King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has achieved top positions on both Mergermarket and Refinitiv's M&A League Tables for 2023.
Our KWM M&A team ranked:
- #1 for M&A Asia Pacific, Mergermarket (deal value)
- #1 for M&A Australia & New Zealand, Refinitiv (deal value)
KWM advised on transactions across the Asia Pacific with a value of approximately US$53.8b. Across Australia and New Zealand, the firm advised on transactions with a combined value of approximately US$36.8b.
Commenting on the results, M&A Practice Co-Leader Rachael Lewis said:
“2023 saw some very significant deals announced. They reflect a trend in cross-border activity (predominantly from USA and Japan based bidders) and a deal-making surge in the Energy, Resources and Mining sectors. These remarkable results could not have been achieved without our clients’ trust - to deliver on the largest deals in the Asia Pacific.”
Further commenting on the results M&A Practice Co-Leader David Eliakim said:
“Our M&A team was delighted to be involved in the major, noteworthy deals of 2023 including the completion of Newmont’s A$26B acquisition of Newcrest – Australia’s biggest M&A deal last year - and Allkem’s merger with Livent Corp. We see a strong pipeline of dealmaking in the year ahead.
We’ll be speaking more about the year ahead for M&A – stay tuned for our 2024 M&A in the City publication coming soon.”
