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M&A legal advisers: completed deals

H2 2025 · M&A completed · 106 deals · A$59bn disclosed

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M&A legal advisers: completed deals, H2 2025, ranked by number of deals
1 Allens A$8.3bn · 14.2% share
2 Clayton Utz A$1.5bn · 11.3% share
3 Corrs Chambers Westgarth A$7.3bn · 10.4% share
4 Gilbert + Tobin A$21bn · 9.4% share
4 Hamilton Locke A$661m · 9.4% share
6 Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer A$9.6bn · 7.5% share
7 Ashurst Perkins Coie A$20bn · 5.7% share
7 HWLE Lawyers A$604m · 5.7% share
9 Clifford Chance A$3.9bn · 4.7% share
9 MinterEllison A$3.1bn · 4.7% share
11 Thomsons A$209m · 3.8% share
11 Arnold Bloch Leibler A$140m · 3.8% share
11 Johnson Winter Slattery 3.8% share
11 Maddocks 3.8% share
11 Piper Alderman 3.8% share
16 Mallesons A$14bn · 2.8% share
16 McCullough Robertson A$300m · 2.8% share
16 Hall & Wilcox A$260m · 2.8% share
16 DLA Piper A$252m · 2.8% share
16 K&L Gates A$229m · 2.8% share
16 Baker McKenzie 2.8% share
16 Jones Day 2.8% share
23 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom A$16bn · 1.9% share
23 Allion Partners A$2.4bn · 1.9% share
23 Stikeman Elliott A$2.2bn · 1.9% share
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Share of the table, H2 2025
M&A legal advisers: completed deals, H2 2025: share of the tableAllens14.2%Clayton Utz11.3%Corrs Chambers Westgarth10.4%Gilbert + Tobin9.4%Hamilton Locke9.4%Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer7.5%Ashurst Perkins Coie5.7%HWLE Lawyers5.7%Clifford Chance4.7%MinterEllison4.7%

Top ten by number of deals.

Rank by year
M&A legal advisers: completed deals: rank by year#1#3#5#7#9#11#13#15#17#19#2020252026 YTDAllens: #3 in 2025Allens: #2 in 2026 YTD#2 AllensClayton Utz: #16 in 2025Clayton Utz: #4 in 2026 YTD#4 Clayton UtzCorrs Chambers Westgarth: #9 in 2025Corrs Chambers Westgarth: #9 in 2026 YTD#9 Corrs Chambers WestgarthGilbert + Tobin: #1 in 2025Gilbert + Tobin: #13 in 2026 YTD#13 Gilbert + TobinHamilton Locke: #17 in 2026 YTD#17 Hamilton LockeHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer: #8 in 2025Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: #3 in 2026 YTD#3 Herbert Smith Freehills KramerAshurst Perkins Coie: #2 in 2025Ashurst Perkins Coie: #1 in 2026 YTD#1 Ashurst Perkins Coie#61 HWLE Lawyers

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62 deals have no disclosed value. Methodology

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Covers deals in Australia only for now. New Zealand is in progress; the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Singapore, China and India are planned. Values are in Australian dollars.