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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Cuatrecasas, Jones Day have emerged as the leading mergers and acquisitions (M&As) legal advisers in the retail sector by value and volume in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024, according to leading data and analytics company GlobalData’s latest league table. 

GlobalData is the parent of Retail Insight Network, ranked advisers by the value and volume of M&A deals on which they advised.   

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According to its financial deals database, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld topped the chart in terms of value, advising on deals worth $1.3bn during the period. 

In terms of volume, Cuatrecasas and Jones Day jointly occupied the top spot by advising three deals each. 

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $1bn worth of deals. 

They were followed by Milbank with $1bn, and Vinson & Elkins and White & Case with $950m and $622.6m, respectively. 

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In terms of deal volume, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld ranked third, followed by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison with two deals and White & Case with two deals. 

GlobalData lead analyst Aurojyoti Bose said: “Jones Day showcased improvement in its ranking by volume from the third position in Q1 2023 to the top position in Q1 2024. Meanwhile, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld was the only adviser to surpass $1bn in total deal value during Q1 2024.” 

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 further ensure the robustness to the data, the company also seeks submissions of deals  from leading advisers.