Recognition
Latham Led Surge in M&A and Private Equity Dealmaking Globally in 2025
January 16, 2026
Bloomberg, Dealogic, LSEG, Mergermarket
Latham advised on more than 760 M&A transactions globally with an aggregate deal value exceeding US$1.15 trillion.
Latham’s global M&A and Private Equity Practice led the market in 2025 across numerous M&A and private equity league tables in global, regional, and sector categories. These #1 rankings highlight the firm’s depth, scale, and ability to execute on market-defining public and private transactions across jurisdictions and industries.
Notably, Bloomberg Law spotlighted Latham for taking the “M&A crown” in a year marked by megadeals, highlighting that Latham advised on 59 more M&A deals than the next closest competitor.
Highlights of Latham’s #1 M&A and private equity league table rankings for 2025 include:
GLOBAL TRANSACTIONS
- #1 Global Announced M&A by Deal Value & Count – Bloomberg YE 2025
- #1 Global Private Equity M&A by Deal Count – Bloomberg YE 2025
- #1 Cross-Border Announced M&A by Deal Value & Count – Bloomberg YE 2025
- #1 Global Principal Advisors Completed M&A by Deal Value – LSEG YE 2025
- #1 Global Exits by Deal Value – Mergermarket YE 2025
- #1 Global Private Equity (US$100M-US$1B) by Deal Count – Bloomberg YE 2025
- #1 Global PE Buyers Cross-Border M&A by Deal Value & Count – Bloomberg YE 2025
REGIONAL TRANSACTIONS
- #1 US Exits by Deal Value – Mergermarket YE 2025
- #1 US Private Equity (US$100M-US$1B) by Deal Count – Bloomberg YE 2025
- #1 US Public Acquirer Cross-Border M&A by Deal Value & Count – Bloomberg YE 2025
- #1 US All Acquirer Cross-Border M&A by Deal Value & Count – Bloomberg YE 2025
- #1 Canada Announced M&A by Deal Value – Bloomberg YE 2025
- #1 Latin America M&A (International Firms) by Deal Value – Dealogic YE 2025
- #1 Europe Announced M&A by Deal Count – Bloomberg YE 2025
- #1 Europe Private Equity by Deal Value & Count – Bloomberg YE 2025
- #1 Europe Exits by Deal Count – Mergermarket YE 2025
- #1 Europe Private Equity (US$100M-US$1B) by Deal Count – Bloomberg YE 2025
- #1 United Kingdom Announced M&A by Deal Value & Count – Bloomberg YE 2025
- #1 France Announced M&A by Deal Value & Count – Bloomberg YE 2025
- #1 Any Nordic Involvement Announced M&A by Deal Value – LSEG YE 2025
- #1 Asia-Pacific ex-Japan Announced M&A by Deal Value – Bloomberg YE 2025
- #1 Asia-Pacific Private Equity Announced M&A by Deal Value & Count – Bloomberg YE 2025
- #1 Southeast Asia Announced M&A by Deal Value & Count – Bloomberg YE 2025
- #1 Europe, Middle East, and Africa M&A by Deal Value – Dealogic YE 2025
- #1 Any Middle East and North Africa Involvement M&A by Deal Value – LSEG YE 2025
- #1 Any Emerging Markets Involvement Announced M&A by Deal Value – LSEG YE 2025
INDUSTRY TRANSACTIONS (LSEG YE 2025)
- Aerospace
- #1 Global Aerospace M&A by Deal Count
- Automotive
- #1 US Automotive M&A by Deal Value & Count
- #1 Global Automotive PE by Deal Value & Count
- #1 US Automotive PE by Deal Value & Count
- Cleantech
- #1 US Cleantech M&A by Deal Count
- #1 Global Cleantech PE by Deal Count
- #1 US Cleantech PE by Deal Count
- Communications
- #1 Global Communications M&A by Deal Count
- Hospitality, Gaming, and Leisure
- #1 Global Hospitality, Gaming, and Leisure M&A by Deal Count
- #1 US Hospitality, Gaming, and Leisure M&A by Deal Count
- Information Technology
- #1 Global Information Technology M&A by Deal Value
- #1 US Information Technology M&A by Deal Value
- #1 Global Information Technology PE by Deal Value
- #1 US Information Technology PE by Deal Value
- Internet, Digital, and Media
- #1 Global Internet, Digital, and Media M&A by Deal Count
- #1 Global Internet, Digital, and Media PE by Deal Count
- Media and Entertainment
- #1 Global Media and Entertainment M&A by Deal Value & Count
- #1 US Media and Entertainment M&A by Deal Count
- #1 Global Media and Entertainment PE by Deal Count
- #1 US Media and Entertainment PE by Deal Count
- Metals
- #1 US Metals M&A by Deal Value
- Oil and Gas
- #1 Global Oil and Gas M&A by Deal Value
- Power
- #1 Global Power M&A by Deal Count
- #1 Global Power PE by Deal Count
- #1 US Power PE by Deal Count
- Real Estate
- #1 US Real Estate M&A by Deal Value
- #1 US Real Estate PE by Deal Value
- REITs
- #1 Global REITs PE by Deal Value
- #1 US REITs PE by Deal Value & Count
- Retail
- #1 Global Retail M&A by Deal Value & Count
- #1 US Retail M&A by Deal Count
- #1 Global Retail PE by Deal Value & Count