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Rankings published in 2026
Bank lending : Lender side
Notable
46 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
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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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 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 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
8 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 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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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
12 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 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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King & Spalding
12 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
5 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
15 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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Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
4 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
9 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Sullivan & Worcester
2 practice areas
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Financial services regulatory
Tier 4
44 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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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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Tier 2

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
12 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
23 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 4

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
15 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Tier 5

Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
9 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Addleshaw Goddard
9 practice areas
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Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
4 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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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
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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
Notable
48 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
23 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Tier 2

Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
9 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 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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Tier 4

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 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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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
2 practice areas
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Tier 5

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 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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Osborne Clarke
4 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
9 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
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Notable

Addleshaw Goddard
9 practice areas
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
15 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
10 practice areas
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Project finance
Notable
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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Real estate funds
Notable
26 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
14 practice areas
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
11 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Jones Day
17 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
23 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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Tier 4

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Notable

DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
15 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
4 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
10 practice areas
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20 results20 results
Deal Highlights
91 results91 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Arcline Investment Management LP - M&A
2021-03-01
Eversheds Sutherland
United Kingdom
M&A
Arcline Investment Management LP
Buyer
Inflexion Private Equity LLP - M&A
2021-03-09
Eversheds Sutherland
United Kingdom
M&A
Alexander Critchley, Amanda Smith, Amy Durham, Chris Hastings, Helen Mackey, Jack Gladman, Julie Chemla, Natalie Carr, Preetika Parekh, Rachel Ferguson, Richard Kyle, Sebastian Butcher
Inflexion Private Equity LLP
Buyer
Aviva plc - M&A
2022-03-02
Eversheds Sutherland
United Kingdom
M&A
Hugo Laing
Aviva plc
Buyer
Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) Ltd. - M&A
2022-03-28
Eversheds Sutherland
United Kingdom
M&A
Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) Ltd.
Target
Global Reach Group Ltd. - M&A
2022-06-09
Eversheds Sutherland
United Kingdom
M&A
Global Reach Group Ltd.
Target
SI-UK - M&A
2022-06-23
Eversheds Sutherland
United Kingdom
M&A
SI-UK
Target
Albumedix Ltd. - M&A
2022-08-08
Eversheds Sutherland
United Kingdom
M&A
Albumedix Ltd.
Target
LDC (Managers) Ltd. - M&A
2022-08-19
Eversheds Sutherland
United Kingdom
M&A
LDC (Managers) Ltd.
Buyer
Diurnal Group plc - M&A
2022-08-31
Eversheds Sutherland
United Kingdom
M&A
Diurnal Group plc
Target
Silverfleet Capital Partners LLP - M&A
2022-10-04
Eversheds Sutherland
United Kingdom
M&A
Amy Coombes, Ben Jones, Benjamin Shem-Tov, Charlie Markillie, Della Hepinstall, Drew Bailey, Mike Birkett, Peter Harper, Richard Moulton, Sean Wright
Silverfleet Capital Partners LLP
Seller
Acora Ltd. - M&A
2022-10-05
Eversheds Sutherland
United Kingdom
M&A
Acora Ltd.
Target
Morningside Healthcare Ltd. - M&A
2022-10-03
Eversheds Sutherland
United Kingdom
M&A
Morningside Healthcare Ltd.
Target
Next plc - M&A
2022-11-01
Eversheds Sutherland
United Kingdom
M&A
Dave Hughes, David Gray, Robin Johnson
Next plc
Buyer
H2 Equity Partners BV - M&A
2022-11-29
Eversheds Sutherland
United Kingdom
M&A
H2 Equity Partners BV
Seller
FleetCor Technologies Inc. - M&A
2022-10-20
Eversheds Sutherland
United Kingdom
M&A
David Phillips, Gavin O'Flaherty, Joseph De Paor, Maria O'Brien, Robert Dever
FleetCor Technologies Inc.
Buyer
Livingbridge EP LLP - M&A
2023-01-17
Eversheds Sutherland
United Kingdom
M&A
Livingbridge EP LLP
Seller
Howden Group Holdings Ltd. - M&A
2023-03-01
Eversheds Sutherland
United Kingdom
M&A
Catherine Eley, Colin Askew, Ed Forshaw, Fiona Bradley, James Finney
Howden Group Holdings Ltd.
Buyer
Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd. - M&A
2023-04-05
Eversheds Sutherland
United Kingdom
M&A
Amy Franks, Charlie Markillie, Colin Askew, Danielle Gibbon, Gillian McKechnie, Matthew Cummings, Paul Castle, Robin Skelton, Robyn Thompson, Russell Naglis
Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd.
Buyer
Beech Tree Private Equity - M&A
2023-03-27
Eversheds Sutherland
United Kingdom
M&A
Antony Walsh, Chris Archer, Chris Hastings, Colin Askew, Hannah Kaye, Lisa Boyle, Matthew Cummings, Paul Jackson
Beech Tree Private Equity
Buyer
Baird Capital Partners - M&A
2023-06-01
Eversheds Sutherland
United Kingdom
M&A
Baird Capital Partners
Buyer
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M&A
New hires and appointments were made in the corporate, M&A and finance practices at leading firms in Hong Kong, Tokyo, the US and the UK
M&A
We round up new hires across the M&A, PE, corporate and finance practices at leading law firms in the UK, Ireland, and US
New hires were made across the corporate, finance and M&A practices in the US, UK and Europe
New hires were made across the corporate, M&A and finance practices in key US hubs and London
M&A
The firm’s service excellence partner, Rachel Broquard, and corporate partner Jon Gill discuss embedding AI into due diligence, M&A and its impact on value-driven client service
New hires were made across the PE, M&A, banking and finance practices in London, Riyadh and key US hubs
M&A
Government opens consultation on UK merger control measures, with a March 31 deadline, aiming for faster, clearer, and more predictable competition regulation
ESG
Lawyers welcome the European Commission revamp, saying the reforms bring long-needed clarity to sustainable finance
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