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Big local law firms take spots in 2016 M&A activity tables

WongPartnership, Allen & Gledhill in top five by value of deals

Published Fri, Jan 13, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

TWO of Singapore's Big Four law firms emerged among the top legal advisors in South-east Asia by value of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals sealed in 2016.

A Mergermarket report, which projected an uncertain outlook in this arena in the year ahead, noted that WongPartnership retained its second spot from 2015. Allen & Gledhill, in pole position in the legal advisors' league table in 2015, slipped to fourth place last year.

WongPartnership had US$8.8 billion in deals done in 2016, 81.4 per cent less than in 2015. Allen & Gledhill clocked de…

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