Latham & Watkins has emerged as the top M&A legal adviser in the Middle East and Africa region for Q1 2022, by both deal value and volume, according to the latest Legal Advisers League Table by GlobalData. Based on its Financial Deals Database, the leading data and analytics company has revealed that Latham & Watkins gained its leading position by advising on seven deals worth $7.7 billion.

According to GlobalData’s report, ‘Global and Middle East & Africa M&A Report Legal Adviser League Tables Q1 2022’, a total of 293 M&A deals worth $24.8 billion were announced in the region during Q1 2022.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Latham & Watkins faced some competition in terms of volume, however, it surged ahead by value due to five of the seven deals it advised on being worth more than $100 million. Of these five deals, one deal was also valued more than $5 billion.”

An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals other high rankers by value included Fischer, with $5.4 billion worth of deals; followed by Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, with $5.4 billion; Allen & Overy, with $1.9 billion; and ENSafrica, with $1.9 billion. By volume, Allen & Overy occupied the second position, with six deals; followed by White & Case, with six deals; Erdinast, Ben Nathan, Toledano with six deals; and ENSafrica, with four deals.