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Rankings published in 2026
Capital markets : Debt
Tier 3
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Freshfields
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
6 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
9 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
7 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 5

Kirkland & Ellis
11 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
5 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 3
25 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
6 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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Tier 5

Norton Rose Fulbright
7 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
5 practice areas
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Glade Michel Wirtz
4 practice areas
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
9 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
11 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
10 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
5 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
7 practice areas
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Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Tier 2
14 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
10 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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Financial services regulatory
Tier 2
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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LSP | Lindemann Schwennicke & Partner
4 practice areas
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PwC Legal
1 practice area
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Annerton
1 practice area
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Gunnercooke
1 practice area
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Jones Day
5 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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Schalast & Partner (Schalast Law | Tax)
5 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 4
56 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
11 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
10 practice areas
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CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
9 practice areas
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Tier 5

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
5 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
5 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
3 practice areas
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
9 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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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
1 practice area
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Morrison & Foerster
2 practice areas
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SZA Schilling Zutt & Anschütz
4 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Tier 6

Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Berner Fleck Wettich
2 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
1 practice area
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GLNS
5 practice areas
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Glade Michel Wirtz
4 practice areas
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Gütt Olk Feldhaus
5 practice areas
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Kallan
2 practice areas
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King & Spalding
6 practice areas
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Oppenhoff & Partner
6 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
10 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
5 practice areas
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Renzenbrink & Partner
2 practice areas
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Schalast & Partner (Schalast Law | Tax)
5 practice areas
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ADVANT Beiten
1 practice area
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Arqis
3 practice areas
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Dechert
3 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
3 practice areas
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LARK
18 practice areas
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Leo Schmidt-Hollburg Witte & Frank
2 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
7 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
1 practice area
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POELLATH
4 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
7 practice areas
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YPOG
3 practice areas
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Private equity
Tier 3
36 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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POELLATH
4 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
5 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
4 practice areas
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Gütt Olk Feldhaus
5 practice areas
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LUPP + PARTNER
1 practice area
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
10 practice areas
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Renzenbrink & Partner
2 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
7 practice areas
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YPOG
3 practice areas
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Notable

Astera Legal
3 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
5 practice areas
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EY Law
4 practice areas
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GLNS
5 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
3 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
3 practice areas
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King & Spalding
6 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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Project development
Tier 1
13 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
5 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
9 practice areas
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Project finance
Tier 2
11 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
5 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Restructuring
Tier 3
26 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Dentons
12 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Hengeler Mueller
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Görg
6 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
9 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
12 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
7 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
9 practice areas
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Wellensiek
3 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Glade Michel Wirtz
4 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
10 practice areas
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Schultze & Braun
3 practice areas
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Taylor Wessing
7 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

The American-British headquartered international law firm Hogan Lovells has operations in 40 countries on all continents. The firm’s German offices are located in the cities of Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin, Düsseldorf and Hamburg. 

 

Focusses / specialisms 

Areas of activity for the firm’s banking team include acquisition finance, syndicated loans, corporate finance, debt restructuring, real estate finance, project finance, trade and export finance and promissory notes. The firm’s work for non-bank lenders has intensified in the recent past, whilst it also continues to regularly advise national and international banks on various aspects of banking law, as well as large corporate groups on international cash-pooling arrangements. 

The firm has an able financial services regulatory practice, whose work ranges from advice on all aspects of legal banking supervisory requirements, financial market stabilisation measures and contractual trust agreements to assistance on BaFin licence applications and security regulatory law. 

In capital markets, the firm is especially well recognised in structured finance and securitisation work, where it is among the market leaders for fintech and startup securitisations and retail structured products, but also has credible equity and debt offerings. 

The M&A practice group, bolstered by the firm’s global profile, has a strong market penetration. The firm has improved its share of work for DAX30 companies in recent years and has made significant strides in infrastructure M&A, where the team increasingly works on complex and high-profile matters. 

 

Key clients 

Key recent clients include AkquiVest, BayernLB, Commerzbank, Bundesrepublik Deutschland -Finanzagentur, Daimler Group, Marex Financial, Voxeljet, Dana Incorporated, OMV, Boston Consulting Group and Gilead Sciences. 

 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

Capital markets: Debt 

“Extremely responsive, knowledgeable and competent. They demonstrate high levels of expertise, work efficiently to deadlines and are a pleasure to work with.” 

 

Capital markets: Structured finance and securitisation 

“Solution-focused and with the ability to solve tricky negotiation issues by providing clear and solid opinions. Quick response times.” 

