Latham & Watkins and White & Case were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the Middle East & African region in 2024 by value and volume, respectively according to the latest legal advisers league table by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database revealed that Latham & Watkins achieved the leading position in terms of value by advising on $11.1 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, White & Case led in terms of volume by advising on a total of 14 deals.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Latham & Watkins surpassed $10 billion in total deal value in 2024. It registered more than a double-fold jump in the total value of deals advised by it in 2024 compared to 2023. Resultantly, it went ahead from occupying the third position by value in 2023 to top the chart by this metric in 2024. Apart from leading by value, it also occupied the seventh position by volume in 2024.

“Meanwhile, White & Case was the top adviser by volume in 2023 and managed to retain its leadership position by this metric in 2024 as well. It was among the only three advisers with double-digit deal volume during 2024.”

Allen & Overy occupied the second position in terms of value by advising on $9.2 billion worth of deals, followed by Blake Cassels & Graydon with $8.7 billion, whereas Bernitsas Law and Simmons & Simmons jointly occupied the fourth position with each of them advising on $2.4 billion worth of deals.

Meanwhile, Allen & Overy occupied the second position in terms of volume with 12 deals, followed by Webber Wentzel with 10 deals, ENSafrica with nine deals and DLA Piper with six deals.