Hogan Lovells and Kirkland & Ellis were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the construction sector in H1 2023 by value and volume, respectively, according to GlobalData’s latest league table.

The leading data and analytics company ranks advisers by the value and volume of M&A deals on which they advised.

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According to its financial deals database, Hogan Lovells achieved its leading position in terms of value by advising on $28.4bn worth of deals. Kirkland & Ellis led in terms of volume by advising on a total of 11 deals.

“Hogan Lovells registered 9.2% growth in total value of deals in H1 2023 compared to 2022,” said GlobalData lead analyst Aurojyoti Bose.

“Hogan Lovells went ahead from occupying the 10th position by value in H1 2022 to top the chart by this metric in H1 2023. It was also among the only two advisers with more than $25bn in total deal value in H1 2023.

“Meanwhile, Kirkland & Ellis was among the only two advisers with double-digit deal volume in H1 2023.”

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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan came second in terms of value, by advising on $27bn worth of deals, followed by Latham & Watkins with $18.5bn, Cravath Swaine & Moore with $17.2bn, and Morrison & Foerster with $16.4bn.

Runners-up in terms of volume were CMS with 11 deals, White & Case with eight deals, AZB & Partners with eight deals, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison with six deals.

GlobalData’s league tables are based on the real-time tracking of thousands of company websites, advisory firm websites and other reliable sources available on the secondary domain. A dedicated team of analysts monitors all these sources to gather in-depth details for each deal, including adviser names.

To ensure further robustness to the data, the company also seeks submissions of deals from leading advisers.