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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 4
38 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
11 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
5 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
6 practice areas
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Molinari
4 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Carbonetti e Associati
4 practice areas
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FIVERS - Studio Legale e Tributario
4 practice areas
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Giovannelli e Associati
6 practice areas
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Nunziante Magrone
3 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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Pavia e Ansaldo
6 practice areas
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Notable

Caiazzo Donnini Pappalardo & Associati
3 practice areas
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Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
8 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
5 practice areas
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Grimaldi Alliance
10 practice areas
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LEXIA
7 practice areas
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LMCR Studio Legale
5 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Orsingher Ortu Avvocati Associati
5 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
3 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 5
24 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Dentons
9 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
5 practice areas
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ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
11 practice areas
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Giovannelli e Associati
6 practice areas
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Grimaldi Alliance
10 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Notable
22 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
8 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Grimaldi Alliance
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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LEXIA
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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Orsingher Ortu Avvocati Associati
5 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Notable
24 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

Dentons
9 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Jones Day
5 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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Notable

DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
5 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
3 practice areas
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Schiavello & Co
4 practice areas
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WST Law & Tax
2 practice areas
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iLS
2 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 4
50 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
8 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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FIVERS - Studio Legale e Tributario
4 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Giliberti Triscornia e Associati
8 practice areas
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Giovannelli e Associati
6 practice areas
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Grimaldi Alliance
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Baker McKenzie
4 practice areas
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Carnelutti
6 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Delfino & Associati
4 practice areas
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LMCR Studio Legale
5 practice areas
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Molinari
4 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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Orsingher Ortu Avvocati Associati
5 practice areas
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Pavia e Ansaldo
6 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Tier 6

Masotti Cassella Studio Legale
4 practice areas
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Portolano Cavallo
4 practice areas
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Ughi e Nunziante
11 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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CBA
6 practice areas
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Carbonetti e Associati
4 practice areas
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DWF
2 practice areas
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Eptalex - Garzia Gasperi & Partners
2 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
5 practice areas
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Jones Day
5 practice areas
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K&L Gates
2 practice areas
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LEXIA
7 practice areas
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LMS Studio Legale
3 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
6 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Nunziante Magrone
3 practice areas
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bureau Plattner
3 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 5
33 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
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Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Molinari
4 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
11 practice areas
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Giovanardi Fattori
3 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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Tier 5

