Mergermarket has released its M&A league tables for the first half of 2017. Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has topped the deal value table, with 16 deals valued at $16.7 billion. AZB & Partners has recorded the highest number of deals (32) for H1 2017.
The $12.7 billion Idea-Vodafone merger, which took place back in March, remains the highest value deal in the Asia-Pacific region thus far this year. That deal has helped a couple of Indian firms feature at the top of the league tables.
Deal Value
One of the firms involved in that deal, AZB, is in a close second place in the deal value tables, with 32 deals at $16.6 billion. S&R Associates, who acted for Vodafone, is third with 6 deals at $13.2 billion, followed by Vaish Associates – who appeared for the other side – with 3 deals at $12.9 billion.
The other two firms on the deal – Slaughter & May and Bharucha & Partners – are in fifth and sixth places, with 2 deals at $12.8 billion and 1 deal at $12.7 billion respectively.
The rest are far behind; Trilegal is in seventh with 16 deals at $2.8 billion, followed by Cyril Amarchand with 26 deals at $2.7 billion and Nishith Desai Associates with 8 deals at $1.9 billion. Desai & Diwanji and PDS Legal are the other Indian firms in the top 15.
The foreign firms include Drinker Biddle & Reath, Mayer Brown, Morrison & Foerster and Davis Polk & Wardwell.
| Rank | Firm | Deal Value ($ billion) | Deal Count |
| 1 | Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas | 16.7 | 16 |
| 2 | AZB & Partners | 16.6 | 32 |
| 3 | S&R Associates | 13.2 | 6 |
| 4 | Vaish Associates | 12.9 | 3 |
| 5 | Slaughter & May | 12.8 | 2 |
| 6 | Bharucha & Partners | 12.7 | 1 |
| 7 | Trilegal | 2.8 | 16 |
| 8 | Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas | 2.7 | 26 |
| 9 | Nishith Desai Associates | 1.9 | 8 |
| 10 | Drinker Biddle & Reath | 1.41 | 1 |
| 10 | Mayer Brown | 1.41 | 1 |
| 12 | Morrison & Foerster | 1.4 | 1 |
| 13 | Desai & Diwanji | 1.3 | 9 |
| 14 | PDS Legal | 1.08 | 6 |
| 15 | Davis Polk & Wardwell | 1.06 | 2 |
Deal Count
Cyril Amarchand has the second most deals after AZB, with 26. Khaitan & Co has 19 deals, followed by Shardul Amarchand and Trilegal with 16 each. JSA, DSK Legal, Desai & Diwanji, Nishith Desai Associates and HSA Advocates complete the top ten.
The other Indian firms with most deals include S&R, PDS Legal, Luthra & Luthra and Bathiya Legal.
| Rank | Firm | Deal Value ($ billion) | Deal Count |
| 1 | AZB & Partners | 16.6 | 32 |
| 2 | Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas | 2.7 | 26 |
| 3 | Khaitan & Co. | 0.8 | 19 |
| 4 | Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas | 16.7 | 16 |
| 5 | Trilegal | 2.8 | 16 |
| 6 | JSA | 0.6 | 14 |
| 7 | DSK Legal | 0.5 | 10 |
| 8 | Desai & Diwanji | 1.3 | 9 |
| 9 | Nishith Desai Associates | 1.9 | 8 |
| 10 | HSA Advocates | 0.4 | 7 |
| 11 | S&R Associates | 13.2 | 6 |
| 12 | PDS Legal | 1.08 | 6 |
| 13 | Luthra & Luthra | 0.4 | 6 |
| 14 | Goodwin Procter | 0.2 | 4 |
| 14 | Bathiya Legal | 0.04 | 4 |
International impact of Indian firms
The five Indian firms involved in the Vodafone-Idea deal find their way into the Asia-Pacific (ex. Japan) league table by value. AZB & Cyril Amarchand featured in the deal count table.
Private Equity Tables
Shardul Amarchand featured in the Asia-Pacific (buyouts+exits) Private Equity league table by deal value, with 4 deals at $1.8 billion. AZB, Khaitan, Cyril Amarchand and Trilegal all featured in the deal count table.