Much is made of league tables these days but they paint only part of the picture. Our approach is not to have a large network of branded offices outside the UK but to deliver an integrated international legal service through our relationships with our "Best Friends". This means we offer clients global coverage which is not reflected in the league tables. We have therefore produced a combined ranking which gives a more representative picture of the M&A work carried out by Slaughter and May and "Best Friends", based in a total of 11 key jurisdictions in Europe.
Deals announced in 2007 involving a European target or vendor (by EUR million)
| |
| Slaughter and May & Best Friends |
 |
449,508 |
| Clifford Chance |
 |
407,177 |
| Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
 |
393,461 |
| Allen & Overy |
 |
389,202 |
| Linklaters |
 |
373,080 |
Deals announced in 2007 involving a European target or vendor (by number of deals)
| |
| Slaughter and May & Best Friends |
|
416 |
| Linklaters |
|
263 |
| Clifford Chance |
|
257 |
| Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
|
248 |
| Allen & Overy |
|
239 |
