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Rankings published in 2026
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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Project finance
Tier 4
34 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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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Bracewell
9 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Trinity International
6 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
5 practice areas
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Tier 4

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Covington & Burling
3 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
4 practice areas
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King & Spalding
12 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
9 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 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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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Notable

Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
15 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
6 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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7 results7 results
Deal Highlights
6 results6 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Oxford Immunotec Global plc - M&A
2021-01-07
Covington & Burling
United Kingdom
M&A
Alicia Zhang, Antonio Michaelides, Ben Land-Maycock, Daniel Pavin, Elizabeth Canter, Gustavo Akkerman, Guy Dingley, Hannah Berry, Jack Bodner, James Gubbins, Jenna Wallace, Jenny O'Shanick, Joshua Gray, Katy Knight, Morag Peberdy, Reid Hooper, Scott Danzis, Stefanie Doebler
Oxford Immunotec Global plc
Target
Renesas Electronics Corp. - M&A
2021-02-08
Covington & Burling
United Kingdom
M&A
James Halstead, Louise Nash, Simon Amies, Thomas Repke
Renesas Electronics Corp.
Buyer
Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc. - M&A
2022-09-07
Covington & Burling
United Kingdom
M&A
Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc.
Buyer
Arecor Therapeutics - M&A
2022-08-01
Covington & Burling
United Kingdom
M&A
Ben Land-Maycock, Guy Dingley, Simon Amies, Summreen Mahween, Trudy Dargeviciute
Arecor Therapeutics
Buyer
Ergomed plc - M&A
2023-09-04
Covington & Burling
United Kingdom
M&A
Ergomed plc
Target
Grundfos - M&A
2023-07-03
Covington & Burling
United Kingdom
M&A
Alexander Carn, Guy Dingley, Hannah Berry, Katy Knight, Louise Nash, Uri Doron
Grundfos
Buyer
M&A
New hires were made across the M&A and funds practices in London, Luxembourg and the UAE
Ex-Federal Reserve Bank of New York associate general counsel, Meghann Donahue, will strengthen the firm’s banking bench as regulatory changes remain in flux
IFLR’s latest explainer looks at how companies are preparing for the new law and what areas are the most challenging to comply with
Anti-money laundering rule changes need more clarity on intermediaries and unhosted wallets
Proposed changes to the country’s anti-money laundering regulations will mean that cryptocurrency businesses will have to comply with the travel rule
IFLR’s latest explainer looks at the challenges that lie ahead for businesses, their strategies, how the law compares with the GDPR, and what aspects still lack clarity
Efforts to mandate human rights compliance into supply chain due diligence have come to the fore of the ESG movement, but practicalities remain unclear
In this IFLR’s explainer, we look at the significance of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and how it affects investors
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