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Mergermarket European M&A Awards

Shortlisted Firms

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  • European M&A Financial Adviser of the year

    • Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 

    • JP Morgan 

    • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 

    • Deloitte LLP 

    • Morgan Stanley 

    • Rothschild & Co 

  • European M&A Legal Adviser of the year

    • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP 

    • Linklaters 

    • Latham & Watkins LLP 

    • DLA Piper LLP 

    • CMS 

    • Eversheds Sutherland 

  • European Mid-Market M&A Financial Adviser of the year

    • Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 

    • JP Morgan 

    • Rothschild & Co 

    • Lazard 

    • Jefferies LLC 

    • Morgan Stanley 

  • European Mid-Market M&A Legal Adviser of the year

    • Latham & Watkins LLP 

    • Kirkland & Ellis LLP 

    • Linklaters 

    • Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP 

    • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP 

    • White & Case LLP 

  • European Private Equity Financial Adviser of the year

    • Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 

    • Rothschild & Co 

    • JP Morgan  

    • Lazard 

    • Jefferies LLC 

    • Citi 

  • European Private Equity Legal Adviser of the year

    • Kirkland & Ellis LLP 

    • Goodwin Procter LLP 

    • Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP 

    • Latham & Watkins LLP 

    • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP 

    • DLA Piper LLP 

  • Accountancy - European Due Diligence Firm of the year*

    • Ernst & Young 

    • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 

    • KPMG Corporate Finance LLC 

    • Alvarez & Marsal Holdings LLC 

    • Deloitte LLP 

    • BDO International Ltd 

    • RSM 

    • Grant Thornton 

    • Baker Tilly International Ltd 

    • Eight Advisory 

  • Accountancy - European Tax Advisory Firm of the year*

    • Ernst & Young 

    • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 

    • KPMG Corporate Finance LLC 

    • Alvarez & Marsal Holdings LLC 

    • Deloitte LLP 

    • BDO International Ltd 

    • RSM 

    • Grant Thornton 

    • Baker Tilly International Ltd 

    • Eight Advisory 

  • *

    For 2024, the accountancy award is divided into two categories: tax and due diligence, aiming to provide greater insight into the industry. Submissions should highlight recent landmark advisory projects and innovative strategies in these two areas, rather than aggregating total work done by the firm. We seek to recognise firms that have demonstrated exceptional expertise and value creation in tax advisory and due diligence over the past year. Judges will favour entries that are explicit and transparent about their impactful work in these specialised fields. 

