Titke Top 20 M&A financial and legal advisers in North America
Centerview Partners and Houlihan Lokey were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in North America for Q1 2023 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest financial advisers league table by GlobalData, which ranks financial advisers by the value and volume of M&A deals on which they advised.
Based on its Financial Deals Database, the leading data and analytics company reveals that Centerview Partners achieved its leading position in terms of value by advising on $71.7 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Houlihan Lokey led in volume terms by advising on a total of 30 deals.
Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Centerview Partners registered close to a four-fold jump in deal value in Q1 2023 compared to Q1 2022, despite experiencing a drop in deals volume. Resultantly, it went ahead from occupying the 17th position by value in Q1 2022 to top the chart by this metric in Q1 2023.
“Meanwhile, Houlihan Lokey, despite experiencing a significant drop in deals volume in Q1 2023 compared to Q1 2022, managed to retain its leadership position by this metric.”
An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that Goldman Sachs occupied the second position in terms of value by advising on $60.7 billion worth of deals, followed by Guggenheim Partners with $59 billion, MTS Securities with $43.6 billion, and Bank of America with $42.9 billion.
Goldman Sachs also occupied the second position in terms of volume with 29 deals, followed by JP Morgan with 24 deals, Piper Sandler with 24 deals, and Bank of America with 21 deals.
Legal Advisers
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Kirkland & Ellis top M&A legal advisers in North America in Q1 2023
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Kirkland & Ellis were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the North American region for Q1 2023 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest legal advisers league table by GlobalData, which ranks legal advisers by the value and volume of M&A deals on which they advised.
Based on its Financial Deals Database, the leading data and analytics company reveals that Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz achieved its leading position in terms of value by advising on $72.3 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Kirkland & Ellis led in volume terms by advising on a total of 107 deals. It also occupied the fifth position by value in Q1 2023, as it managed to advise on 16 billion-dollar deals* during the quarter, which also included one mega deal valued more than $10 billion.
Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Kirkland & Ellis was also the top adviser by volume in Q1 2022 and managed to retain its leadership position by this metric in Q1 2023 as well, despite registering a significant drop in deals volume. Interestingly, it was the only firm to advise on more than 100 deals during Q1 2023, outpacing its peers by a significant margin.
“Meanwhile, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, despite not featuring among the top 10 advisers by volume, managed to top the chart by value. Involvement in the Pfizer-Seagen M&A deal worth $43 billion primarily helped Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to occupy the top position by value in Q1 2023.”
An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom occupied the second position in terms of value by advising on $69.8 billion worth of deals, followed by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld with $57 billion, Goodwin Procter with $53.8 billion, and Kirkland & Ellis with $51.3 billion.
Meanwhile, Latham & Watkins occupied the second position in terms of volume with 51 deals, followed by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin with 49 deals, Jones Day with 43 deals, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati with 39 deals.
