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2027 Edition
Capital markets - Foreign
Tier 4
26 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
8 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
8 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
15 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
8 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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Cooley
5 practice areas
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DLA Piper
14 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
13 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
16 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
11 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
6 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
5 practice areas
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Tier 4

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
10 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
6 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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Reed Smith
7 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Johnson Stokes & Master
1 practice area
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WongPartnership
3 practice areas
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M&A - Foreign
Tier 3
44 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
8 practice areas
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Linklaters
15 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
8 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
9 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
14 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
8 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
13 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
15 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
11 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
13 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
8 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
16 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
6 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
8 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
11 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
6 practice areas
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White & Case
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
8 practice areas
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CMS
4 practice areas
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Cooley
5 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Reed Smith
7 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
5 practice areas
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Cuatrecasas
4 practice areas
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GRATA International
6 practice areas
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Garrigues
6 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
5 practice areas
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Johnson Stokes & Master
1 practice area
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
3 practice areas
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WongPartnership
3 practice areas
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Tier 5

Dorsey & Whitney
6 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
9 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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LPA Law
3 practice areas
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Nishimura & Asahi
3 practice areas
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Private equity - Foreign
Tier 3
27 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
8 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman - China
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
8 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
8 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
5 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
11 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
16 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
6 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
14 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
10 practice areas
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Cooley
5 practice areas
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DLA Piper
14 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
5 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
15 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
8 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
8 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
11 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
5 practice areas
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Johnson Stokes & Master
1 practice area
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is an international law firm headquartered in the United States. With 16 offices worldwide, the firm has established a significant presence in Asia. with its Hong Kong office opened in 1980 and Beijing office opened in 2006. Its Hong Kong office, opened in 1980, and Beijing office, opened in 2006, have played a pivotal role in serving clients from both Asian and non-Asian backgrounds. 

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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
China Modern Dairy Holdings Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
China (National)
Bond issue
China Modern Dairy Holdings Ltd
Issuer
Industrial Bank Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
China (National)
Bond issue
Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC, Citigroup, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Underwriter
YPF SA - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
China (National)
Bond issue
YPF SA
Issuer
DCP Capital Partners - M&A
2023-02-23
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
China (National)
M&A
DCP Capital Partners
Buyer
NetDragon Websoft Holdings Ltd. - M&A
2023-04-18
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
China (National)
M&A
NetDragon Websoft Holdings Ltd.
Seller
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Lin Yu’s move marks Cleary’s second Goldman Sachs partner hire in New York in 14 months
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We round up this week’s top moves in the finance, corporate, M&A and PE practices in the UK, France, the US and Germany
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M&A
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Jeff Karpf, who took on the role of managing partner in January, discusses his first 90 days, capital markets trends amid tensions, and lateral hiring priorities
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