  • Austria Financial Adviser of the year

    • Jefferies LLC 

    • KPMG Corporate Finance LLC 

    • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 

    • Deloitte LLP 

    • Deutsche Bank AG 

    • UBS Investment Bank 

  • Austria Legal Adviser of the year

    • Schoenherr Rechtsanwaelte Gmb 

    • Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwaelte GmbH 

    • Baer & Karrer 

    • E+H Rechtsanwaelte GmbH 

    • Binder Groesswang Rechtanswaelte GmbH 

  • Baltics Financial Adviser of the year

    • Superia 

    • Access Partners 

    • Carnegie Investment Bank AB 

    • Danske Bank A/S 

    • HLP Corporate Finance 

  • Baltics Legal Adviser of the year

    • COBALT 

    • Ellex 

    • TGS Baltic 

    • Avance Attorneys Ltd 

    • Borenius Attorneys Ltd 

    • SORAINEN 

  • Benelux Financial Adviser of the year

    • Morgan Stanley 

    • JP Morgan 

    • GCG 

    • Rabobank NV 

    • Lazard 

  • Benelux Legal Adviser of the year

    • Linklaters 

    • Clifford Chance LLP 

    • Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP 

    • DeBreij BV 

    • DLA Piper LLP 

    • Ingen-Housz BV 

  • CEE Financial Adviser of the year

    • Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 

    • Deloitte LLP 

    • JP Morgan 

    • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 

    • Ernst & Young 

    • Patria 

  • CEE Legal Adviser of the year

    • DLA Piper LLP 

    • CMS 

    • Linklaters 

    • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 

    • Schoenherr Rechtsanwaelte GmBH 

    • Slaughter and May 

  • Denmark Financial Adviser of the year

    • Morgan Stanley 

    • Deloitte LLP 

    • Ernst & Young 

    • Citi  

    • JP Morgan 

    • Danske Bank 

  • Denmark Legal Adviser of the year

    • Accura 

    • Gorrissen Federspiel Advokatpartnerselskab 

    • Moalem Weitemeyer Advokatpartnerselskab 

    • Kromann Reumert 

    • Bech-Bruun Law Firm P/S 

    • Linklaters 

  • Finland Financial Adviser of the year

    • Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 

    • KPMG Corporate Finance LLC 

    • Carnegie Investment Bank AB 

    • HLP Corporate Finance 

    • Access Partners 

    • Deutsche Bank A/S 

  • Finland Legal Adviser of the year

    • Asianajotoimisto Krogerus Oy 

    • Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP 

    • Roschier Asianajotoimisto Oy 

    • Borenius Attorneys Ltd 

    • Plesner Advokatpartnerselskab 

    • Eversheds Sutherland 

  • France Financial Adviser of the year

    • BNP Paribas SA 

    • Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 

    • Lazard 

    • Cambon Partners SAS 

    • NATIXIS SA 

    • Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank 

  • France Legal Adviser of the year

    • Bredin Prat 

    • Goodwin Procter LLP 

    • Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP 

    • Clifford Chance LLP 

    • Hogan Lovells International LLP 

    • White & Case LLP 

  • Germany Financial Adviser of the year

    • Morgan Stanley 

    • Sonntag Corporate Finance GmbH 

    • Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 

    • Houlihan Lokey Inc 

    • KPMG Corporate Finance LLC 

    • JP Morgan 

    • Deutsche Bank AG 

  • Germany Legal Adviser of the year

    • Heuking Kuehn Lueer Wojtek 

    • CMS 

    • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP 

    • Gleiss Lutz Hootz Hirsch PartmbB 

    • Luther 

    • Latham & Watkins LLP 

    • Hengeler Mueller 

  • Iberia Financial Adviser of the year

    • Morgan Stanley 

    • Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 

    • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 

    • Deloitte LLP 

    • Rothschild & Co 

    • JP Morgan 

    • Santander (SCIB) 

  • Iberia Legal Adviser of the year

    • Garrigues 

    • Uria Menendez  

    • Cuatrecasas Goncalves Pereira SLP 

    • PwC Legal 

    • Clifford Chance LLP 

    • KPMG Abogados SL 

  • Ireland Financial Adviser of the year

    • Grant Thornton 

    • JP Morgan 

    • Barclays 

    • Rothschild & Co 

    • PKF Brenson Lawlor Ltd 

    • Clearwater

  • Ireland Legal Adviser of the year

    • William Fry 

    • Wallace Corporate Counsel 

    • Eversheds Sutherland 

    • Philip Lee & Co Solicitors 

    • Arthur Cox 

    • Flynn O’Driscoll LLP 

  • Israel Financial Adviser of the year

    • Jefferies LLC 

    • Morgan Stanley  

    • Goren Capital 

    • Bank of America 

    • Goldman Sachs & Co LL

  • Israel Legal Adviser of the year

    • Herzog Fox & Neeman 

    • Latham & Watkins LLP 

    • Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. 

    • Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co 

  • Italy Financial Adviser of the year

    • JP Morgan  

    • Deutsche Bank AG  

    • UniCredit SpA 

    • Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 

    • Mediobanca S.p.A 

    • Deloitte LLP 

    • Equita SIM 

  • Italy Legal Adviser of the year

    • Gianni Origoni 

    • Legance Avvocati Associati 

    • Studio Legal PedersoliGattai 

    • Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici 

    • Portolano Cavollo Studio Legale 

    • Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP 

    • Chiomenti 

  • MENA Financial Adviser of the year

    • Rothschild & Co 

    • HSBC 

    • Morgan Stanley 

    • Houlihan Lokey Inc 

    • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 

  • MENA Legal Adviser of the year

    • Freshfield Bruckhaus Deringer LLP 

    • Latham & Watkins LL|P 

    • Herzog Fox & Neeman 

    • Moalem Weitemeyer Advokatpartnerselskab 

    • Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co 

  • Norway Financial Adviser of the year

    • ABG Sundal Collier Holding ASA 

    • Bank of America 

    • Carnegie Investment Bank AB 

    • Arctic Securities AS 

    • Alpha Corporate Finance 

    • DNB Bank ASA 

  • Norway Legal Adviser of the year

    • Advokatfirmaet Wiersholm AS 

    • Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS 

    • Wikborg Rein 

    • Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flim LLP 

    • Kirkland & Ellis LLP 

  • Sweden Financial Adviser of the year

    • Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 

    • Carnegie Investment Bank AB 

    • Jefferies LLC 

    • Deutsche Bank AG 

    • Citi 

  • Sweden Legal Adviser of the year

    • Advokatfirman Vinge KB 

    • Kirkland & Ellis LLP 

    • Baker McKenzie 

    • Roschier Asianajotoimisto Oy 

    • Gernandt & Danielsson 

    • Advokatfirmaet Wiersholm AS 

  • Switzerland Financial Adviser of the year

    • UBS Investment Bank 

    • Rothschild & Co 

    • Baker Tilly International Ltd 

    • Daiwa Securities Group / DC Advisory 

    • JP Morgan 

    • Deutsche Bank AG 

  • Switzerland Legal Adviser of the year

    • Baer & Karrer 

    • Freshfield Bruckhaus Deringer LLP 

    • Lenz & Staehelin 

    • Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP 

    • Travers Smith LLP 

    • Niederer Kraft Frey AG 

    • Vischer AG 

  • Turkey Financial Adviser of the year

    • Unlu Menkul Degerler AS 

    • Zora Advisory 

    • Pragma Corporate Finance 

    • 3 Seas Capital Partners 

    • Ventura Partners 

  • Turkey Legal Adviser of the year

    • Linklaters 

    • Ozmen Yalcin 

    • Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP 

    • Egemenoglu Law Firm 

    • KP Law 

    • Kumkumoglu Ergun Cin Ozdogan Avukatik Ortakligi 

    • Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli Attorneys at Law 

  • United Kingdom Financial Adviser of the year

    • Goldman Sachs & Co LLC 

    • Rothschild & Co 

    • JP Morgan 

    • Barclays 

    • Deutsche Bank AG 

    • Morgan Stanley 

  • United Kingdom Legal Adviser of the year

    • Latham & Watkins LLP 

    • Kirkland & Ellis LLP 

    • CMS 

    • Addleshaw Goddard LLP 

    • Weil Gotschal & Manges LLP 

    • Travers Smith LLP 

    • Freshfield Bruckhaus Deringer LLP 

  • European Large-cap Private Equity Firm of the Year (entry value range $500 million+)*

    • Permira

    • EQT

    • KKR 

    • CVC 

    • PAI Partners 

    • Advent International 

    • Cinven 

  • European Upper Mid-Market Private Equity Firm of the Year (entry value range $250-500 million)*

    • CVC

    • KKR

    • Bain Capital

    • Ardian

    • IK Partners 

    • Inflexion 

    • Bridgepoint 

    • Triton 

  • European Lower Mid-Market Private Equity Firm of the Year (entry value range $50-250 million)*

    • Eurazeo 

    • Waterland 

    • Main Capital 

    • Andera Partners 

    • Equistone 

    • Keensight 

  • European Small Cap Private Equity Firm of the year (entry value range $0-50 million)*

    • BNP Paribas Asset Management 

    • LDC 

    • Siparex 

    • Xenon 

    • Axio Capital 

    • DeA Capital 

  • *

    Submissions should highlight recent landmark deals and value creation strategies rather than fundraising activities. We seek to recognise firms that have demonstrated exceptional deal-making prowess and portfolio company growth over the past year. 

     Entries should be based on deals that have been exited. However, the deal size category should be determined by the entry value, not the exit value. Please categorise submissions according to the following entry value ranges: 

    • Small Cap: $0-50 million 

    • Lower Mid-Market: $50-250 million 

    • Mid-Market: $250-500 million 

    • Large Cap: $500 million+ 

    Firms should focus on showcasing how they have created value and achieved successful exits, rather than emphasising the size of capital deployed. We are particularly interested in examples that demonstrate innovative strategies, operational improvements, and significant value creation between entry and exit.