Mergermarket places PLMJ among the Top Law Firms in Iberia, Africa & The Middle East for M&A work
October, 2013 - Lisbon, Portugal
The law firm PLMJ secured a place among the top firms for advising on M&A operations on the Legal Advisor League Table for M&A by Volume for the Iberian market and on the Legal Advisor League Table of to M&A by Value for Africa and the Middle East. PLMJ is the only Portuguese law firm to appear in these rankings.
PLMJ’s largest climb in the rankings was achieved in the Africa and Middle East market. In this market, in the ranking for Legal Advisors to M&A by Value, PLMJ jumped from 64th position to 19th. This table covers 15 M&A operations with a combined value of USD 2,265 million.
In turn, in 2012, PLMJ stood in 17th position in the ranking for Legal Advisors to M&A by Volume, and this year it has risen five places to 12th position on the table. Fighting for places on this table were seven operations involving legal advice and these operations represented a total turnover of USD 52 million.
Following the current trend in Europe, PLMJ achieved these results through its work on merger deals in the TMT – Technology, Media and Telecoms – sector. The highlight among these deals was the merger between Zon and Optimus, led by PLMJ partner Jorge de Brito Pereira from the firm’s banking and finance practice.
