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2017 leaders in Australasian M&A revealed
Mergermarket has released its 2017 full year M&A legal advisers league table, revealing that one firm has come out on top in terms of number of deals and total deal value.
Emma Musgrave
Mergermarket has confirmed that Herbert Smith Freehills has taken out the top spot for number of deals and total deal value.
In terms of deal value, Allens claimed the number two spot, recording a deal value of $48.9 billion.
This was followed by King & Wood Mallesons with $43.4 billion, Clifford Chance with $28.6 billion and Debevoise & Plimpton with $27.8 billion.
In terms of total deals completed, Gilbert + Tobin nabbed second place, recording 66.
This was followed by MinterEllison with 61 deals, King & Wood Mallesons with 53 and Ashurst with 46.
Emma Musgrave
Emma Musgrave (née Ryan) is the managing editor, professional services at Momentum Media.
Emma has worked for Momentum Media since 2015, including five years spent as the editor of the company's legal brand - Lawyers Weekly. Throughout her time at Momentum, she has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest stories in corporate Australia. In addition, she has produced exclusive multimedia and event content related to the company's respective brands and audiences.
Prior to joining Momentum Media, Emma worked in breakfast radio, delivering news to the Central West region of NSW, before taking on a radio journalist role at Southern Cross Austereo, based in Townsville, North Queensland.
She holds a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) degree from Charles Sturt University.
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