Top M&A legal advisers in automotive revealed for H1 2025
A&O Shearman has emerged as the top legal adviser for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) by deal value in the automotive sector for the first half (H1) of 2025, while CMS and Kirkland & Ellis have taken the lead by deal volume, as per data and analytics firm GlobalData’s latest legal advisers league table.
A&O Shearman advised on automotive M&A deals worth $2.17bn, securing the top spot by value according to GlobalData’s Deals Database.
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CMS and Kirkland & Ellis, each advising on four deals, have co-led the automotive sector in terms of volume.
GlobalData lead analyst Aurojyoti Bose said: “Kirkland & Ellis was the top adviser by volume in H1 2024 and retained the top spot by this metric in H1 2025 as well. Meanwhile, CMS registered an improvement in its ranking by volume from the third position in H1 2024 to the top position in H1 2025.
“Meanwhile, A&O Shearman’s ranking by value jumped from eighth position in H1 2024 to the top position in H1 2025 as there was more than a four-fold jump in the total value of deals advised by it during the period.
“This jump in value was driven by its involvement in $1.4bn deal for the acquisition of Dowlais by American Axle & Manufacturing. Apart from leading by value, A&O Shearman also held the fifth position by volume in H1 2025.”
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By GlobalDataCravath Swaine & Moore, Norton Rose Fulbright, and Slaughter and May shared the second spot by value, each advising on a $1.4bn worth deal.
Following closely, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton advised on a deal valued at $735m, showcasing their ability to handle significant transactions within the industry.
In terms of volume, AZB & Partners and Baker McKenzie were tied for the third position, each firm advising on three deals. They were followed by A&O Shearman advising on two deals.
GlobalData’s league tables are based on the real-time tracking of thousands of company websites, advisory firm websites and other reliable sources available on the secondary domain. A dedicated team of analysts monitors all these sources to gather in-depth details for each deal, including adviser names.
To ensure further robustness to the data, the company also seeks submissions of deals from leading advisers.
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