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Recognition

Latham Leads M&A and Private Equity Dealmaking Globally in 2024

January 27, 2025

Bloomberg, LSEG, Mergermarket, Law360

Firm earned more than 100 #1 rankings across global, regional, and industry M&A and PE league tables and secured numerous awards and accolades for high-profile work.

Latham & Watkins’ global Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice earned more than 100 #1 rankings across year-end 2024 M&A and private equity league tables from Bloomberg, Mergermarket, and London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), reflecting the firm’s market leadership on large-cap and middle-market transactions globally and throughout the US, Europe, and Asia. The #1 rankings include countless industries spanning aerospace, automotive, energy and infrastructure, hospitality, industrials, media and entertainment, oil and gas, power, metals and mining, retail and consumer products, technology, telecommunications, and semiconductors.

Notably, the firm won both M&A Group of the Year and Private Equity Group of the Year from Law360 and, according to Bloomberg Law, advised on the most significant private equity deals of 2024 of any law firm.

Highlights of Latham’s #1 league table rankings for 2024 are:

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#1 Global Cross-Border Announced M&A by Deal Count – Bloomberg
#1 Global PE Buyers Cross-Border M&A by Deal Count – Bloomberg
#1 Global Announced M&A (Up to US$10B) by Deal Value – LSEG
#1 Global Mid-Market (US$100M – US$1B) Private Equity M&A by Deal Value & Count – Bloomberg
#1 European Private Equity by Deal Value – Bloomberg
#1 Asia-Pacific Announced M&A by Deal Value – LSEG

Industries

Aerospace

#1 Global Aerospace M&A by Deal Count – LSEG
#1 Global Aerospace PE by Deal Count – LSEG

Energy & Infrastructure

#1 Global Electric Utilities M&A by Deal Value – Bloomberg
#1 Global Energy M&A by Deal Value & Count – Mergermarket
#1 Global Energy PE by Deal Value & Count – Mergermarket
#1 Global Energy Cross-Border M&A by Value – Mergermarket
#1 Global Power M&A by Deal Count – LSEG
#1 Global Power PE by Deal Value & Count – LSEG
#1 Global Oil & Gas Cross-Border M&A Combined Legal Advisor by Deal Value & Count – LSEG
#1 Global Telecommunications M&A by Deal Count – Bloomberg

Hospitality, Gaming, & Leisure

#1 Global Hospitality, Gaming & Leisure M&A by Deal Count – LSEG
#1 Global Hospitality, Gaming & Leisure PE by Deal Count – LSEG

Industrials

#1 Global Industrials PE by Deal Value – LSEG

Information Technology

#1 Global Information Technology M&A by Deal Value – LSEG

Internet Digital Media

#1 Global Internet Digital Media M&A by Deal Count – LSEG
#1 Global Internet Digital Media PE by Deal Count – LSEG

Media & Entertainment

#1 Global Media & Entertainment PE by Deal Count – LSEG

Metals & Mining

#1 Global Metals & Mining PE by Deal Count – LSEG

Retail

#1 Global Retail M&A by Deal Value – LSEG
#1 Global Retail PE by Deal Value – LSEG

Semiconductors

#1 Global Semiconductors M&A by Deal Value – LSEG