Recognition
Latham Ranks #1 M&A and Private Equity Law Firm Globally in H1 2025 League Tables
July 11, 2025
Bloomberg, LSEG, Mergermarket, Dealogic
Firm’s M&A and Private Equity Practice earned top rankings across global, regional, and industry league tables, highlighting market leadership on the range of sophisticated transactions.
Latham & Watkins’ Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice advised on the highest dollar value and largest number of global M&A deals and the largest number of global private equity M&A deals of any law firm during the first half of 2025, according to M&A and private equity league tables by Bloomberg, Dealogic, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), and Mergermarket.
The firm’s numerous #1 rankings reflect Latham’s market leadership on large-cap and middle-market transactions globally and across geographies and industry sectors.
GLOBAL RANKINGS
- #1 Global M&A by Deal Value & Count — Bloomberg
- #1 Global Private Equity M&A by Deal Count — Bloomberg
- #1 Global Principal Advisors Completed M&A by Deal Value — LSEG
- #1 Cross-Border M&A by Deal Value & Count — Bloomberg
- #1 Global PE Acquirers Cross-Border M&A by Deal Value & Count — Bloomberg
- #1 Global Mid-Market Private Equity M&A by Deal Value & Count ($100m-$1b) — Bloomberg
- #1 Global Exits by Deal Value — Mergermarket
REGIONAL RANKINGS
- #1 Americas M&A by Deal Value — Dealogic and Mergermarket
- #1 US M&A by Deal Value — Bloomberg and Mergermarket
- #1 US Public M&A by Deal Count — Mergermarket
- #1 US Mid-Market Private Equity M&A by Deal Value & Count (US$100m-US$1b) — Bloomberg
- #1 US Exits by Deal Value — Mergermarket
- #1 LatAm M&A by Deal Value (International Firms) — Dealogic
- #1 Europe M&A by Deal Count — Bloomberg
- #1 UK M&A by Deal Value and Count — Mergermarket
- #1 Asia Pacific Private Equity M&A by Deal Count — Bloomberg
- #1 South East Asia M&A by Deal Value & Count — Bloomberg
INDUSTRY RANKINGS (all LSEG)
- Aerospace:
- #1 Global Aerospace M&A by Deal Count*
- Automotive:
- #1 US Automotive M&A by Deal Value & Count
- #1 Global and US Automotive PE by Deal Value & Count
- Cleantech:
- #1 US Cleantech M&A by Deal Count
- #1 Global and US Cleantech PE by Deal Count*
- Communications:
- #1 Global Communications M&A by Deal Value & Count
- Hospitality, Gaming, and Leisure:
- #1 Global and US Hospitality, Gaming and Leisure M&A by Deal Count
- #1 Global and US Hospitality, Gaming and Leisure PE by Deal Count*
- Industrials:
- #1 Global Industrials M&A by Deal Value & Count
- #1 US Industrials M&A by Deal Value
- Internet, Digital, Media:
- #1 Global Internet, Digital, Media M&A by Deal Count
- #1 Global and US Internet, Digital, Media PE by Deal Count*
- Media & Entertainment:
- #1 Global and US Media M&A by Deal Count
- #1 Global and US Media PE by Deal Count
- Power:
- #1 Global and US Power M&A by Deal Count
- #1 Global and US Power PE by Deal Count
- Retail:
- #1 Global and US Retail M&A by Deal Value & Count
- #1 Global and US Retail PE by Deal Count