Cleary Gottlieb Leads in M&A League Table Rankings for Full Year 2023

January 16, 2024

Cleary Gottlieb ranked among the top five law firms for M&A in multiple regions in the 2023 league tables recently released by Bloomberg, Mergermarket, and Refinitiv.

Cleary’s complete list of top five global M&A rankings include:

  • No. 1 for France M&A (By Value) – Mergermarket
  • No. 1 for Any French Involvement Announced M&A (By Value) – Refinitiv
  • No. 1 for Any Sub-Saharan Involvement Announced M&A (By Value) – Refinitiv Emerging Markets
  • No. 1 for Any South African Involvement Announced M&A (By Value) – Refinitiv Emerging Markets
  • No. 2 for Cross Border Announced M&A (By Value) – Bloomberg
  • No. 3 for Any Latin American Involvement Announced M&A (By Value) – Refinitiv Emerging Markets
  • No. 3 for Any French Involvement Completed M&A (By Value) – Refinitiv
  • No. 4 for Any Benelux Involvement Announced M&A (By Value) – Refinitiv
  • No. 4 for Benelux M&A (By Value) – Mergermarket
  • No. 4 for Middle East and Africa M&A (By Value) – Mergermarket
  • No. 4 for Europe Announced M&A (By Value) – Bloomberg
  • No. 4 for Europe Announced Deals - Principals M&A (By Value) – Bloomberg
  • No. 4 for Any Brazilian Involvement Announced M&A (By Value) – Refinitiv Emerging Markets
  • No. 4 for Any Latin American Involvement Completed M&A (By Value) – Refinitiv Emerging Markets
  • No. 5 for Any Middle East and North Africa Involvement Announced M&A (By Value) – Refinitiv Emerging Markets
  • No. 5 for India Announced M&A (By Value) – Bloomberg
  • No. 5 for UK Announced M&A (By Value) – Bloomberg
  • No. 5 for Global Principal Advisors Completed M&A (By Value) – Refinitiv
  • No. 5 for Any Italian Involvement Completed M&A (By Value) – Refinitiv

Bloomberg, Mergermarket, and Refinitiv’s league tables cover the top-performing legal advisors around the world and include details on a broad array of deal types across global regions and industry sectors, including capital markets transactions, M&A, divestitures, spin-offs, and joint ventures.

To learn more about Cleary’s global M&A practice, click here.