All articles by Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Skadden and Veirano lead legal advisers in South & Central America for Q1-Q3 2025

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom secured the top position based on deal value, having advised on transactions totalling $9.9bn.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, White & Case top MEA legal advisers in Q1-Q3 2025

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher secured the top spot by value, having advised on deals amounting to $57.2bn.

Hong Kong regulator sanctions PwC and partners 

The sanctions relate to the audits of Dynasty Fine Wines Group and its subsidiaries for the years ending December 2010 and 2011. 

Intuit partners with Aprio for mid-market accounting firms 

The partnership will evolve to include AI-powered solutions aimed at addressing the needs of larger accounting firms.  

Paul Hastings, TriLegal emerge top Asia-Pacific M&A legal advisers during Q1-Q3 2025

Paul Hastings secured the top spot in terms of deal value, providing counsel on transactions totaling $23.1bn.

A&O Shearman and CMS top Europe M&A legal advisory rankings for Q1-Q3 2025

A&O Shearman secured the top spot in terms of deal value, advising on transactions totalling $71.7bn.

Bank of America, Rothschild & Co dominate Q1-Q3 2025 European M&A advisory

Rothschild & Co advised on 81 transactions and Bank of America advised on deals worth a total of $49.4bn.

Goldman Sachs, Houlihan Lokey lead North America M&A advisory during Q1-Q3 2025

Goldman Sachs advised on deals worth a total of $369bn, and Houlihan Lokey advised on a total of 159 deals.

Wachtell, Kirkland emerge top North American M&A legal advisory during Q1-Q3 2025

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz advised on transactions totalling $369.4bn, while Kirkland & Ellis advised on 337 transactions.

KPMG trims US audit workforce by more than 2% – report  

The affected employees were informed of the layoffs earlier in the week.