Advising on merger and acquisition (M&A) deals is a significant business segment among the world's leading law firms, such as Kirkland & Ellis and Sullivan & Cromwell. In 2022, Simpson Thacher & Bertlett LLP was the largest legal advisor to merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the United States. The total value of deals the law firm advised on reached nearly 400 billion U.S. dollars in that period, followed by Sullivan & Cromwell LLP with 356 billion U.S. dollars.
Leading legal advisors to merger and acquisition deals in the United States in 2022, by deal value (in billion U.S. dollars)
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- Premium Statistic Value of M&A deals globally 1985-2023
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- Premium Statistic Value of M&A transactions globally 2015-2022, by target country
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Top M&A advisors
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FactSet. (January 19, 2023). Leading legal advisors to merger and acquisition deals in the United States in 2022, by deal value (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274814/leading-us-legal-advisors-by-value-of-munda-deals/
FactSet. "Leading legal advisors to merger and acquisition deals in the United States in 2022, by deal value (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274814/leading-us-legal-advisors-by-value-of-munda-deals/
FactSet. (2023). Leading legal advisors to merger and acquisition deals in the United States in 2022, by deal value (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274814/leading-us-legal-advisors-by-value-of-munda-deals/
FactSet. "Leading Legal Advisors to Merger and Acquisition Deals in The United States in 2022, by Deal Value (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274814/leading-us-legal-advisors-by-value-of-munda-deals/
FactSet, Leading legal advisors to merger and acquisition deals in the United States in 2022, by deal value (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274814/leading-us-legal-advisors-by-value-of-munda-deals/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Leading legal advisors to merger and acquisition deals in the United States in 2022, by deal value (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], FactSet, January 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274814/leading-us-legal-advisors-by-value-of-munda-deals/