Awards & Rankings

Jones Day ranks #1 in M&A for 12th year in a row

Jones Day ranked #1 globally in M&A league tables for year-end 2011, maintaining a position it has held for 45 consecutive quarters. The Firm also ranked #1 in the United States.

In rankings released this month by Thomson Reuters, Jones Day led all law firms for number of completed M&A deals worldwide, receiving credit for 417 transactions in 2011. The Firm also ranked #1 for completed deals with U.S. targets, receiving credit for 224 transactions.

In Bloomberg's M&A league tables for year-end based on number of announced deals, the Firm ranked #1 in both the global and U.S. rankings, receiving credit for 460 transactions worldwide and 322 deals with any U.S. involvement.

Among the transactions Jones Day's M&A team advised on in 2011 were Goodrich Corporation's $18.4 billion merger with United Technologies; The Lubrizol Corporation's $9.7 billion acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway; Samson Investment Company's $7.2 billion agreement to be acquired by an investor group consisting of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., Natural Gas Partners, Crestview Partners, and Itochu Corporation; Texas Instruments' $6.5 billion acquisition of National Semiconductor; Cliffs Natural Resources' $4.9 billion acquisition of Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Limited; and International Coal Group's $3.4 billion acquisition by Arch Coal.

"We had a great year in 2011, notwithstanding the volatility in the global equity markets," said Robert Profusek, global head of Jones Day's Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. "The fundamentals of the merger market are extremely favorable, and we look forward to working with our clients as they pursue strategic transactions around the world in 2012."

Jones Day has held the #1 ranking for number of deals worldwide in both the Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg league tables every quarter since year-end 2000.

Jones Day is a global law firm practicing in the major centers of business and finance throughout the world. Ranked among the world's best and most integrated law firms, and perennially ranked among the best in client service, Jones Day acts as principal outside counsel to, or provides significant legal representation for, more than half of the Fortune Global 500 companies.