Merger Market Q3 2014 Report: Amarchand tops Indian M&A tables in deal value, deal count; AZB comes in 2nd in deal count

Merger Market has released its report on Global & Regional M&A activities for the third quarter of 2014. Amarchand Mangaldas is the only Indian firm to feature in the Asia-Pacific (ex Japan) table in terms of deal count, coming in at number 19 with 29 deals.

The firm also finds a place in the Japan deal value table, at 15^th with a value of $ 4.2 billion and in the Africa and Middle-East deal count table at 20^th, with 6 deals. AZB Partners and Amarchand have also featured in the private equity buyout tables by deal count, at 6^th position and 7^th position respectively.

Indian M&A Tables

Amarchand topped both the deal value and deal count M&A tables for India, with a value of $ 9.9 billion from 29 deals, showing an increase of 1.7% from the previous quarter. AZB is second in the deal count table, with a value of $4.1 billion from 28 deals.

By Value

Luthra & Luthra has surged up to third place with a value of $4.9 billion from 11 deals, followed by S&R Associates at 4^th with a value of $ 4.8 billion from 4 deals. AZB and PH Bathiya & Associates take up the 7^th and 8^th spots with values of $4.1 billion and $3.9 billion respectively.

Some of the international law firms that make up the top ten include Davis Polk and Wardwell, White & Case, Shearman & Sterling, and Sullivan & Cromwell.

The other Indian law firms in the table are Crawford Bayley & Co. at joint 9^th with a value of $3.9 billion, Platinum Partners at joint 12^th with a value of $3.1 billion, Trilegal at 14^th with a value of $1.6 billion and Khaitan & Co. at 15^th with a value of $1.3 billion.

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By Deal Count

Desai & Dewanji is at 3^rd spot with 19 deals, followed by Khaitan & Co. at 4^th with 18, Trilegal at 5^th with 13, Luthra & Luthra and J Sagar Associates at 6^th and 7^th with 11 deals each, DSK Legal at 8^th with 9 deals and PH Bathiya & Associates at 9^th with 7 deals.

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