You have 0 free articles left this month.
Big Law

2017 leaders in Australasian M&A revealed

Mergermarket has released its 2017 full year M&A legal advisers league table, revealing that one firm has come out on top in terms of number of deals and total deal value.

January 10, 2018 • By Emma Musgrave
Share this article on:
Facebook X LinkedIn
Leaders
expand image

Mergermarket has confirmed that Herbert Smith Freehills has taken out the top spot for number of deals and total deal value.

 
 

This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members.
The global heavyweight recorded deal values of $53.2 billion and 85 deals total.

In terms of deal value, Allens claimed the number two spot, recording a deal value of $48.9 billion.

This was followed by King & Wood Mallesons with $43.4 billion, Clifford Chance with $28.6 billion and Debevoise & Plimpton with $27.8 billion.

In terms of total deals completed, Gilbert + Tobin nabbed second place, recording 66.

Discover logo VIEW ALL

This was followed by MinterEllison with 61 deals, King & Wood Mallesons with 53 and Ashurst with 46.

Want to see more stories from trusted news sources?
Make Lawyers Weekly a preferred news source on Google.
Click here to add Lawyers Weekly as a preferred news source.

Emma Musgrave

Emma Musgrave

Author

Emma Musgrave (née Ryan) is the managing editor, professional services at Momentum Media.

Emma has worked for Momentum Media since 2015, including five years spent as the editor of the company's legal brand - Lawyers Weekly. Throughout her time at Momentum, she has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest stories in corporate Australia. In addition, she has produced exclusive multimedia and event content related to the company's respective brands and audiences. 

Prior to joining Momentum Media, Emma worked in breakfast radio, delivering news to the Central West region of NSW, before taking on a radio journalist role at Southern Cross Austereo, based in Townsville, North Queensland.

She holds a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) degree from Charles Sturt University. 

Email Emma on: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Know More
Tags