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Rankings published in 2026
Capital markets : Equity
Tier 4
48 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Cahill Gordon & Reindel
7 practice areas
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Cooley
2 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
20 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 4

Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
7 practice areas
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Tier 5

Bracewell
10 practice areas
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Freshfields US LLP
14 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
11 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8 practice areas
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Tier 6

Baker Botts
10 practice areas
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Ellenoff Grossman & Schole
3 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Jones Day
12 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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DLA Piper
6 practice areas
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Davis Wright Tremaine
2 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
11 practice areas
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Hedge funds
Tier 3
27 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Tier 2

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Katten Muchin & Rosenman
7 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Seward & Kissel
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen
6 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Notable

Cole-Friedman Mallon
2 practice areas
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Foley Hoag
7 practice areas
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Herrick Feinstein
6 practice areas
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Purrington Moody
3 practice areas
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Reed Smith
10 practice areas
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Sadis & Goldberg
4 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
11 practice areas
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Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt
7 practice areas
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Private equity
Tier 4
38 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
16 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
19 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
17 practice areas
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Dechert
14 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
20 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cravath Swaine & Moore
13 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
16 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
14 practice areas
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Milbank
16 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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White & Case
17 practice areas
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Tier 4

A&O Shearman
16 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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King & Spalding
15 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
14 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Vinson & Elkins
10 practice areas
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Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
9 practice areas
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Tier 5

Akerman
3 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
15 practice areas
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Foley & Lardner
5 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
18 practice areas
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Ballard Spahr
7 practice areas
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Dentons
8 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
16 practice areas
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Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen
6 practice areas
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Troutman Pepper Locke
9 practice areas
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Registered funds
Tier 2
24 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Dechert
14 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
21 practice areas
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Tier 2

Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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K&L Gates
4 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
16 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young
2 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

