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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 2
38 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
11 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
5 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
6 practice areas
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Molinari
4 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Carbonetti e Associati
4 practice areas
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FIVERS - Studio Legale e Tributario
4 practice areas
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Giovannelli e Associati
6 practice areas
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Nunziante Magrone
3 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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Pavia e Ansaldo
6 practice areas
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Caiazzo Donnini Pappalardo & Associati
3 practice areas
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Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
8 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
5 practice areas
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Grimaldi Alliance
10 practice areas
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LEXIA
7 practice areas
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LMCR Studio Legale
5 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Orsingher Ortu Avvocati Associati
5 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
3 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 1
24 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Dentons
9 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
5 practice areas
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ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
11 practice areas
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Giovannelli e Associati
6 practice areas
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Grimaldi Alliance
10 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 4
22 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Chiomenti
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
8 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Grimaldi Alliance
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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LEXIA
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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Orsingher Ortu Avvocati Associati
5 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Tier 1
24 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
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Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

Dentons
9 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Jones Day
5 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
5 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
3 practice areas
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Schiavello & Co
4 practice areas
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WST Law & Tax
2 practice areas
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iLS
2 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 2
50 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
8 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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FIVERS - Studio Legale e Tributario
4 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Giliberti Triscornia e Associati
8 practice areas
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Giovannelli e Associati
6 practice areas
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Grimaldi Alliance
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Baker McKenzie
4 practice areas
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Carnelutti
6 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Delfino & Associati
4 practice areas
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LMCR Studio Legale
5 practice areas
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Molinari
4 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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Orsingher Ortu Avvocati Associati
5 practice areas
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Pavia e Ansaldo
6 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Tier 6

Masotti Cassella Studio Legale
4 practice areas
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Portolano Cavallo
4 practice areas
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Ughi e Nunziante
11 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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CBA
6 practice areas
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Carbonetti e Associati
4 practice areas
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DWF
2 practice areas
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Eptalex - Garzia Gasperi & Partners
2 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
5 practice areas
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Jones Day
5 practice areas
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K&L Gates
2 practice areas
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LEXIA
7 practice areas
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LMS Studio Legale
3 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
6 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Nunziante Magrone
3 practice areas
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bureau Plattner
3 practice areas
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Project finance
Tier 2
19 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
5 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Green Horse Legal Advisory
4 practice areas
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Grimaldi Alliance
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 2
33 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
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Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Molinari
4 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
11 practice areas
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Giovanardi Fattori
3 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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Tier 5

Carbonetti e Associati
4 practice areas
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FIVERS - Studio Legale e Tributario
4 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
8 practice areas
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LCA Studio Legale
1 practice area
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LEXIA
7 practice areas
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LMS Studio Legale
3 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
3 practice areas
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Studio Legale Fallanca Scicolone
1 practice area
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Ughi e Nunziante
11 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

A&O Shearman is a British “magic circle” firm, with an international network that includes offices in 31 jurisdictions. The firm has offices in Milan and Rome.

 

Highlights  

The firm advised Enovis Corporation on its strategic acquisition of LimaCorporate S.p.A. from EQT Private Equity. The transaction was completed in January 2024. 

In Capital Markets, the firm is currently advising Anima Holding S.P.A. in connection with the tender offer promoted by Banco BPM Vita S.p.A. The transaction is currently ongoing and valued at approximately 1.78 billion EUR. 

 

