Cleary Gottlieb Ranks #1 in Global M&A for the First Quarter of 2010

Cleary Gottlieb ranked #1 in Global M&A, in terms of the total value of announced deals, by Bloomberg, Dealogic and Thomson Reuters for the first quarter of 2010.

The firm also fared well in region-specific league tables for the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America for deal value. A summary of the firm’s top first quarter rankings by each of the three organizations follows.

Global Rankings

• #1 in Global M&A (announced, value) Bloomberg
• #1 in Global M&A – Counsel to Principals (announced, value) Bloomberg
• #1 in Global M&A – Corporate Advisory Only (announced, value) Dealogic
• #1 in Worldwide M&A (announced, value) Thomson Reuters
• #2 in Global M&A – Including Counsel to Corporates and Financial Advisors (announced, value) Dealogic
• #4 in Global Private Equity Deals (announced, value) Bloomberg
• #4 in Worldwide M&A (completed, value) Thomson Reuters

Cross-Border Rankings

• #2 in Cross-Border M&A (announced, value) Bloomberg

United States Rankings

• #2 in U.S. M&A (announced, value) Bloomberg
• #2 in U.S. M&A – Including Counsel to Corporates and Financial Advisors (announced, value) Dealogic
• #2 in U.S. M&A – Corporate Advisory Only (announced, value) Dealogic
• #3 in M&A with Any U.S. Involvement (announced, value) Thomson Reuters
• #4 in U.S. M&A – Counsel to Principals (announced, value) Bloomberg
• #6 in U.S. Target M&A (announced, value) Thomson Reuters
• #7 in M&A with Any U.S. Involvement (completed, value) Thomson Reuters
• #7 in M&A with Any U.S. Public Involvement (completed, value) Thomson Reuters

European Rankings

• #2 in European M&A (completed, value) Thomson Reuters
• #2 in U.K. M&A (announced, value) Thomson Reuters
• #3 in European M&A (announced, value) Thomson Reuters
• #3 in European M&A (announced, value) Bloomberg
• #3 in European M&A – Counsel to Principals (announced, value) Bloomberg
• #3 in European M&A – Including Counsel to Corporates and Financial Advisors (announced, value) Dealogic
• #3 in European M&A – Corporate Advisory Only (announced, value) Dealogic
• #3 in U.K. M&A (announced, value) Bloomberg
• #3 in Benelux M&A (announced and completed, value) Thomson Reuters
• #3 in Italian M&A (announced, value) Thomson Reuters
• #5 in U.K. M&A (completed, value) Thomson Reuters

Asian Rankings

• #4 in Asia Pacific M&A (excluding Japan, announced, value) Bloomberg
• #5 in Asian M&A (excluding Japan, announced, value) Thomson Reuters

Emerging Markets Rankings

• #1 in Latin American M&A (announced, value) Thomson Reuters
• #4 in Brazilian M&A (announced, value) Thomson Reuters
• #5 in Brazilian M&A (completed, value) Thomson Reuters

Bloomberg, based in New York, provides news, data and analysis to the business community and media outlets. Thomson Reuters is one of the world’s leading information and publishing companies, with rankings frequently cited in The American Lawyer, The Wall Street Journal and other publications. Dealogic provides a platform for investment banking and capital markets professionals globally to help improve strategy, competitiveness, and execution.