In the past five years, Hogan Lovells advised on more than US$740bn in M&A transactions worldwide, representing entities, principals, and financial advisors in over 1,200 public and private transactions.
We are consistently ranked among the Top 10 law firms in the world for M&A, based on the value and volume of deals on which we have advised across the globe.
We put our clients first, delivering attentive, client-focused services wherever and whenever needed.
Technical excellence
Our M&A lawyers are recognized as leaders in their field. We help our clients innovate with cutting-edge M&A strategies that enable them to lead the way in their industries, and we partner with financial advisors to maximize client success.
We invest in ongoing training of our M&A lawyers to stay on top of market trends and developments.
Global reach
Our M&A practice extends across the world’s major commercial centers and emerging markets.
We continuously assess our geographic capabilities and growth plans, not only in light of where business is, but where business is heading.
With 500 M&A lawyers in over 45 offices across Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States, our global reach ensures that we assist with inbound, outbound, cross-border, and domestic M&A, wherever a deal takes our clients.
Industry knowledge
Our M&A practitioners serve as members of industry sector groups composed of corporate, commercial, and regulatory lawyers who immerse themselves in specific industries. These groups include lawyers with high-level government and industry backgrounds in their sectors.
Our multidisciplinary industry focus enables us to identify and anticipate regulatory changes, market dynamics, and trends that can impact our clients’ business transactions.
Full-service capabilities
We offer the full range of legal capabilities necessary to achieve success in our clients' transactions, on time and efficiently.
Whether a transaction gives rise to antitrust review, employee benefit considerations, intellectual property safeguards, tax-efficient structuring, or other issues, our M&A team draws upon over 50 practice areas across our firm.
We work together across practice areas and offices, leveraging the transactional knowledge and subject matter experience of our lawyers to provide our clients with seamless support.