Latin America: Linklaters Leads Foreign M&A Advisors
Sullivan & Cromwell and Skadden lead completed M&As in 2013.
BY JOACHIM BAMRUD
UK-based Linklaters, US-based Sullivan & Cromwell and US-based Skadden led the way among foreign legal advisors in announced Latin American mergers and acquisitions last year, according to a Latinvex analysis of Thomson Reuters data for the top 25 legal M&A advisors in 2013 based on announced deals.
The ranking was topped by two Brazilian law firms – Souza, Cescon and Barbosa Mussnich. Combined the two accounted for 40.2 percent of the market share thanks to advising on the $15.7 billion merger of Portugal Telecom with Oi, Brazil’s ...
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Keywords: Baker & McKenzie, Barbosa Mussnich, Cleary Gottlieb, Cravath Swain, Greenberg Traurig, Herbert Smith Freehills, Houthoff Buruma, linklaters, Pinheiro Neto, Prieto y Cia, Shearman& Sterling, Simpson Thacher, Skadden, Souza Cescon, Sullivan & Cromwell, Tapia Linares Alfaro, Torys, Tozzini Freire, Vinsen & Elkins and Willkie Farr & Gallagher.
THE NUMBERS
Latin America's Top 25
Legal M&A Advisors (Announced Deals)
Brazil's Top 25 Legal M&A Advisors (Announced Deals)
Latin America’s Top 100
M&As (2013): The Ranking
Latin America's Top 100 M&As (2013): By Countries
Latin America's Top 25 Financial M&A Advisors (Announced Deals)