Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has led the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal adviser rankings in the South and Central America region for the first quarter of 2025, based on both value and volume metrics, according to the latest financial advisers league table published by data and analytics firm GlobalData.
An examination of GlobalData’s Deals Database indicates that Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom led the charts by advising on two transactions valued at a total of $1.7bn.
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GlobalData lead analyst Aurojyoti Bose said: “Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom recorded notable growth in both the volume and value of deals in Q1 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, leading to a significant improvement in its rankings.
“The firm jumped from 13th place by deal volume in Q1 2024 to claim the top position in Q1 2025. Similarly, its ranking by deal value also rose from seventh to first place over the same period.”
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton secured the second position in terms of value, having provided counsel on deals amounting to $1.2bn.
Following closely was Squire Patton Boggs, which advised on transactions worth $950m. Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs, Guerrero Olivos, and Valdes y Cia shared the fourth position, each advising on deals valued at $240m.
In terms of deal volume, Perez Alati, Grondona, Benites, Arntsen & Martinez de Hoz and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati jointly held the second position, with both firms advising on two transactions.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Squire Patton Boggs advised on one deal each.
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.
