Advising on merger and acquisition (M&A) deals is a significant business segment among the world's leading law firms, such as Kirkland & Ellis and Latham & Watkins. In 2022, Kirkland & Ellis was the largest legal advisor to merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the United States. The number of deals they advised on amounted to 609 in that period, followed by Latham & Watkins with 428 deals.
Leading legal advisors to merger and acquisition deals in the United States in 2022, by number of deals
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Statistics on Mergers & acquisitions in the United States
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Share of M&A deal value globally 1991-2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Share of M&A deal volume globally 1991-2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Size of completed M&A deals in the Americas 2018-2020, by target region
- Premium Statistic Number of completed M&A deals in the Americas 2018-H1 2022, by target region
M&A activity
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- Premium Statistic Biggest M&A deals in the U.S. and Canada 2021
- Premium Statistic Value of M&A transactions in the U.S. 2006-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of M&A deals in the U.S. 2000-2022
- Premium Statistic Value of M&A deals in the U.S. 2021-2022, by deal value
- Basic Statistic Number of M&A deals in the U.S. 2020-2022, by deal value
Top M&A advisors
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- Premium Statistic Leading financial advisors to M&A deals in the U.S. 2022, by deal value
- Premium Statistic Leading financial advisors to M&A deals in the U.S. 2022, by deal volume
- Premium Statistic Leading legal advisors to M&A deals in the U.S. 2022, by deal value
- Premium Statistic Leading legal advisors to M&A deals in the U.S. 2022, by deal volume
Sector breakdown
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Drivers, obstacles and other factors influencing M&A
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- Premium Statistic Key industries expected to show more flair for creative deals in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Favored creative M&A deal structures in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Most important near-term M&A drivers in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Median time from initial equity funding to M&A in the U.S. 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Leading factors in achieving a successful M&A deal in the United States 2019
Further related statistics
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- Number of M&A deals advised by leading investment banks worldwide 2019-2022
- Value and number of bank M&A deals in the U.S. 2021
- Number of M&A deals in Eastern Europe 1995-2023
- Value of M&A deals globally 1985-2023
- Average value M&A deals worldwide 1985-2022
- Number of announced M&A deals Greater China 2012-2022
- Value of announced M&A deals Greater China 2012-2022
- Value and number of M&A investments in fintech in the Americas 2018-2022
- Biggest all-time M&A transactions in Europe as of 2023
- Leading legal advisors to M&A deals in the U.S. 2022, by deal value
- Largest banking M&A deals in the United States 2021, by deal value
- Volume of European M&A transactions 1985-2023
- Share of M&A deals in Central and Eastern Europe 2015-2022, by origin
- Value of domestic M&A deals in the U.S. 2022, by industry
- Value of M&A deals in Eastern Europe 1995-2023
- Average value of M&A deals worldwide 1991-2021, by region
- Leading financial advisors to M&As worldwide 2022, by number of transactions
- Biggest all-time M&A deals in Western Europe 2023
- Value of inbound strategic M&A deals in Greater China 2015-2022
- Number of inbound strategic M&A deals in Greater China 2015-2022
- Number of M&A deals in fintech APAC 2017-2022
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FactSet. (January 19, 2023). Leading legal advisors to merger and acquisition deals in the United States in 2022, by number of deals [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274822/leading-us-legal-advisors-by-munda-deal-volume/
FactSet. "Leading legal advisors to merger and acquisition deals in the United States in 2022, by number of deals." Chart. January 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274822/leading-us-legal-advisors-by-munda-deal-volume/
FactSet. (2023). Leading legal advisors to merger and acquisition deals in the United States in 2022, by number of deals. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274822/leading-us-legal-advisors-by-munda-deal-volume/
FactSet. "Leading Legal Advisors to Merger and Acquisition Deals in The United States in 2022, by Number of Deals." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274822/leading-us-legal-advisors-by-munda-deal-volume/
FactSet, Leading legal advisors to merger and acquisition deals in the United States in 2022, by number of deals Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274822/leading-us-legal-advisors-by-munda-deal-volume/ (last visited May 30, 2023)
Leading legal advisors to merger and acquisition deals in the United States in 2022, by number of deals [Graph], FactSet, January 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274822/leading-us-legal-advisors-by-munda-deal-volume/