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Kirkland & Ellis takes legal top spot for 2012 buyouts

Chicago-based law firm tops lists of the most active legal advisers on global private equity deals in 2012, according to data providers Dealogic and Mergermarket

US-based law firm Kirkland & Ellis has topped lists of the most active legal advisers on global private equity deals in 2012, according to figures from data providers.

Kirkland worked on 160 deals in 2012 worth $52.23bn, according to Dealogic figures for the year to December 21. The law firm worked on twice as many deals as its nearest competitor.

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