League Tables of Legal Advisers to Global M&A for Q1-Q4 2016

In mergermarket’s League Tables of Legal Advisers to Global M&A for Q1-Q4 2016, Kirkland ranked in the following categories:

#1 – U.S. M&A by deal count
#1 – Americas M&A by deal count
#1 – Global buyouts by deal count
#1 – Global buyouts by value
#1 – Global buyouts + exits by deal count
#1 – Global buyouts + exits by value
#1 – Global exits by deal count
#1 – Global exits by value
#1 – U.S. buyouts by deal count
#1 – U.S. buyouts by value
#1 – U.S. buyouts + exits by deal count
#1 – U.S. buyouts + exits by value
#1 – U.S. exits by deal count
#1 – U.S. exits by value
#1 – U.S. North East M&A by deal count
#1 – U.S. Mid-West M&A by deal count
#1 – U.S. South M&A by deal count
#1 – U.S. West M&A by deal count

Rankings are based on announced transactions (including lapsed and withdrawn deals) from January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016. Deals are included when the transaction value is greater than $5 million. Deals with undisclosed deal values are included where the target's turnover exceeds $10 million.