AZB & Partners tops 2017 Venture Intelligence PE and M&A tables

AZB & Partners has topped the Venture Intelligence Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions league tables for 2017. The firm has topped both tables in terms of deal amount as well as deal count..Private Equity Tables.Deal Amount.Following AZB, which has 91 deals at $15.9 billion, is Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, with 44 deals at $7.7 billion. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas is in third, with 61 deals at $6.2 billion. Khaitan & Co and Trilegal complete the top five, with 43 deals at $4.9 billion and 28 deals at $4.2 billion respectively..J. Sagar Associates, Nishith Desai Associates, Wadia Ghandy and PDS Legal are the other Indian law firms in the top ten. Only two international law firms – Gunderson Dettmer and Kirkland & Ellis – make it to the top 20..RankFirmDeal Amount (in $billion)No of deals1AZB & Partners15.9912Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas7.7443Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas6.2614Khaitan & Co4.9435Trilegal4.2286Gunderson Dettmer2.947J Sagar Associates2.3258Nishith Desai Associates1.879Wadia Ghandy1.6310PDS Legal1.4611Kirkland & Ellis1.04112IndusLaw0.83113DSK Legal0.71714S&R Associates0.71215Luthra & Luthra0.6910.No of deals.Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has the second highest number of deals after AZB. Shardul Amarchand is third with 44 deals, followed by Khaitan with 43 and IndusLaw with 31. Trilegal, J Sagar Associates, Vertices Partners, K Law and ALMT Legal also figure in the top ten..RankFirmDeal Amount (in $billion)No of deals1AZB & Partners15.9912Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas6.2613Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas7.7444Khaitan & Co4.9435IndusLaw0.8316Trilegal4.2287J Sagar Associates2.3258Vertices Partners0.19239K Law0.152110ALMT Legal0.342011Spice Route Legal0.0651812DSK Legal0.71713ARA Law0.171514Samvad Partners0.471315Lexygen0.0712.Sector-Wise leaders.For the IT and Telecom sector, AZB, Khaitan & Co, and Shardul Amarchand formed the top three, with Cyril Amarchand and Trilegal coming in fourth and fifth..In Financial Services, AZB, Shardul Amarchand, and Cyril Amarchand topped the tables..AZB also topped in Infrastructure deals with $2.2 billion, followed by Shardul Amarchand and Trilegal..The firm also topped in the Healthcare & Lifesciences sector, and was followed by J. Sagar Associates in second place, and DSK Legal and IndusLaw in third place..In Food & Beverages, Khaitan & Co topped, advising on 5 deals worth $64 million, followed by DSK Legal and Jerome Merchant+Partners with $31 million each..M&A Tables.Deal Amount.With 58 deals valued at $20.2 billion, AZB also topped the M&A league tables for 2017. S&R Associates came in second with 11 deals at $15.4 billion, followed by Trilegal with 19 deals at $15.1 billion, and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas with 34 deals at $14.4 billion..Bharucha & Partners, Vaish Associates, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Khaitan and JSA all figured in the top ten..RankFirmDeal Amount (in $billion)No of deals1AZB & Partners20.2582S&R Associates15.4113Trilegal15.1194Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas14.4345Slaughter & May13.236Bharucha & Partners13.0127Vaish Associates12.538Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas9.1319Khaitan & Co6.025010J Sagar Associates4.21811Simpson Thacher & Bartlett2.1212Sullivan & Cromwell2113HSA Advocates1.62314DSK Legal0.92015Desai & Diwanji0.84.No of Deals.Following AZB’s 58 deals is Khaitan, with 50. Shardul Amarchand and Cyril Amarchand are next, with 34 and 31 deals respectively, followed by HSA Advocates, with 23 deals. DSK Legal, Trilegal, JSA, S&R and IndusLaw all feature in the top ten..RankFirmDeal Amount (in $billion)No of deals1AZB & Partners20.2582Khaitan & Co6.02503Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas14.4344Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas9.1315HSA Advocates1.6236DSK Legal0.93207Trilegal15.1198J Sagar Associates4.2189S&R Associates15.41110IndusLaw0.511011PDS Legal0.53712K Law0.06612Link Legal0.19612Samvad Partners0.2612Tatva Legal0.196.Last year, Shardul Amarchand topped the Venture Intelligence PE tables, while Cyril Amarchand topped the M&A tables. AZB & Partners has topped both tables in terms of deal count..View the complete league tables here.