GlobalData has announced the latest Legal and Financial Adviser League Tables, based on the total value and volume of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals they advised on in South & Central America in H1 2023.
Legal Advisers
Baker McKenzie and Bronstein, Zilberberg, Chueiri & Potenza Advogados top M&A legal advisers by value, volume in South & Central America during H1 2023
Baker McKenzie and Bronstein, Zilberberg, Chueiri & Potenza Advogados were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in South & Central America region for the first half (H1) of 2023 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest Legal Advisers League Table by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that Baker McKenzie achieved its leading position in terms of value by advising on $2.8 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Bronstein, Zilberberg, Chueiri & Potenza Advogados led in terms of volume by advising on a total of 18 deals.
Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Bronstein, Zilberberg, Chueiri & Potenza Advogados was the clear winner in the terms of volume. It was the only adviser with double-digit deal volume in H1 2023. In fact, it fell short of only two deals from touching 20 deals volume mark.
“However, Bronstein, Zilberberg, Chueiri & Potenza Advogados lagged in terms of value. Meanwhile, Baker McKenzie topped the chart by value despite advising on less number of deals. The involvement in big-ticket deals helped Baker McKenzie top the chart by value. The average size of deals advised by Baker McKenzie in H1 2023 was $472.6 million, whereas it stood at $9.7 million for Bronstein, Zilberberg, Chueiri & Potenza Advogados.”
Davis Polk & Wardwell occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $2.5 billion worth of deals, followed by Pinheiro Neto Advogados with $917 million, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton with $775 million, and Pinheiro Guimaraes with $749 million.
Meanwhile, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice occupied the second position in terms of volume with seven deals, followed by FM/Derraik Advogados with seven deals, Baker McKenzie with six deals, and Pinheiro Neto Advogados with six deals.
Financial Advisers
UBS top M&A financial adviser by volume in South & Central America in H1 2023, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley top chart by value
UBS was the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial adviser in South & Central America region during the first half (H1) of 2023 by volume while Bank of America and Morgan Stanley jointly held the top position by value, according to the latest Financial Advisers League Table by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that UBS led in terms of volume by advising on a total of eight deals. Meanwhile, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley achieved the leading position in terms of value by advising on $2.5 billion worth of deals each.
Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Both Bank of America and Morgan Stanley registered growth in deal value that helped them improve their rankings by value in H1 2023 over H1 2022. Bank of America witnessed 553.5% growth in total deal value and went ahead from occupying the 12th position by value in H1 2022 to top the chart by this metric in H1 2023.
“Similarly, Morgan Stanley registered 15.7% growth in total deal value and went ahead from occupying the seventh position by value in H1 2022 to top the chart by this metric in H1 2023. Meanwhile, UBS, which lead by volume, fell short of only two deals from touching double-digit deals volume.”
ARC Group Limited occupied the third position in terms of value, by advising on $250 million worth of deals, followed by United Overseas Bank with $170 million and UBS with $94 million.
Meanwhile, 44 Capital Financas Corporativas occupied the second position in terms of volume with four deals, followed by Pipeline Capital Tech with two deals, IGC Partners with two deals and Clairfield International with two deals.
