Top M&A Financial and Legal Advisers in Oil & Gas Sector During Q1-Q3 2024

Citi and Jefferies were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial advisers in the oil & gas sector during Q1-Q3 2024 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest financial advisers league table by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database reveals that Citi achieved the top position in terms of value by advising on $53 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Jefferies led in terms of volume by advising on a total of 15 deals.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Both Citi and Jefferies registered improvement in the volume and value of deals advised by them, respectively, as well as their ranking during Q1-Q3 2024 compared to Q1-Q3 2023. Jefferies’ ranking by volume improved from 11th during Q1-Q3 2023 to the top position during Q1-Q3 2024. Meanwhile, Citi went ahead from occupying the eighth position by value during Q1-Q3 2023 to top the chart by this metric during Q1-Q3 2024.

“During Q1-Q3 2024, Citi advised on six billion-dollar deals* that also included two mega deals valued more than $10 billion. The involvement in these big-ticket deals helped Citi register a significant jump in terms of value.”

JP Morgan occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $48.9 billion worth of deals, followed by Goldman Sachs with $39.7 billion, Jefferies with $39.5 billion and Evercore with $38.3 billion.

Meanwhile, Evercore occupied the second position in terms of volume with 15 deals, followed by RBC Capital Markets with 12 deals, Barclays with 10 deals and Lazard with nine deals.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Kirkland & Ellis top M&A legal advisers in oil & gas sector during Q1-Q3 2024

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Kirkland & Ellis were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the oil & gas sector during Q1-Q3 2024 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest legal advisers league table by GlobalData, , a leading data and analytics company.

An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database reveals that Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz achieved the top position in terms of value by advising on $71.7 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Kirkland & Ellis led in terms of volume by advising on a total of 31 deals.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Interestingly, Kirkland & Ellis was the top adviser by both value and volume during Q1-Q3 2023. While it managed to retain the top position by volume during Q1-Q3 2024, it lost the top position in terms of value by a whisker to Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.

“The total value of deals advised by Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz increased by close to 10 times and resultantly it witnessed a massive jump in its ranking by value from 17th position during Q1-Q3 2023 to the top position during Q1-Q3 2023. During the review period, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz advised on six billion-dollar deals*, that also included two mega deals valued more than $10 billion. The involvement in these big-ticket deals helped Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz register a massive jump in terms of value.”

Kirkland & Ellis occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $70.3 billion worth of deals, followed by Vinson & Elkins with $59.2 billion, Latham & Watkins with $43.9 billion and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison with $35 billion.

Meanwhile, Vinson & Elkins occupied the second position in terms of volume with 22 deals, followed by Latham & Watkins with 21 deals, White & Case with 16 deals and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher with 14 deals.