Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Kirkland & Ellis were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the technology, media and telecom sector during the first half (H1) of 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 has revealed that Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom achieved its leading position in terms of value by advising on $96 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Kirkland & Ellis led in terms of volume by advising on a total of 74 deals.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Not only was Kirkland & Ellis the top adviser by volume in H1 2024, but it also outpaced its peers by a significant margin. Apart from leading by volume, Kirkland & Ellis also held the third position by value during H1 2024.

“Meanwhile, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom was also much ahead of its peers in terms of value and fell just shy of hitting the $100 billion mark in H1 2024. Apart from leading by value, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom also occupied the ninth position by volume in H1 2024.”

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $62.5 billion worth of deals, followed by Kirkland & Ellis with $48 billion, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton with $41.5 billion, and Goodwin Procter with $36.9 billion.

Meanwhile, CMS occupied the second position in terms of volume with 39 deals, followed by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett with 30 deals, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati with 29 deals, and Fenwick & West with 29 deals.