Clifford Chance
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
18 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
13 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
4 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
21 practice areas
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Seward & Kissel
6 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
20 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
18 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
19 practice areas
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Chapman and Cutler
10 practice areas
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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
1 practice area
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Herrick Feinstein
6 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
17 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
11 practice areas
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Vedder Price
2 practice areas
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WilmerHale
6 practice areas
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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
Retina Consultants of America - M&A
2021-12-31
Goodwin Procter
United States (National)
M&A
Chris Steinroeder, Christian Wilson, Christina Bouchot, Crescent Moran Chasteen, Eliza Reed, Emily Josef, Esteban Munera, Harry Brown, Jacqueline Klosek, James Devendorf, James Oh, Janet Andolina, Jennifer Necas, Joel Lehrer, Joseph McGurrin, Karim Popatia, Kimberly Ginsburg, Michael Vignone, Misha Goodwin, Nicole Spiteri, Peter Hanoian
Retina Consultants of America
Buyer
CenExel Clinical Research Inc. - M&A
2021-03-09
Goodwin Procter
United States (National)
M&A
Christian Wilson
CenExel Clinical Research Inc.
Buyer
Bristol Hospice LLC - M&A
2021-01-05
Goodwin Procter
United States (National)
M&A
Christian Wilson, Harry Brown, John LeClaire
Bristol Hospice LLC
Buyer
Computer Design & Integration LLC - M&A
2021-02-23
Goodwin Procter
United States (National)
M&A
Ian Engstrand
Computer Design & Integration LLC
Buyer
Bridgepoint Advisers Group Ltd. - M&A
2021-09-15
Goodwin Procter
United States (National)
M&A
Adrien Paturaud
Bridgepoint Advisers Group Ltd.
Buyer
Ridgemont Equity Partners - M&A
2021-10-05
Goodwin Procter
United States (National)
M&A
Ridgemont Equity Partners
Buyer
JMI Management Inc. - M&A
2021-01-26
Goodwin Procter
United States (National)
M&A
Alex Moyer, Brian McPeake, Bryan Edelman, Bryna Shmerling, Dane Ferre, Elizabeth Doyon, Jacob Osborn, Jacqueline Klosek, Joel Lehrer, Joseph Bernardi, Justin Pierce, Kara Kuritz, Kelsey Lemaster, Kyle Pine, Nikhil Sethi, Patrick Wilson, Roger Cohen, Sarah Bock, Seth Burns, Stephen Taeusch
JMI Management Inc.
Buyer
Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP - M&A
2021-06-29
Goodwin Procter
United States (National)
M&A
Amy Josselyn, Anne Brendel, Brian McPeake, Cecelia Lockner, Claire Oxford, Dustin Baker, Emily Goldenberg, Jacob Osborn, Jacqueline Klosek, JB Schiller, Joel Lehrer, Julian Landau-Sabella, Julie Tibbets, Monica Patel, Nikhil Sethi, Regina Couto, Roger Cohen, Seth Burns, Stephen Taeusch, William Weiss
Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP
Buyer
Norwest Venture Partners - M&A
2021-07-07
Goodwin Procter
United States (National)
M&A
Ai Tajima, Alexander Moser, Alexander Plaum, Allison Tassel, Conner Pine, Eric DiIulio, George Schneider, Jacqueline Klosek, JB Schiller, Kaitlin Carragher, Kara Kuritz, Kevin Lam, Misha Goodwin, Morgan Frisoli, Natascha George, Ortal Ben Aharon, Sarah Tauman, Tiara Quintana, William Davisson
Norwest Venture Partners
Buyer
Intermediate Capital Group plc - M&A
2021-03-25
Goodwin Procter
United States (National)
M&A
Michael Bison
Intermediate Capital Group plc
Buyer
Alpha Healthcare Acquisition Corp. - M&A
2021-02-17
Goodwin Procter
United States (National)
M&A
Alexandra Denniston, Jacqueline Klosek, Janet Andolina, Jennifer Fay, Jocelyn Arel, Julie Tibbets, Laura Burlingame, Matthew Dyckman, Michael Patrone, Michael Rosenberg, Roger Cohen, Suhrid Wadekar, Thomas Levato
Alpha Healthcare Acquisition Corp.
Buyer
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. - M&A
2021-01-04
Goodwin Procter
United States (National)
M&A
Adam Romig, Alexandra Denniston, Caitlin Tompkins, Christopher Versfelt, Daniel Adams, David Roberts, Edward Glazer, Jessica Park, Mark Opper
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
Buyer
Plug Power Inc. - M&A
2022-01-25
Goodwin Procter
United States (National)
M&A
Alexandra Denniston, Audrey Leigh, Eric Graffeo, Ginggi Storer, Gregory Saiontz, Hannah Shepherd, John Stern, Leah Eubanks, Marc Polito, Nathan Brodeur, Nathan Wenk, Paul Jin, Reid Bagwell, Robert Hale, Robert Kester, Robert Whalen, Ryan Sawyer, Sophie Duffy, Whitney Williams
Plug Power Inc.
Buyer
Orion Advisor Solutions LLC - M&A
2021-03-09
Goodwin Procter
United States (National)
M&A
Aaron Klein, Alex Moyer, Ana Alvarado, Brittany McCants, Courtney Schrenko, Elizabeth Doyon, Howard Cubell, Jacqueline Klosek, James Mattus, Jennifer Miani, Joel Lehrer, Jonathan LaPlante, Kara Kuritz, Michael Kendall, Nicholas Losurdo, Paul Jin, Peter Hanoian, Rachel Smith, Timothy Holahan
Orion Advisor Solutions LLC
Buyer
Cennox plc - M&A
2022-01-05
Goodwin Procter
United States (National)
M&A
Bruce Rader, Danielle Reyes, Gady Boneh, Jacqueline Klosek, Jennifer Necas, John Joy, Joshua Ratner, Karim Popatia, Katherine Baudistel, Koray Bulut, Laila Hosseini, Nico Ramos, Nicole Spiteri, Steven Argentieri, Timothy Holahan, Todd Pollock, Yoojin DeNiro
Cennox plc
Buyer
Avantus Aerospace - M&A
2021-10-26
Goodwin Procter
United States (National)
M&A
Avantus Aerospace
Seller
Ampersand Capital Partners - M&A
2021-05-12
Goodwin Procter
United States (National)
M&A
Andrew Sucoff, Brad Smith, Dan Murray, Daniel Karelitz, Elizabeth Mulkey, Eric Carlson, Jacqueline Klosek, James Barrett, James Mattus, Kara Kuritz, Kenneth Radcliffe, Kirby Lewis, Lily Wound, Martin Gomez, Nicole Spiteri, Roger Cohen, Simone Otenaike, Sonia Wu, Stephanie Philbin, Whitney Williams
Ampersand Capital Partners
Seller
Remarkable Health LLC - M&A
2021-12-02
Goodwin Procter
United States (National)
M&A
Remarkable Health LLC
Seller
TA Associates Inc. - M&A
2021-06-18
Goodwin Procter
United States (National)
M&A
Ai Tajima, Alex Intile, Alexander Plaum, Ashley Rose, Brandon Cuffy, Brian McPeake, Chad Vella, Christina Lewis, Crescent Moran Chasteen, Dane Ferre, Daniel Karelitz, Evan McQuiston, George Schneider, Jacob Osborn, Jacqueline Klosek, James Devendorf, Jennifer Bralower, Joel Lehrer, Jonathan Berke, Justin Pierce, Lee Douthitt, Matthew Dunay, Matthew Mauney, Nathan Brodeur, Ortal Ben Aharon, Paul Jin, Roger Cohen, Simone Otenaike
TA Associates Inc.
Seller
wisp Inc. - M&A
2021-09-02
Goodwin Procter
United States (National)
M&A
wisp Inc.
Seller
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M&A
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M&A
Automatic voting programmes could significantly affect activists’ ability to push through unwanted M&A deals or to oppose deals that are approved by directors
The firm’s US SPAC lead and a UK capital markets partner explore the rebound in SPAC activity and the firm’s strategy to capitalise on renewed interest
New hires were made across the finance, PE and M&A practices in Houston, New York, Hong Kong and London
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