White & Case and Kirkland & Ellis have emerged as the leading legal advisers in power sector mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for the first quarter of 2025 (Q1 2025), according to data and analytics company GlobalData’s recent league table.
According to GlobalData’s Deals Database, White & Case advised on deals worth $23.8bn, securing the top position by value. Kirkland & Ellis led in terms of deal volume, having advised on eight transactions.
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GlobalData Lead Analyst Aurojyoti Bose said: “There is a year-on-year improvement in the total number of deals advised by Kirkland & Ellis during Q1 2025. Resultantly, its ranking by volume improved from the fourth position to the top position. Apart from leading by volume, Kirkland & Ellis also held the second position by value in Q1 2025.
“Meanwhile, White & Case, which led by value in Q1 2025, was not even among the top ten by this metric in Q1 2024. Due to the involvement in some big-ticket deals, it registered a multi-fold jump in the total value of deals advised by it during Q1 2025. Resultantly, it went ahead from occupying the 24th position by value in Q1 2024 to top the chart in Q1 2025. It advised on billion-dollar deals during Q1 2025 that also included a mega deal valued more than $10bn. Apart from leading by value, the company also held the fifth position by volume in Q1 2025.”
Kirkland & Ellis also held a strong position by value, coming in second with $20.9bn in advised deals. It was followed by Latham & Watkins with $19bn and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher with $16.4bn.
In terms of deal volume, Latham & Watkins matched Kirkland & Ellis with eight deals, while Cuatrecasas and CMS each advised on seven deals. White & Case also demonstrated significant activity, advising on six transactions.
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By GlobalDataGlobalData’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 ensure further robustness to the data, the company also seeks submissions of deals from leading advisers.
