Herbert Smith Freehills is the most prolific M&A firm in Australia, according to the latest league tables from Thomson Reuters.  Having advised on over A$7 billion of announced deals and A$4 billion of completed deals, HSF is topping the table for both categories at this point in time. Full details below.

LEADING M&A FIRMS - ANNOUNCED DEALS, YEAR TO DATE
Rank Legal Advisor  Value ($Mil) Market Share Number of Deals
1 Herbert Smith Freehills 7,077.64 32.1 26
2 Minter Ellison 5,449.78 24.7 14
3 King & Wood Mallesons 2,208.96 10.0 22
4 Thomsons Lawyers 907.17 4.1 2
5 Allen & Overy 810.00 3.7 5
5* Simpson Grierson 810.00 3.7 1
7 Allen & Gledhill 801.18 3.6 2
8 Allens 687.87 3.1 11
9 Torys 644.90 2.9 1
10 Linklaters 529.60 2.4 4
11 Corrs Chambers Westgarth 471.72 2.1 3
12 Johnson Winter & Slattery 462.43 2.1 5
13 Gilbert + Tobin 372.06 1.7 7
14 Stikeman Elliott 365.27 1.7 2
15 Steinepreis Paganin 291.84 1.3 3
16 Clayton Utz 288.00 1.3 8
17 Baker & McKenzie 254.91 1.2 5
18 Mayer Brown LLP 215.00 1.0 1
19 Norton Rose 198.17 0.9 9
20 Blake Cassels & Graydon 187.58 0.9 2
20* Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP 187.58 0.9 1
22 Skadden 157.35 0.7 1
23 Kim & Chang 114.80 0.5 1
23* Houthoff Buruma 114.80 0.5 1
23* Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP 114.80 0.5 1
  Subtotal with Legal Advisor 13,038.83 59.2 122
  Subtotal without Legal Advisor 8,987.18 40.8 429
  Industry Total 22,026.00 100.0 551
         
         
Source: Thomson Financial Date: 2013-05-21 08:27:24 EDT  

LEADING  M&A FIRMS - COMPLETED DEALS, YEAR TO DATE    
Rank Legal Advisor Value ($Mil) Market Share Number of Deals  
1 Herbert Smith Freehills 4,245.55 25.3 22  
2 King & Wood Mallesons 3,780.83 22.5 21  
3 Gilbert + Tobin 3,109.03 18.5 7  
4 Corrs Chambers Westgarth 2,682.64 16.0 10  
5 Paul, Weiss 2,280.19 13.6 1  
6 Skadden 1,831.47 10.9 4  
7 Blake Cassels & Graydon 1,771.52 10.5 3  
8 Allens 1,734.44 10.3 14  
9 Middletons Lawyers 1,150.02 6.8 2  
10 Clayton Utz 1,109.28 6.6 7  
11 Dorsey & Whitney LLP 1,078.75 6.4 1  
11* Lawson Lundell Lawson & McIntosh 1,078.75 6.4 1  
11* Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP 1,078.75 6.4 1  
11* Squire Sanders LLP 1,078.75 6.4 1  
11* K&L Gates 1,078.75 6.4 1  
16 Linklaters 1,056.45 6.3 6  
17 Stikeman Elliott 983.13 5.9 4  
18 Minter Ellison 946.90 5.6 15  
19 Thomsons Lawyers 904.11 5.4 1  
20 Allen & Overy 810.00 4.8 5  
20* Simpson Grierson 810.00 4.8 1  
22 Ashurst 641.16 3.8 8  
23 Johnson Winter & Slattery 556.37 3.3 7  
24 Norton Rose 427.02 2.5 11  
25 Hardy Bowen Lawyers 235.48 1.4 2  
  Subtotal with Legal Advisor 13,363.40 79.6 118  
  Subtotal without Legal Advisor 3,429.29 20.4 282  
  Industry Total 16,792.69 100.0 400  
           
           
Source: Thomson Financial Date: 2013-05-21 08:15:56 EDT