Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Fasken Martineau DuMoulin have topped the legal advisers’ ranking for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the metals and mining sector in H1 2024 in terms of value and volume, according to GlobalData’s latest legal advisers league table.
The analysis of the database of GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company and the parent of Mining Technology, has revealed Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison securing the top spot by value, advising on deals valued at $7.3bn.
Gleiss Lutz Hootz Hirsch and Hengeler Mueller took joint second position in value ranking, with each advising on $3.8bn worth of transactions.
Herbert Smith Freehills and Davis Polk & Wardwell followed with $2.4bn and $2.2bn in advised deals respectively.
In terms of deal volume, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin led by advising on a total of 11 deals.
McCarthy Tetrault took the second place in volume ranking with eight deals. Cassels Brock & Blackwell offered legal advice on six deals, Bennett Jones on five, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison on four.
GlobalData lead analyst Aurojyoti Bose stated: “Fasken Martineau DuMoulin was the only adviser with double-digit deal volume in H1 2024. Interestingly, it was also the top adviser by volume in H1 2023.
“Meanwhile, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison saw its ranking by value improve from the ninth position in H1 2023 to the top spot in H1 2024.”
GlobalData’s league tables are based on the real-time tracking of thousands of company websites, advisory firm websites and other reliable sources available on the secondary domain. A dedicated team of analysts monitors all these sources to gather in-depth details for each deal, including adviser names.
To ensure further robustness to the data, the company also seeks submissions of deals from leading advisers.
