume with 22 deals, followed by Latham & Watkins with 21 deals, White & Case with 16 deals and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher with 14 deals.
*≥ $1 billion