The latest Thomson Reuters M&A league tables show that Herbert Smith Freehills has overtaken Minter Ellison as the most prolific M&A firm for Australian announced deals. The most prolific firm for completed deals was King & Wood Mallesons.
Full table below; data is based on Thomson Reuters’ Australian Target or Aquiror Announced League Table (AE10) and Thomson Reuters’ Australian Target or Aquiror Completed League Table (AG6).
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TOP M&A FIRMS - ANNOUNCED DEALS |
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Rank |
Legal Advisor |
Value ($Mil) |
Mkt. Share |
Number of Deals |
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1 |
Herbert Smith Freehills |
10,695.99 |
35.4 |
30 |
|
2 |
Minter Ellison |
10,263.62 |
33.9 |
25 |
|
3 |
Gilbert + Tobin |
5,999.63 |
19.8 |
14 |
|
4 |
Allens |
5,823.74 |
19.3 |
19 |
|
5 |
Allen & Gledhill |
4,035.86 |
13.3 |
4 |
|
6 |
King & Wood Mallesons |
3,681.05 |
12.2 |
29 |
|
7 |
Clayton Utz |
1,868.57 |
6.2 |
21 |
|
8 |
Simpson Grierson |
1,454.90 |
4.8 |
2 |
|
9 |
Thomsons Lawyers |
907.17 |
3.0 |
2 |
|
10 |
Chapman Tripp |
906.62 |
3.0 |
2 |
|
11 |
Allen & Overy |
819.57 |
2.7 |
7 |
|
12 |
Torys |
644.90 |
2.1 |
1 |
|
13 |
Linklaters |
529.60 |
1.8 |
5 |
|
14 |
Johnson Winter & Slattery |
487.82 |
1.6 |
6 |
|
15 |
Corrs Chambers Westgarth |
471.72 |
1.6 |
3 |
|
16 |
Baker & McKenzie |
440.35 |
1.5 |
7 |
|
17 |
Clifford Chance |
394.02 |
1.3 |
3 |
|
18 |
Stikeman Elliott |
365.27 |
1.2 |
2 |
|
19 |
Steinepreis Paganin |
291.84 |
1.0 |
3 |
|
20 |
Mayer Brown LLP |
215.00 |
0.7 |
1 |
|
21 |
Norton Rose |
208.29 |
0.7 |
12 |
|
22 |
Blake Cassels & Graydon |
187.58 |
0.6 |
2 |
|
22* |
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP |
187.58 |
0.6 |
1 |
|
24 |
Ashurst |
174.61 |
0.6 |
13 |
|
25 |
Skadden |
157.35 |
0.5 |
1 |
|
Subtotal with Legal Advisor |
21,629.70 |
71.5 |
179 |
|
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Subtotal without Legal Advisor |
8,620.99 |
28.5 |
498 |
|
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Industry Total |
30,250.69 |
100.0 |
677 |
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Source: |
Thomson Financial |
Date: |
2013-06-18 08:28:07 EDT |
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TOP M&A FIRMS - COMPLETED DEALS Rank Legal Advisor Value ($Mil) Mkt. Share Number of Deals 1 King & Wood Mallesons 6,575.80 29.9 27 2 Herbert Smith Freehills 4,635.93 21.1 25 3 Gilbert + Tobin 3,473.94 15.8 11 4 Corrs Chambers Westgarth 2,682.64 12.2 10 5 Allens 2,611.66 11.9 20 6 Ashurst 2,317.28 10.5 12 7 Paul, Weiss 2,280.19 10.4 1 8 Clayton Utz 2,036.39 9.3 19 9 Skadden 1,831.47 8.3 4 10 Blake Cassels & Graydon 1,771.52 8.1 3 11 Minter Ellison 1,422.38 6.5 24 12 K&L Gates 1,166.36 5.3 4 13 Stikeman Elliott 1,099.80 5.0 5 14 Dorsey & Whitney LLP 1,078.75 4.9 1 14* Lawson Lundell Lawson & McIntosh 1,078.75 4.9 1 14* Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP 1,078.75 4.9 1 14* Squire Sanders LLP 1,078.75 4.9 1 18 Linklaters 1,056.66 4.8 6 19 Thomsons Lawyers 904.11 4.1 1 20 Allen & Overy 865.14 3.9 8 21 Simpson Grierson 810.00 3.7 2 22 Johnson Winter & Slattery 556.37 2.5 7 23 Norton Rose 437.14 2.0 14 24 Baker & McKenzie 384.64 1.7 8 25 Hardy Bowen Lawyers 235.48 1.1 2 Subtotal with Legal Advisor 17,159.34 78.0 161 Subtotal without Legal Advisor 4,826.03 22.0 339 Industry Total 21,985.37 100.0 500 Source: Thomson Financial Date: 2013-06-18 08:17:53 EDT