Advisers on the $130bn Vodafone-Verizon deal dominate the deal rankings for the third quarter of 2013, as global M&A values rise on the back of a spate of mega-mergers.

Davis Polk & Wardwell, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett take the top three slots in Mergermarket’s quarterly rankings of global deal advisers by value after landing roles on the combination, one of the largest in corporate history.