Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that its mergers and acquisitions practice earned high rankings in Refinitiv’s legal advisor league tables in the first half of 2019.

“The firm’s M&A practice achieved these top rankings thanks to the diligence of our lawyers, who led many high-profile transactions and engaged in active dealmaking across a wide range of industries,” said Steven M. Haas, who co-heads the firm’s M&A practice group with J. Steven Patterson.

Patterson added: “We look forward to further strengthening our market position and continuing to help our clients achieve their strategic goals in the second half of 2019.”

Hunton Andrews Kurth placed in Refinitiv’s top 10 law firms across five categories and among the top 20 law firms in three worldwide categories in the first half of 2019, including:

Refinitiv M&A Rankings, First Half 2019

  • #8 U.S. Target Small-Cap – Ranked by Deal Count
  • #8 U.S. Target Mid-Market – Ranked by Deal Count
  • #8 U.S. Target Completed – Ranked by Deal Count
  • #8 U.S. Target Announced – Ranked by Deal Count
  • #8 Any U.S. Involvement Completed – Ranked by Deal Count
  • #12 Any U.S. Involvement Announced – Ranked by Deal Count
  • #17 Worldwide Small-Cap – Ranked by Deal Count
  • #19 Global Principal Advisors Completed – Ranked by Deal Count
  • #20 Global Completed – Ranked by Deal Count

Hunton Andrews Kurth advised clients in a range of transactions in the first half of 2019, including strategic corporate M&A, venture capital investments, private equity dispositions and an announced $2.4 billion REIT net lease portfolio transaction, the firm’s second multibillion-dollar REIT deal in less than 12 months.