Monthly M&A Insider - Mergermarket

Mid-market league tables
Top 10 Mid-market financial advisers
– Australia
($10m to $250m)
YTD
31-Mar-2009
Value:
Volume:
House Value
($m)
Deal
count
1 Bank of America Merrill Lynch 369 2
2 JPMorgan 248 1
3 Lazard 218 2
4 Macquarie Group 192 3
5 Credit Suisse 154 2
6= Euroz Securities 121 1
6= Rand Merchant Bank 121 1
6= RBC Capital Markets 121 1
9 Grant Samuel 107 2
10 Deloitte 89 2
1 Macquarie Group 192 3
2 Bank of America Merrill Lynch 369 2
3 Lazard 218 2
4 Credit Suisse 154 2
5 Grant Samuel 107 2
6 Deloitte 89 2
7 Deutsche Bank 79 2
8 Rothschild 72 2
9 Royal Bank of Scotland Group 68 2
10 Lonergan Edwards & Associates 59 2
Source: mergermarket
The financial adviser league tables by value and volume have been run from 01 January
2009 to 31 March 2009 and exclude lapsed and withdrawn deals. The tables cover all
sectors and are based on the geography of either the target, bidder or seller being Australia
Top 10 Mid-market legal advisers
– Australia
($10m to $250m)
YTD
31-Mar-2009
Value:
Volume:
Australia
House Value
($m)
Deal
count
1 Hogan & Hartson 446 2
2 Blake Dawson 362 2
3 Mallesons Stephen Jaques 308 4
4= Corrs Chambers Westgarth 248 1
4= Cravath Swaine & Moore 248 1
4= Latham & Watkins 248 1
4= Proskauer Rose 248 1
4= Shearman & Sterling 248 1
9 Freehills 247 5
10 Baker & McKenzie 213 4
1 Freehills 247 5
2 Mallesons Stephen Jaques 308 4
3 Baker & McKenzie 213 4
4 Hogan & Hartson 446 2
5 Blake Dawson 362 2
6 Clayton Utz 192 2
7 McCullough Robertson 96 2
8 Middletons 79 2
9 Minter Ellison 52 2
10= Corrs Chambers Westgarth 248 1
10= Cravath Swaine & Moore 248 1
10= Latham & Watkins 248 1
10= Proskauer Rose 248 1
10= Shearman & Sterling 248 1
Source: mergermarket
The legal adviser league tables by value and volume have been run from 01 January
2009 to 31 March 2009 and include lapsed and withdrawn deals. The tables cover all
sectors and are based on the geography of either the target, bidder or seller being Australia
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