Half-year M&A league tables (2009) have been published and CMS tops the charts in both Germany and Russia. CMS has also performed exceptionally well in other countries and regions by improving or retaining previous rankings. This is particularly impressive given the global financial crisis and the related downturn in M&A activity generally.
Chairman of the CMS Executive Committee and Managing Partner for CMS Hasche Sigle, Cornelius Brandi, sees the H1 rankings as “proof that CMS had a good six months in a volatile economic environment. In a market hit by huge slumps, the firm remains very busy. I am delighted that our highly qualified advice has again been reflected in the rankings."
M&A partner at CMS Hasche Sigle, Dr Thomas Meyding is "full of optimism as we head into the second half of the year. The committed cross-border teamwork of international specialists is delivering excellent results."
Below is a full listing of CMS mergermarket, Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters league table results
*All results half-year 2009
mergermarket: (compared against year-end 2008)
• 1st Germany, up from 2nd (Volume)
• 11th Germany, up from 39th (Value)
• 12th worldwide, up from 13th
• 6th European, remains the same
• 8th European (European Mid-Market M&A: Volume), down from 7th
• 8th European (European Mid-Market M&A: Value), down from 6th
• 7th Benelux, remains the same (Volume)
• 14th Benelux, up from 34th (Value)
• 3rd CEE, up from 11th (Volume)
• 9th CEE, up from 44th (Value)
• 7th Russia, up from 32nd (Volume)
• 9th Spain, remains the same (Value)
• 12th Spain, down from 11th (Volume)
Bloomberg: (compared against year-end 2008)
• 1st Russia
• 16th Global, down from 11th
• 15th Global (counsel to principals), down from 9th
• 7th Europe, down from 5th
• 7th Europe, down from 6th (counsel to principals)
• 7th Benelux, down from 4th
• 4th Eastern Europe, up from 7th
• 4th France, up from 6th
• 3rd Germany, down from 2nd
• 9th Iberia, remains the same
• 18th Italy, down from 11th
• 15th Nordic, down from 13th
• 14th UK, down from 7th
Thomson Reuters: (compared against half-year 2008)
• 16th worldwide, down from 15th
• 20th Benelux, up from 53rd (Any Benelux Involvement Completed)
• 24th Germany, up from 34th (Any German Involvement Announced)
• 14th Germany, up from 43rd (Any German Involvement Completed)
• 10th Spain, up from 20th (Any Spain Involvement Announced)
• 12th Spain, up from 25th (Any Spain Involvement Completed)
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