Carbonetti e Associati
4 practice areas
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FIVERS - Studio Legale e Tributario
4 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
8 practice areas
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LCA Studio Legale
1 practice area
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LEXIA
7 practice areas
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LMS Studio Legale
3 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
3 practice areas
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Studio Legale Fallanca Scicolone
1 practice area
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Ughi e Nunziante
11 practice areas
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3 results3 results
Deal Highlights
24 results24 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Cinven Ltd. - M&A
2021-06-25
Freshfields
Italy
M&A
James Scott, Luigi Verga, Victoria Sigeti
Cinven Ltd.
Buyer
One Equity Partners LLC - M&A
2021-03-16
Freshfields
Italy
M&A
Anna Dominke, Arend von Riegen, David Anschutz, Hendrik Braun
One Equity Partners LLC
Seller
Public Investment Fund - M&A
2021-08-19
Freshfields
Italy
M&A
Public Investment Fund
Buyer
Falck SpA - M&A
2021-10-20
Freshfields
Italy
M&A
Falck SpA
Seller
Antirion SGR SpA - M&A
2021-10-07
Freshfields
Italy
M&A
Francesco Lombardo, Gian Zampa, Giorgio Candeloro, Luca Sponziello, Nicola Asti, Toni Marciante, Valentina Gagliani
Antirion SGR SpA
Target
Shiba BidCo SpA - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Freshfields
Italy
Bond issue
Shiba BidCo SpA
Issuer
Continental AG - M&A
2021-11-11
Freshfields
Italy
M&A
Christian Ruoff, Christoph Herig, Christoph Seibt, Jacob Fontaine, Julia Sellmann, Marius Stein, Marlen Vesper-Gräske, Philipp Dohnke, Tobias Dressler, Tobias Klose
Continental AG
Buyer
ICE Group - M&A
2021-12-15
Freshfields
Italy
M&A
Alessandro Gnoato, Andrea Giaretta, Claudia Cavalli, Edoardo Avato, Ermelinda Spinelli, Fabrizio Arossa, Francesco Lombardo, Gian Zampa, Giuliano Marzi, James Scott, Jay Swain, Lorenzo Fusco, Luca Capone, Luca Sponziello, Matteo Tola, Nico Moravia, Nicola Asti, Nicola Franceschina, Tommaso Massari
ICE Group
Buyer
Funecap - M&A
2022-04-25
Freshfields
Italy
M&A
Anne-Priscille Coulot, Brice Trevisan, Francois Gordon, Jerome Philippe, Margaux Bognon-Kuss, Nicolas Barberis, Simon Dievart, Sofia Bekkali
Funecap
Buyer
Clonit - M&A
2022-05-17
Freshfields
Italy
M&A
Ermelinda Spinelli, Luca Sponziello, Nicola Asti, Valentina Gagliani
Clonit
Target
Evotec SE - M&A
2022-05-30
Freshfields
Italy
M&A
Emanuele Cossa, Enrico Bazzano, Ermelinda Spinelli, Francesco Lombardo, Mila Crispino, Nicola Franceschina, Teresa Ammirabile, Valentina Gagliani
Evotec SE
Buyer
Colliers Global Investors Italy SGR - M&A
2022-06-20
Freshfields
Italy
M&A
Francesco Lombardo, Nicola Franceschina, Stefania Guarino, Toni Marciante
Colliers Global Investors Italy SGR
Buyer
United Parcel Service Inc. - M&A
2022-08-08
Freshfields
Italy
M&A
Enrique Damcausa, Ethan Klingsberg, Sofia Bernaciak
United Parcel Service Inc.
Buyer
Castello SGR SpA - M&A
2022-09-02
Freshfields
Italy
M&A
Andrea Giaretta, Francesco Lombardo, Nicola Franceschina, Teresa Ammirabile, Toni Marciante
Castello SGR SpA
Seller
Investor Group - multiple investors - M&A
2022-11-03
Freshfields
Italy
M&A
Alberto Nurzia, Andrew Firmano, Emanuele Cossa, Francesco Lombardo, Giovanni Fabris, Giulio Politi, Lorenzo Fusco, Nicola Franceschina, Stefania Guarino
Investor Group - multiple investors
Buyer
Oaktree Capital Management LP - M&A
2023-02-27
Freshfields
Italy
M&A
Oaktree Capital Management LP
Seller
eBay Inc. - M&A
2023-05-17
Freshfields
Italy
M&A
Athanasios Tasopoulos, Devony Schmidt, Ethan Klingsberg, Ferrari Federico, Luca Sponziello, Nicola Asti, Zheng Zhou
eBay Inc.
Buyer
Mediobanca SpA - M&A
2023-05-22
Freshfields
Italy
M&A
Andrew Firmano, Chiara Novelli, Francesco Lombardo, Giuliano Marzi, Lorenzo Fusco, Matteo Tola, Toni Marciante
Mediobanca SpA
Seller
Allfunds Bank SA - M&A
2023-08-01
Freshfields
Italy
M&A
Cyrus Pocha, Kyle Toner, Luigi Verga, Nick Jones, Valentina Gagliani
Allfunds Bank SA
Buyer
iCON Infrastructure LLP - M&A
2023-04-05
Freshfields
Italy
M&A
Bosco Montejo, Charlotte Anderson, Giuseppe Brero, May Smith, Peter Clements, Renato Paternollo, Teresa Guglielmo, Umberto Santacroce
iCON Infrastructure LLP
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
New hires were made across the M&A, securities and finance practices in New York, Miami and London
Asia managing partner Matthew O’Callaghan discusses how the firm is poised to capture opportunities in the region, particularly in financial services
M&A
New hires were made across the M&A and energy practices in New York, San Francisco, Paris and Milan
M&A
Improving staff training for AI and ensuring legal advice fits in with business goals are key demands for in-house counsel when sourcing external lawyers
M&A
New hires were made across the antitrust, M&A, finance and capital markets practices in Washington DC, New York, Boston and Hong Kong
New hires were made across the private capital, corporate and capital markets practices in London, Boston, Denver and Mexico City
Freshfields lawyer Tumise Jegede, who was named a Rising Star at the IFLR Middle East Awards, reflects on why finance can be likened to tennis and offers advice for young lawyers
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