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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 1
32 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Arendt & Medernach
10 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Elvinger Hoss Prussen
11 practice areas
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Linklaters
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

BSP
7 practice areas
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DLA Piper Luxembourg
8 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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Bonn & Schmitt
8 practice areas
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Dentons
10 practice areas
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Luther
9 practice areas
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Ogier
6 practice areas
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Stibbe
7 practice areas
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Tier 4

Brucher Thieltgen & Partners
8 practice areas
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CMS Luxembourg
7 practice areas
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Dupont Partners
4 practice areas
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GSK Stockmann
9 practice areas
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MOLITOR Avocats à la Cour
9 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
7 practice areas
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Vandenbulke
5 practice areas
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AKD
7 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
3 practice areas
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Brouxel & Rabia
9 practice areas
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Kleyr Grasso
8 practice areas
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Linari Law Firm
7 practice areas
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Maples Group
4 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
1 practice area
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Simmons & Simmons
5 practice areas
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Strelia
4 practice areas
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White & Case
6 practice areas
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Capital markets
Tier 1
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Arendt & Medernach
10 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Elvinger Hoss Prussen
11 practice areas
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Linklaters
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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GSK Stockmann
9 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Stibbe
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

BSP
7 practice areas
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DLA Piper Luxembourg
8 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
7 practice areas
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Notable

AKD
7 practice areas
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Charles Russell Speechlys
5 practice areas
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Kleyr Grasso
8 practice areas
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Linari Law Firm
7 practice areas
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Luther
9 practice areas
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Ogier
6 practice areas
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Financial services regulatory
Tier 1
16 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Arendt & Medernach
10 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

DLA Piper Luxembourg
8 practice areas
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Elvinger Hoss Prussen
11 practice areas
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Linklaters
9 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

AKD
7 practice areas
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Brucher Thieltgen & Partners
8 practice areas
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CMS Luxembourg
7 practice areas
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DSM Avocats à la Cour
4 practice areas
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GSK Stockmann
9 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
5 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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Brouxel & Rabia
9 practice areas
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FBX Legal
1 practice area
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Investment funds
Tier 1
34 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Arendt & Medernach
10 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Elvinger Hoss Prussen
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper Luxembourg
8 practice areas
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Linklaters
9 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
3 practice areas
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CMS Luxembourg
7 practice areas
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Dechert
5 practice areas
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Maples Group
4 practice areas
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Ogier
6 practice areas
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Tier 4

AKD
7 practice areas
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BSP
7 practice areas
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Bonn & Schmitt
8 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
2 practice areas
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Dentons
10 practice areas
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GSK Stockmann
9 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
2 practice areas
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Linari Law Firm
7 practice areas
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Luther
9 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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PwC Legal
6 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
5 practice areas
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Stibbe
7 practice areas
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Van Campen Liem
2 practice areas
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White & Case
6 practice areas
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Notable

Brouxel & Rabia
9 practice areas
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Chevalier & Sciales
2 practice areas
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K&L Gates
2 practice areas
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Kleyr Grasso
8 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
7 practice areas
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Vandenbulke
5 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 1
34 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Arendt & Medernach
10 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Elvinger Hoss Prussen
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper Luxembourg
8 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Stibbe
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

BSP
7 practice areas
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Bonn & Schmitt
8 practice areas
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Linklaters
9 practice areas
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Luther
9 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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Ogier
6 practice areas
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Tier 4

AKD
7 practice areas
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CMS Luxembourg
7 practice areas
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Charles Russell Speechlys
5 practice areas
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DSM Avocats à la Cour
4 practice areas
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Dentons
10 practice areas
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GSK Stockmann
9 practice areas
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Kleyr Grasso
8 practice areas
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MOLITOR Avocats à la Cour
9 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
5 practice areas
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Strelia
4 practice areas
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Vandenbulke
5 practice areas
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Tier 5

Brouxel & Rabia
9 practice areas
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Brucher Thieltgen & Partners
8 practice areas
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Maples Group
4 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
7 practice areas
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Notable

Linari Law Firm
7 practice areas
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PwC Legal
6 practice areas
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RJ Gaito
4 practice areas
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TS&P
3 practice areas
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White & Case
6 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 1
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

DLA Piper Luxembourg
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
11 practice areas
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Luther
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arendt & Medernach
10 practice areas
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Brucher Thieltgen & Partners
8 practice areas
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Elvinger Hoss Prussen
11 practice areas
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MOLITOR Avocats à la Cour
9 practice areas
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Brouxel & Rabia
9 practice areas
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Dentons
10 practice areas
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GSK Stockmann
9 practice areas
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NautaDutilh
10 practice areas
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RJ Gaito
4 practice areas
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White & Case
6 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Clifford Chance firm has embedded itself at the top of the Luxembourg corporate finance market with Tier 1 rankings across the board. In May 2026, Marc Mehlen, an IFLR100-rated market leader in banking and finance, was appointed managing partner, succeeding M&A focused Katia Gauzès.

