Within the realm of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and Veirano Advogados have emerged as the highest authorized advisers within the South & Central American area for the primary three quarters (Q1-Q3)of 2025, in response to GlobalData, a knowledge and analytics agency.
As per GlobalData’s Monetary Offers Database evaluation, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom secured the foremost place based mostly on deal worth, having suggested on transactions totalling $9.9bn.
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Then again, Veirano Advogados claimed the highest spot in deal quantity, taking part in 11 offers.
GlobalData lead analyst Aurojyoti Bose stated: “Veirano Advogados was the one authorized adviser to hit double-digit deal quantity throughout Q1-Q3 2025. Because of this, the Brazil-based agency registered an enormous leap in its rating by quantity from the thirtieth place throughout Q1-Q3 2024 to the highest spot throughout Q1-Q3 2025.
“In the meantime, the full worth of offers suggested by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom registered greater than 4x year-on-year leap and subsequently its rating by this metric improved from the third place to the highest place. Three of the seven offers suggested by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom throughout Q1-Q3 2025 had been billion-dollar offers. The involvement in these big-ticket offers helped it lead the desk by worth.”
Shut on the heels of the chief in deal worth was Kirkland & Ellis, with its advisory function in offers amounting to $9bn. It was adopted by A&O Shearman with $7.8bn, Mayer Brown with $3.4bn, and Latham & Watkins with $3.2bn.
When it comes to quantity, Posse Herrera & Ruiz Abogados took the second place with involvement in eight offers. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom featured on this class with seven offers. Mayer Brown and Tauil & Chequer Advogados rounded out the record with 5 and 4 offers, respectively.
GlobalData’s league tables are based mostly on the real-time monitoring of 1000’s of firm web sites, advisory agency web sites and different dependable sources accessible on the secondary area. A devoted workforce of analysts displays all these sources to assemble in-depth particulars for every deal, together with adviser names.
To make sure additional robustness to the info, the corporate additionally seeks submissions of offers from main advisers.
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