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Rankings published in 2026
M&A
Notable
50 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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Tier 2

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Jones Day
17 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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Tier 5

Addleshaw Goddard
9 practice areas
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Bracewell
9 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
11 practice areas
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King & Spalding
12 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
9 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
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Notable

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
12 practice areas
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Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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Charles Russell Speechlys
8 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
15 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
5 practice areas
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Private equity funds
Notable
32 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
23 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Tier 3

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Tier 4

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
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Notable

Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Charles Russell Speechlys
8 practice areas
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Covington & Burling
3 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
12 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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3 results3 results
Deal Highlights
14 results14 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Polar Technology Management Group Ltd. - M&A
2021-04-16
Charles Russell Speechlys
United Kingdom
M&A
Graham Crocker, Helen Coward, Svetlana Kisyova, William Nash
Polar Technology Management Group Ltd.
Seller
Modern Networks Ltd. - M&A
2021-04-19
Charles Russell Speechlys
United Kingdom
M&A
Alexander Gold, Caroline Carter, Clare Davis, David Coates, Freddie Law, Helen Coward, Mark Bailey, Tessa Newman
Modern Networks Ltd.
Target
IFS World Operations AB - M&A
2021-03-22
Charles Russell Speechlys
United Kingdom
M&A
Alex Stevens, Anna Reynolds, Chris Ingram, Helen Coward, Kelly Evans, Mark Bailey, Mark Howard, Mark White, Moqing Wang
IFS World Operations AB
Buyer
Fudco Ltd. - M&A
2021-04-08
Charles Russell Speechlys
United Kingdom
M&A
Ashwin Pillay, Ayman Shehata, Caroline Young, Denise Li Gates, Freddie Law, Helen Coward, James Broadhurst, Jonathan McDonald, Juliane Lorenz, Paul Henty, Piers Master, Sophie Lockwood, Tessa Newman
Fudco Ltd.
Target
Puma Investment Management Ltd. - M&A
2021-11-09
Charles Russell Speechlys
United Kingdom
M&A
Anna Reynolds, Ashwin Pillay, Ayman Shehata, Briony Richards, David Coates, Lynsey Inglis, Megan Paul, Olivia Crane, Robert Birchall
Puma Investment Management Ltd.
Buyer
Acora Ltd. - M&A
2021-11-11
Charles Russell Speechlys
United Kingdom
M&A
Alex Stevens, Becky Lawton, Jack Vaughan, James Scott, Mark Howard, Robert Birchall, Tessa Newman
Acora Ltd.
Buyer
Gpw Group - M&A
2022-05-24
Charles Russell Speechlys
United Kingdom
M&A
Gpw Group
Target
London & Capital - M&A
2022-06-09
Charles Russell Speechlys
United Kingdom
M&A
London & Capital
Target
SPT Labtech Ltd. - M&A
2022-06-22
Charles Russell Speechlys
United Kingdom
M&A
SPT Labtech Ltd.
Target
CareTech Holdings plc - M&A
2022-06-27
Charles Russell Speechlys
United Kingdom
M&A
CareTech Holdings plc
Target
Acora Ltd. - M&A
2023-01-05
Charles Russell Speechlys
United Kingdom
M&A
Ashwin Pillay, Eddie Richards, James Scott, Lynsey Inglis, Marc-Us Ong, Mark Howard, Robert Birchall, Tessa Newman
Acora Ltd.
Buyer
Snacks International Development UK Ltd. - M&A
2023-02-09
Charles Russell Speechlys
United Kingdom
M&A
Ashwin Pillay, Clare Davis, Emma Randall, Grace Hudson, Helen Coward, Lee Medlock, Mark Bailey, Martin Wright, Molly Moseley, Rachael Davidson, Rayyan Mughal, Sarah Keens, Tessa Newman, Will Harwood
Snacks International Development UK Ltd.
Buyer
Puma Private Equity - M&A
2023-08-08
Charles Russell Speechlys
United Kingdom
M&A
Amy Shuttleworth, Ashwin Pillay, Ayman Shehata, Briony Richards, Caroline Young, David Coates, Ilona Bateson, Jessica Caws, Kelvin Reader
Puma Private Equity
Buyer
Individual Seller(s) - M&A
2023-08-02
Charles Russell Speechlys
United Kingdom
M&A
Ayman Shehata, Ben Butterworth, Daniel Rosenberg, Keir Gordon, Rhys Novak, Robert Birchall, Stephanie Bonnello, Tom Smitham
Individual Seller(s)
Seller
Paul Hastings’ latest finance hires from Cahill and Ropes & Gray stood out in a week that also saw Akin and Charles Russell Speechlys add corporate partners
The firm enters North America with hires from London-headquartered firm Withers, in a move that establishes a permanent US presence for its private capital practice
M&A
We round up top lateral hires across the PE, antitrust, M&A and corporate practices in London and New York
Charles Russell Speechlys corporate partner discusses how the firm’s early PISCES mandates are creating new revenue streams and can generate cross-practice opportunities
M&A
Head of Asia Simon Green explores the growth opportunities for the firm in the region, particularly in M&A, PE and venture capital transactional work
New hires were made across the finance, corporate and funds practices in London, Hong Kong and New York
M&A
Law firm business development leaders prioritise building 'sticky relationships' with clients, while general counsel expect firms to demonstrate a deeper understanding of their needs
Lawyers and other market participants hope the outcome of more than three years of consultation will boost London’s competitiveness for new and secondary issues
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