Magic Circle Duo Lead 2020 Asia Pacific M&A League Tables
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Clifford Chance both advised on a $49 billion reorganization deal of China's state-owned oil and gas sector.
January 13, 2021 at 07:19 PM
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Clifford Chance were the top legal advisors for mergers and acquisitions across the Asia Pacific in 2020, according to data compiled by Mergermarket.
The U.S. firms Sullivan & Cromwell and Davis Polk & Wardwell were third and fourth, respectively, in advising M&As with the highest value in the Asia Pacific excluding Japan, while China's Fangda Partners made the top five as the only Asian firm. King & Wood Mallesons, which had held the annual top spot for four consecutive years since 2016, ranked a mere 15th.
Overall, the Asia Pacific excluding Japan saw $752.7 billion in M&A volume last year, up 26% from 2019 despite the pandemic disruptions. In Japan, where deals were counted separately by Mergermarket, M&A activity reached $109.1 billion, up a whopping 61% year-on-year and the highest amount since at least 2007.
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- Morrison & Foerster LLP
- White & Case
- Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
- Linklaters
- Clifford Chance
- Guantao Law Firm
- Davis Polk & Wardwell
- Nishimura & Asahi
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
- Fangda Partners
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