Skadden Leads in First Quarter M&A Work As Uncertainty Looms

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom advised on the largest volume of global M&A deals as principal in the first quarter of 2020, as the markets faced virus-related uncertainty, and M&A activity overall dropped 31.5% compared to Q1 of last year.

According to the newly released Global M&A league tables from Bloomberg, Skadden led the way working as principal adviser on deals worth a total of $80.5 billion by volume. Freshfields was a close second, working as lead advisor in deals worth $77.2 billion. Latham & Watkins clocked in at third, advising as the principal firm in deals worth $69.8 ...