Vinson & Elkins was the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal adviser in the oil and Gas sector in 2022 by value as well as volume, according to the latest legal advisers league table by GlobalData.

 

Vinson & Elkins achieved this position by advising on 44 deals worth $39.5 billion.

 

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Vinson & Elkins, which occupied the top position by both value and volume in 2021, also managed to retain its leadership in 2022 as well. However, the competition for the top position was tough in 2022. Kirkland & Ellis was just shy of two deals and a little more than $2 billion to occupy the top spot by volume and value, respectively.”

 

GlobalData’s financial deals database reveals that Kirkland & Ellis occupied the second position by value as well as volume by advising on 42 deals worth $37 billion.

 

Bose adds: “Interestingly, the top five positions by value as well as volume in 2022 were occupied by the same set of advisers.”

 

Latham & Watkins, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Baker Botts occupied the third, fourth and fifth positions in terms of both value and volume by advising on 29 deals worth $32.2 billion, 18 deals worth $18.4 billion, and 18 deals worth $15.4 billion, respectively.--OGN