16 results16 results
Deal Highlights
48 results48 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
UniCredit - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
A&O Shearman
Italy
Bond issue
UniCredit
Issuer
UniCredit - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
A&O Shearman
Italy
Bond issue
UniCredit
Issuer
Business Integration Partners SpA - M&A
2021-06-01
A&O Shearman
Italy
M&A
Business Integration Partners SpA
Target
Metra Holding SpA - M&A
2021-05-06
A&O Shearman
Italy
M&A
Metra Holding SpA
Seller
Apollo Global Management LLC - M&A
2021-07-05
A&O Shearman
Italy
M&A
Apollo Global Management LLC
Buyer
BPER Banca SpA - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
A&O Shearman
Italy
Bond issue
Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Underwriter
Autoflorence 2 Srl - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
A&O Shearman
Italy
Bond issue
BNP Paribas
Underwriter
Bach Bidco SpA - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
A&O Shearman
Italy
Bond issue
BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Intesa Sanpaolo, UniCredit
Underwriter
Banca Popolare di Sondrio SCpA - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
A&O Shearman
Italy
Bond issue
Banca Popolare di Sondrio SCpA, Banco BPM S.p.A., BNP Paribas, Erste Group Bank AG, Groupe BPCE, Intesa Sanpaolo, JP Morgan Chase, KBC, Mediobanca SpA, Morgan Stanley, Raiffeisen Bank SA, Société Générale, UBS, UniCredit
Underwriter
A2A SpA - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
A&O Shearman
Italy
Bond issue
Banco Santander, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Intesa Sanpaolo, JP Morgan Chase, Mediobanca SpA, Société Générale, UniCredit
Underwriter
Sunrise Spv 93 SRL - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
A&O Shearman
Italy
Bond issue
Sunrise Spv 93 SRL
Issuer
A2A SpA - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
A&O Shearman
Italy
Bond issue
Banco Santander, BBVA - Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Crédit Agricole, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Intesa Sanpaolo, JP Morgan Chase, Mediobanca SpA, Morgan Stanley, Société Générale, UniCredit
Underwriter
FinecoBank SpA - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
A&O Shearman
Italy
Bond issue
FinecoBank SpA
Issuer
Red & Black Auto Italy Srl - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
A&O Shearman
Italy
Bond issue
Société Générale
Underwriter
Rimini BidCo SpA - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
A&O Shearman
Italy
Bond issue
Rimini BidCo SpA
Issuer
Paganini BidCo SpA - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
A&O Shearman
Italy
Bond issue
Paganini BidCo SpA
Issuer
Intesa Sanpaolo - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
A&O Shearman
Italy
Bond issue
Intesa Sanpaolo
Issuer
Intesa Sanpaolo - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
A&O Shearman
Italy
Bond issue
Intesa Sanpaolo
Issuer
Rimini BidCo SpA - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
A&O Shearman
Italy
Bond issue
Rimini BidCo SpA
Issuer
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena- MPS - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
A&O Shearman
Italy
Bond issue
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA - MPS, Barclays, MPS Capital Services Banca per le Imprese SpA, Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Underwriter
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Tom Schoors will combine the new EU chair role with his post as Belgium managing partner, helping global clients to tap into the firm’s EU expertise across 16 offices
ESG
Lawyers at A&O Shearman and Vinson & Elkins say that judges are approaching statutory interpretation differently following Loper Bright, but they are still paying attention to government arguments
New hires were made across the finance practices in New York, San Francisco, London and Milan
M&A
Paolo Nastasi, managing partner for Italy, delves into Q1 market trends, deal structures and how the firm is driving growth at a practice level
Regulations must be effective, not excessive, says OCC chief Rodney Hood
M&A
As the European Commission seeks input on updating its 20-year-old merger rules, focusing on traditional competition metrics will no longer be enough, lawyers say
The UK managing partner reflects on her career and discusses the opportunities ahead for the firm, particularly in leveraged finance
Partner Tom Grant discusses the legal innovation behind the first Solvency II-compliant restricted tier 1 bond issuance in Portugal and how it can help the firm to win more work
Sponsored

Sponsored

  • IFLR1000
    Sponsored by Radu Tărăcilă Pădurari Retevoescu SCA (RTPR)
    RTPR has assisted regional private equity fund active in South-Eastern Europe Provectus Capital Partners in relation to the acquisition of a majority stake in Seatbelt Consulting, Romania’s market leading provider of occupational health and safety services. The transaction is subject to the fulfilment of the conditions precedent agreed by the parties.
  • IFLR1000
    Sponsored by Radu Tărăcilă Pădurari Retevoescu SCA (RTPR)
    RTPR in collaboration with A&O Shearman has assisted Export–Import Bank of the United States (US EXIM) in connection with a loan agreement for an amount of up to USD 57,272,230 granted to EnergoNuclear, the project company for the development of Cernavoda Units 3 and 4. EnergoNuclear is fully controlled by Nuclearelectrica (SNN), which is part of the contract as guarantor. J.P. Morgan SE acted as Documentation Agent.
  • IFLR1000
    Sponsored by Radu Tărăcilă Pădurari Retevoescu SCA (RTPR)
    RTPR has assisted the funds managed by Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) in relation to the sale of Evyro Group to Premier Energy Group. Premier Energy Group is a vertically integrated energy and power infrastructure company, with generation, distribution and supply operations across Romania, Moldova and Hungary, listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange. The transaction remains subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the second half of the year.