Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz topped the global league tables in representing principals on M&A deals announced during the first quarter, while Goodwin Procter led firms by number of deals, according to LSEG league tables released Tuesday.

While the value of global M&A activity was up 38% in the first quarter compared with Q1 of 2023, totaling $797.6 billion, the number of deals still hit a nine-year low, according to LSEG.