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CMS tops tables for M&A deal activity in key European markets

10 January 2019

International law firm CMS has been confirmed as one of Europe’s most active law firms by deal volume, according to the latest M&A league tables published for 2018. CMS has secured the no 1 position by deal count in the following jurisdictions:

  • Europe (Bloomberg: Global M&A Market Review Legal Rankings 2018)
  • UK (Bloomberg: Global M&A Market Review Legal Rankings 2018; Thomson Reuters: Mergers and Acquisitions Review 2018)
  • CEE (Mergermarket: Global & Regional M&A Report 2018)
  • Poland (Mergermarket: Global & Regional M&A Report 2018)
  • DACH (Mergermarket: Global & Regional M&A Report 2018)
  • Germany (Bloomberg: Global M&A Market Review Legal Rankings 2018; Mergermarket: Global & Regional M&A Report 2018; Thomson Reuters: Mergers and Acquisitions Review 2018)

By deal value, CMS has also been ranked no 1 in the UK Mid-Market tables (Bloomberg Mid-Market M&A Report 2018), no 2 in Europe (Bloomberg M&A Rankings 2018), and no 4 in the UK (Thomson Reuters M&A Report 2018), among other standout results.

At a global level, CMS has moved up the tables and is now positioned at no 7 by deal count according to Mergermarket’s Global & Regional M&A Report 2018.