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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
TREVA Equipment Finance SA Compartment 2021-1 - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Germany
Bond issue
TREVA Equipment Finance SA Compartment 2021-1
Issuer
Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Germany
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bank of Montreal, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Commerzbank, Crédit Agricole, DekaBank, Deutsche Bank, DZ Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, Morgan Stanley, Nomura, NORD/LB, Rabobank, Royal Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Scotiabank, Société Générale, Toronto-Dominion Bank, UBS, UniCredit
Underwriter
FMS Wertmanagement - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Germany
Bond issue
Royal Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Scotland Group
Underwriter
BayernLB - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Germany
Bond issue
BayernLB, Credit Suisse
Underwriter
FMS Wertmanagement - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Germany
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bank of Montreal, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Commerzbank, Crédit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, Nomura, Royal Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Toronto-Dominion Bank
Underwriter
PTC Inc. - M&A
2022-04-20
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Germany
M&A
Nikolas Zirngibl
PTC Inc.
Buyer
Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Germany
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bank of Montreal, Barclays, BNP Paribas, CIBC, Citigroup, Commerzbank, Crédit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, DZ Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, Morgan Stanley, Nomura, NORD/LB, Rabobank, Royal Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Scotiabank, Société Générale, Toronto-Dominion Bank, UBS, UniCredit
Underwriter
Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Germany
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia International Ltd, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Commerzbank, Crédit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, DZ Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, Morgan Stanley, Nomura, NORD/LB, Rabobank, Royal Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Société Générale, Toronto-Dominion Bank, UBS, UniCredit
Underwriter
FMS Wertmanagement - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Germany
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bank of Montreal, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Commerzbank, Crédit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, Nomura, Royal Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Toronto-Dominion Bank
Underwriter
FMS Wertmanagement - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Germany
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bank of Montreal, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Commerzbank, Crédit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, Nomura, Royal Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Toronto-Dominion Bank
Underwriter
AtlasEdge - M&A
2022-10-10
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Germany
M&A
AtlasEdge
Buyer
HR Group Management GmbH - M&A
2022-07-12
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Germany
M&A
Alexandra Willm, Andreas Eggert, Christine Borries, Markus Huber, Matthias Jaletzke, Sabrina Greubel, Stefanie Kern
HR Group Management GmbH
Buyer
IDEAL Versicherungsgruppe - M&A
2022-06-24
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Germany
M&A
Christoph Kuppers, Christoph Louven, Marcus Schreibauer, Matthias Rajhanov, Niclas Hohle, Sarah-Lena Kreutzmann, Sebastian Faust, Tobias Bockmann
IDEAL Versicherungsgruppe
Buyer
Bierwirth & Kluth Hotel Management GmbH - M&A
2022-09-27
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Germany
M&A
Alexandra Willm, Marc Werner, Matthias Jaletzke, Mike Schmidt, Nikolai Sokolov, Paul Single, Tamara Achtermann
Bierwirth & Kluth Hotel Management GmbH
Target
DWS - M&A
2022-07-22
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Germany
M&A
Alexander Stefan Rieger, Alexandra Willm, Anne Schmitt, Camilla Frohlich, Carla Luh, Charlotte Baecker, Fabian Pfuhl, Jennifer Hofmann, Joerg Herwig, Johannes Gross, Joscha Muller, Judith Altenburg, Julian Schmidt, Kathy Chang, Kerstin Neighbour, Marco Weibrecht, Pascal Wagenfuhr, Thomas Frank
DWS
Buyer
Banijay Gmbh - M&A
2022-07-27
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Germany
M&A
Alexander Koch, Bernd Klemm, Charlotte Reimers, Christian Ritz, Dennis Cukurov, Gaston Fernandez, Gesa Unland-Miramov, Ingmar Dorr, Joy Baur, Lukas Rengier, Malte Bever, Morten Petersenn, Norbert Heier, Thomas Frank
Banijay Gmbh
Buyer
DIF Capital Partners - M&A
2022-11-25
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Germany
M&A
Adrian Rudert, Alexander Stefan Rieger, Anja Brunthaler, Carla Luh, Charlotte Baecker, Constantin Cramer, Jennifer Hofmann, Joerg Herwig, Johannes Gross, Joscha Muller, Julian Schmidt, Kerstin Neighbour, Konstantin Weber, Marc Schweda, Mathias Schonhaus, Pascal Wagenfuhr, Sabrina Gabeler, Sophia Gottschlich, Stefan Kuster, Thomas Dünchheim
DIF Capital Partners
Buyer
va-Q-tec AG - M&A
2022-12-09
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Germany
M&A
Christian Schröder, Eva-Christina Sommer, Heiko Gemmel, Julian Urban, Leon Lindemann, Martin Sura, Michael Schlitt, Philipp Reckers, Sebastian Biller, Sebastian Faust, Simona Gradišek, Vanessa Rinus
va-Q-tec AG
Target
British American Tobacco plc - M&A
2022-10-05
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Germany
M&A
Andreas Thun, Annika Ullmann, Christiane Alpers, Johannes Adam, Jorg Schickert, Justus Frank, Martin Pflueger, Martin Schunke, Nikolas Zirngibl, Sebastian Eisenberge, Tina Welter-Birk
British American Tobacco plc
Buyer
L’Oreal Deutschland GmbH - M&A
2023-03-06
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Germany
M&A
Christoph Naumann, Maximilian Broermann
L’Oreal Deutschland GmbH
Seller
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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 made in regulatory, corporate, M&A and finance practices at leading firms across the US and the UK, while German Hengeler Mueller elected two new managing partners
M&A
Partners at both firms have voted in favour of the tie-up, which marks ‘the largest law firm merger in history’
Partners at Hogan Lovells Hong Kong, Allen & Gledhill Singapore, and Baker McKenzie Japan share insights on the 2026 outlook for private credit market in the APAC region
ESG
After the European Council signed off its simplification package on sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements, lawyers say a sense of closure has been achieved but uncertainty isn’t over
M&A
New hires were made across the PE, M&A, finance, and corporate practices in London, Newcastle, New York and Singapore
M&A
A vote to be held in 2026 could create Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, a $3.6bn giant with 3,100 lawyers across the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific
M&A
The global strategic development counsel at Eltemate, Hogan Lovells' dedicated tech company, discusses how the firm is taking corporate and M&A workflows into the AI era
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