Kirkland & Ellis International has been ranked first for European M&A by deal value and first for European Buyouts by deal count in Q1 2018, according to the latest legal advisor league tables released by Bloomberg and Mergermarket, respectively.
Kirkland advised on 18 announced European deals with a value of USD37.5 billion to top the Bloomberg table, whilst Mergermarket listed the Firm as advising on eight European buyouts in a busy first quarter.
These rankings follow on from Kirkland’s first position for UK M&A by deal value in the Mergermarket full year 2017 tables, advising on 60 deals with a combined value of USD102 billion.
London private equity partner Matthew Elliott says: “The rankings reflect the continued hard work of our team and the success of our pan-European platform and its ability to execute complex cross-border transactions for our private equity and corporate clients. It is notable that we have topped the tables in Asia, Europe and the U.S., highlighting how Kirkland has now become a go-to firm for private equity sponsors and corporates on their M&A transactions globally.”
Jörg Kirchner, a private equity partner in the Munich office, says: “It’s great to have advised our sponsor clients this quarter on acquisitions across Germany, UK, Spain, the Netherlands and France. We expect deal activity to continue across Europe through 2018 with plenty of dry powder in the hands of private equity sponsors.”