Key clients

Key clients include Lux-Airport, Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, Bayerische Landesbank, Froneri, Helvetia, Partners Group, Apollo, Deutsche Bank

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)

“Good coverage of the European market; good international network; very experienced investment funds team; good knowledge of market.” - Investment funds

“Clifford Chance Luxembourg has significant experience in dealing with legal and regulatory topics related to new areas in capital markets such as securities token markets. Clifford Chance Luxembourg has accompanied us along our regulatory discussions with the CSSF.” - Financial services regulatory

 

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
European Financial Stability Facility SA - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Clifford Chance
Luxembourg
Bond issue
European Financial Stability Facility SA
Issuer
EOF Master Fund SCS SICAV RAIF - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
Clifford Chance
Luxembourg
Bond issue
EOF Master Fund SCS SICAV RAIF
Issuer
Unigel Luxembourg - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Clifford Chance
Luxembourg
Bond issue
Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Underwriter
European Financial Stability Facility SA - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
Clifford Chance
Luxembourg
Bond issue
European Financial Stability Facility SA
Issuer
ICBC - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Clifford Chance
Luxembourg
Bond issue
ICBC
Issuer
EOF Master Fund SCS SICAV RAIF - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Clifford Chance
Luxembourg
Bond issue
EOF Master Fund SCS SICAV RAIF
Issuer
AXA CoRE Europe Fund - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Clifford Chance
Luxembourg
Bond issue
Crédit Agricole, Goldman Sachs, Société Générale
Underwriter
Holcim Finance (Luxembourg) SA - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Clifford Chance
Luxembourg
Bond issue
BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, UBS, UniCredit
Underwriter
Traton Finance Luxembourg SA - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Clifford Chance
Luxembourg
Bond issue
Banco Santander, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, BBVA - Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Commerzbank, Crédit Agricole, Danske Bank Corporate Finance, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Mizuho Bank, Morgan Stanley, Nordea, SEB - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Société Générale, Swedbank, UniCredit
Underwriter
Palladium Global Investment - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Clifford Chance
Luxembourg
Bond issue
Deutsche Bank
Underwriter
Trafigura Funding - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Clifford Chance
Luxembourg
Bond issue
Credit Suisse
Underwriter
Rio Smart Lighting Sarl - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
Clifford Chance
Luxembourg
Bond issue
Rio Smart Lighting Sarl
Issuer
European Stability Mechanism - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
Clifford Chance
Luxembourg
Bond issue
European Stability Mechanism
Issuer
European Investment Bank - EIB - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
Clifford Chance
Luxembourg
Bond issue
European Investment Bank - EIB
Issuer
Holcim Finance (Luxembourg) SA - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Clifford Chance
Luxembourg
Bond issue
Morgan Stanley
Underwriter
Cinven Ltd. - M&A
2022-08-02
Clifford Chance
Luxembourg
M&A
Cinven Ltd.
Seller
Investor Group - multiple investors - M&A
2022-09-21
Clifford Chance
Luxembourg
M&A
Adeline Nayagom, Aude Martincourt, Camille Leger, Christian Kremer, Louis Mamere, Mathieu Remy, Udo Prinz
Investor Group - multiple investors
Buyer
Alter Domus Luxembourg Sarl - M&A
2023-05-11
Clifford Chance
Luxembourg
M&A
Alter Domus Luxembourg Sarl
Buyer
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Corporate partner Aline Cardin and counsel Alexander Tollast discuss winning the instruction, road-testing the EU Pilot Regime and turning a first-of-its-kind transaction into know-how
Gibson Dunn has hired a seven-lawyer investment funds team from Clifford Chance in Paris, led by partner Xavier Comaills, as the firm continues its European expansion
Clifford Chance, Bowmans and Udo Udoma & Belo Osagie were among the top winning firms at the awards dinner held in Cape Town on March 17  
M&A
Corporate M&A and PE lawyer Alexandra Wilde has been appointed as managing partner to ‘lead the next phase of growth across the US region’
New hires were made across the PE, M&A, real estate, antitrust, finance and capital markets practices in the UK and the US
M&A
New hires were made across the corporate, PE, regulatory and finance practices in Abu Dhabi, Brussels, Sydney, Rome, London and the Cayman Islands
Lawyers at Clifford Chance and Skadden examine how the regulation has driven legal demand at their firms and transformed advisory strategies
A revamped rulebook has given a boost to London IPO activity that looks set to continue in the fourth quarter and into 2026, lawyers tell IFLR
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