Shearman & Sterling has played a significant role in the M&A market worldwide during the first nine months of 2009, solidifying its position as a global M&A leader. The firm announced strong M&A rankings around the world, led by a No. 2 ranking in Worldwide Completed Deals by value with $211 billion, 82 deals and 18.8% market share and No. 4 in Worldwide Announced Deals by value with $217 billion, 104 deals and 14.8% market share in Thomson Reuters rankings and a No. 5 ranking in Global Announced Deals by value with $159 billion, 98 deals and 13.5% market share in Bloomberg rankings.

Other significant rankings for Shearman & Sterling included:

• #1 in Global Announced Deals – Energy (by value) with $25 billion, 9 deals and 18.7% market share (Bloomberg)
• #2 in Any US Involvement Completed (by value) with $137 billion, 39 deals and 26.5% market share (Thomson Reuters)
• #3 in Any German Involvement Completed (by value) with $18 billion, 13 deals and 32.4% market share (Thomson Reuters)
• #3 in Any Japanese Involvement Completed (by value) with $8 billion, 13 deals and 16.5% market share (Thomson Reuters)
• #4 in Any Canadian Involvement Announced (by value) with $23 billion, 5 deals and 25.2% market share (Thomson Reuters)
• #5 in Any US Involvement Announced (by value) with $153 billion, 56 deals and 25.6% market share (Thomson Reuters)
• #5 in Any German Involvement Announced (by value) with $19 billion, 16 deals and 21.4% market share (Thomson Reuters)
• #5 in Any Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) Involvement Completed (by value) with $11 billion, 14 deals and 7.5% market share (Thomson Reuters)
• #6 in Europe Announced Deals – Counsel to Principals (by value) with $29 billion, 25 deals and 7.5% market share (Bloomberg)
• #6 in Hong Kong & China Announced Deals (by deal count) with $3 billion, 8 deals and 2.9% market share (Bloomberg)
• #6 in Japan Announced Deals (by deal count) with $8 billion, 15 deals and 8.8% market share (Bloomberg)

“This has been a very challenging period for global M&A and yet we have once again demonstrated our global capabilities by doing a large amount of cutting-edge M&A work for our clients worldwide,” said George Casey, a New York-based partner and Co-Head of Global M&A. “What's most significant about these rankings is that they demonstrate the benefits of our global M&A platform."

Added Harald Selzner, Co-Head of Global M&A based in Düsseldorf, “We have done very well across the board in various jurisdictions around the world, even in a very slow period in global M&A, advising clients on their most significant M&A transactions. Our work with numerous participants in the auto industry and with financial institutions and sovereign wealth funds has been one of the key drivers of our strong performance.”