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Rankings published in 2026
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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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 development
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26 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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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Bracewell
9 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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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
9 practice areas
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Trinity International
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Clyde & Co
3 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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King & Spalding
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
4 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
10 practice areas
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Real estate funds
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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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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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11 results11 results
Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Elysian Capital LLP - M&A
2021-08-03
Stephenson Harwood
United Kingdom
M&A
Elysian Capital LLP
Buyer
Pirum Systems Ltd. - M&A
2021-12-10
Stephenson Harwood
United Kingdom
M&A
Pirum Systems Ltd.
Target
FPE Capital LLP - M&A
2021-03-09
Stephenson Harwood
United Kingdom
M&A
Chris Manning, Dafni Loizou, Malcolm MacDougall, Nicola Baird
FPE Capital LLP
Buyer
Apposite Capital LLP - M&A
2021-06-08
Stephenson Harwood
United Kingdom
M&A
Emily Davies, Richard Coleman
Apposite Capital LLP
Buyer
Rockpool Investments LLP - M&A
2021-06-11
Stephenson Harwood
United Kingdom
M&A
Rockpool Investments LLP
Seller
Optimity Ltd. - M&A
2021-03-15
Stephenson Harwood
United Kingdom
M&A
Optimity Ltd.
Buyer
Elysian Capital LLP - M&A
2021-09-08
Stephenson Harwood
United Kingdom
M&A
Elysian Capital LLP
Buyer
Business Growth Fund Ltd. - M&A
2022-03-22
Stephenson Harwood
United Kingdom
M&A
Alex Stevens, Malcolm MacDougall, Nicola Baird
Business Growth Fund Ltd.
Buyer
Codestone Group Ltd. - M&A
2022-05-05
Stephenson Harwood
United Kingdom
M&A
Codestone Group Ltd.
Buyer
LXi REIT plc - M&A
2022-05-11
Stephenson Harwood
United Kingdom
M&A
Alex Haynes, Barbara Allen, Carolyn Hall, Catriona Berman, Daniel Margolis, George Vaughton, Graeme Barton, James Linforth, John Meehan, Kate Worthington, Marta Garcia, Richard Freedman, Simon Brading, William Robertson, William Saunders
LXi REIT plc
Buyer
Madison Pacific Group - M&A
2022-03-28
Stephenson Harwood
United Kingdom
M&A
Madison Pacific Group
Seller
Codestone Group Ltd. - M&A
2022-11-08
Stephenson Harwood
United Kingdom
M&A
Codestone Group Ltd.
Buyer
Sign In Solutions Inc. - M&A
2023-01-31
Stephenson Harwood
United Kingdom
M&A
Alicia Mueller, Lydia Zakrzewski, Malcolm MacDougall, Patrick Foley
Sign In Solutions Inc.
Buyer
Pelican Capital LLP - M&A
2022-02-24
Stephenson Harwood
United Kingdom
M&A
Pelican Capital LLP
Buyer
Nurture Landscapes Group - M&A
2023-04-25
Stephenson Harwood
United Kingdom
M&A
Nurture Landscapes Group
Target
Pelican Capital LLP - M&A
2023-05-03
Stephenson Harwood
United Kingdom
M&A
Alex Stevens, Chris Manning, Chrissy Vassiliou, Elliot Dagul, Emily Davies, Lydia Zakrzewski, Naeem Noor, Richard Freedman, Tiffany Cheung, William Robertson
Pelican Capital LLP
Buyer
Lawyers on Demand Ltd. - M&A
2023-08-02
Stephenson Harwood
United Kingdom
M&A
Lawyers on Demand Ltd.
Target
Profile Risk Solutions Ltd. - M&A
2023-07-28
Stephenson Harwood
United Kingdom
M&A
Profile Risk Solutions Ltd.
Target
Novacyt UK Holdings Ltd. - M&A
2023-07-03
Stephenson Harwood
United Kingdom
M&A
Novacyt UK Holdings Ltd.
Buyer
Portable Venues (Group) Ltd. - M&A
2023-08-16
Stephenson Harwood
United Kingdom
M&A
Emily Davies, Malcolm MacDougall, Patrick Foley
Portable Venues (Group) Ltd.
Target
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New hires and partner promotions were made across the financial services, corporate, regulatory and transaction practices in London, Riyadh and across the US
The Modern Land ruling indicates that US law debt can be discharged under Chapter 15, juxtaposing comments made by Justice Harris in a Hong Kong SAR court ruling
The decision in Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings sheds light on the second core requirement at a time when distressed Chinese entities may be increasingly using the jurisdiction’s courts
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Global firm expands South East Asia practice in line with growing Myanmar client base
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Departures continue from firm's troubled European operations
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New recruit strengthens firm’s M&A and private equity capabilities in India and Indonesia
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Recruit rejoins UK firm after stint at maritime rival
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