M&A LEAGUE TABLES
Latin America Covid-19 woes see region's M&A activity plunge to lowest on record
Deal value in first six months of the year falls below previous record low in 2003, Mergermarket report shows
Corporate/commercial
M&A LEAGUE TABLES
Asia Pacific region least impacted by coronavirus-fuelled global M&A slowdown
Indian law firms dominate top echelons of Mergermarket's APAC M&A advisory league tables
M&A LEAGUE TABLES
Freshfields and DLA Piper top European H1 M&A tables for value and volume as deal activity plunges
Allen & Overy and Herbert Smith Freehills jump up rankings as Slaughter and May drops out of top 20
M&A LEAGUE TABLES
Covid-19 sees US M&A activity suffer bigger decline than during financial crisis
Wachtell Lipton and Kirkland & Ellis cling on to top league table positions despite slowdown
M&A LEAGUE TABLES
Global M&A slowest since financial crisis as deal appetite slumps amid Covid-19 pandemic
Latham & Watkins replaces Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz at top of global M&A advisory league table for first half of 2020
PRIVATE EQUITY
Sidley Austin promotes four European private equity specialists in response to loss of key duo
Chicago firm greets departure of Erik Dahl and Christian Iwasko by signalling faith in European quartet
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Trio of transatlantic private equity partners rejoin Hogan Lovells from Paul Hastings
Secondaries specialists make surprise return to former firm after high-profile 2019 defection
NEW LAW
Australian firm McCullough Robertson launches defence and national security business
McR Defence will be led by former Downer Group managing director Brett Sangster and deputy GC Evan Economo
PARTNER HIRE
Kirkland & Ellis hires Wachtell Lipton M&A partner in latest assault on Wall Street elite
Edward Lee joins Chicago giant after advising on 2019's two highest-value deals in rare partner loss for Wachtell
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Wachtell hires former Delaware chief justice and corporate governance campaigner Leo Strine
Proponent of boardroom reform calls for 'environmentally responsible, sustainable wealth creation'