NEW YORK, January 23, 2014: Morgan Lewis continued to rank in the top 10 in multiple merger and acquisition categories for 2013, according to a number of industry league tables. Bloomberg, Mergermarket, Thomson Reuters, and Thomson Reuters’ Buyouts included the firm in several of its top 10 lists for both the value and the number of deals closed last year. Some of the firm’s notable rankings on these tables include:
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Ranked fourth, U.S. announced legal advisors, based on value for retail (excluding equity carveouts, withdrawn deals, and open market repurchase) at $6.295 billion, Buyouts
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Ranked sixth, U.S. announced deals up to $500 million based on transaction volume with 97 deals, Bloomberg
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Ranked sixth, U.S. announced deals up to $250 million based on transaction volume with 93 deals, Bloomberg
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Ranked ninth, U.S. announced adviser rankings based on number of transactions with undisclosed and disclosed values up to and including $2 billion (excluding equity carveouts, withdrawn deals and open market repurchases) with 72 deals, Buyouts
Ranked eighth, U.S. target mid-market rankings, based on number of transactions with undisclosed values and values up to $500 million with 73 deals, Thomson Reuters