With just two weeks to go, Kirkland & Ellis and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are neck-and-neck in the race to top Europe’s M&A adviser league table for 2019, with the U.S. firm threatening to end Freshfields’ five-year run at the top of the table.

In the year to December 16, Kirkland had worked on 149 deals worth a total of $214.4 billion, while Freshfields has advised on 166 worth a combined $214.1 billion, according to data from Mergermarket.