Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and TriLegal were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the Asia-Pacific 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 reveals that Simpson Thacher & Bartlett achieved its leading position in terms of value by advising on $29.5 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, TriLegal led in terms of volume by advising on a total of 73 deals.
Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Simpson Thacher & Bartlett registered a massive jump in the total value of deals advised by it during 2024 compared to 2023. Resultantly, its ranking by value took a major leap from 50th position in 2023 to the top position in 2024. Around half of the deals advised by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett during 2024 were billion-dollar deals and the involvement in these high-value transactions helped register jump in the total value of deals advised as well as its ranking by this metric.
“Meanwhile, TriLegal also registered improvement in the total number of deals advised by it during 2024 compared to 2023. It went ahead from occupying the third position by volume in 2023 to top the chart by this metric in 2024.”
Linklaters occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $17.9 billion worth of deals, followed by Nishimura & Asahi with $13.4 billion, King & Wood Mallesons with $12.9 billion and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer with $12.8 billion.
Meanwhile, AZB & Partners occupied the second position in terms of volume with 49 deals, followed by Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas with 39 deals, Khaitan & Co with 24 deals and Allen & Overy with 23 deals.
*≥ $1 billion
