Latham & Watkins and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are on course to top the league tables for working on the highest value deals globally and in Europe during 2020.

According to data from Mergermarket for the year to mid-December, Latham has worked on 407 deals globally, with a total combined value of £415.8 billion, pushing last year’s winner Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in to second place. Latham has also placed highly in the European and U.K. rankings, placing third and second respectively.