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Rankings published in 2026
Capital markets : Debt
Tier 5
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A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
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White & Case
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Tier 2

CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Jones Day
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Latham & Watkins
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Tier 4

Addleshaw Goddard
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Bredin Prat
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De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
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Debevoise & Plimpton
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Tier 5

Bentam Société d’Avocats
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Freshfields
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
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Sullivan & Cromwell
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Bignon Lebray
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
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Reed Smith
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 3
18 firms ranked
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A&O Shearman
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
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White & Case
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Tier 2

Bredin Prat
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Clifford Chance
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
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Jones Day
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Linklaters
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Tier 3

Latham & Watkins
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
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Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
8 practice areas
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De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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Cabinet Bompoint
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McDermott Will & Schulte
9 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
10 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 3
68 firms ranked
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Bredin Prat
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
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Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
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BDGS Associés
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Clifford Chance
14 practice areas
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Freshfields
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
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Latham & Watkins
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Linklaters
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
8 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
14 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

August Debouzy
8 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
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Cabinet Bompoint
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Dentons
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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Jones Day
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Lacourte Raquin Tatar
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Mayer Brown
12 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
9 practice areas
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Tier 5

Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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Bignon Lebray
10 practice areas
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Dechert
4 practice areas
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FTPA
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Goodwin Procter
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King & Spalding
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LPA Law
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McDermott Will & Schulte
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Veil Jourde
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Winston Taylor
4 practice areas
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Tier 6

Aramis
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Argos Avocats
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Bird & Bird
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DLA Piper
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DS Avocats
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Fidal
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Joffe & Associés
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Reed Smith
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Stephenson Harwood
7 practice areas
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UGGC Avocats
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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ARCHERS
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Chammas & Marcheteau
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Coblence Avocats
2 practice areas
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Degroux Brugère
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Desfilis
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Grant Thornton Société d’Avocats
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HERALD
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Holman Fenwick Willan
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LL Berg
3 practice areas
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Latournerie Wolfrom & Associés
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Levine Keszler
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Mermoz Avocats
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
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Racine
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Steering Legal
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Private equity
Notable
63 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Latham & Watkins
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bredin Prat
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Clifford Chance
14 practice areas
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De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Freshfields
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
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Goodwin Procter
4 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
3 practice areas
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
15 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
14 practice areas
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DLA Piper
10 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
14 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
9 practice areas
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Scotto Partners
6 practice areas
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
8 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
9 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
8 practice areas
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UGGC Avocats
7 practice areas
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Tier 5

Bignon Lebray
10 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
8 practice areas
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Chammas & Marcheteau
5 practice areas
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DS Avocats
9 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Franklin
7 practice areas
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Gowling WLG
9 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Joffe & Associés
5 practice areas
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LL Berg
3 practice areas
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Lamartine Conseil
2 practice areas
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Mermoz Avocats
3 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
7 practice areas
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Volt & Associes
4 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
4 practice areas
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ASAFO & Co
5 practice areas
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Argos Avocats
3 practice areas
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August Debouzy
8 practice areas
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Berry Avocats
1 practice area
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Coblence Avocats
2 practice areas
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Crefovi
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Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
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Dechert
4 practice areas
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Duroc Partners
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FTPA
4 practice areas
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Fidal
6 practice areas
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King & Spalding
9 practice areas
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Levine Keszler
6 practice areas
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Moncey Avocats
1 practice area
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Nova Avocats
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Racine
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Reed Smith
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Sullivan & Cromwell
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Watson Farley & Williams
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5 results5 results
Gauthier Blanluet
Firm:
Sullivan & Cromwell
Practice Area:
Capital markets : High yield
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
Patrick Bonvarlet
Firm:
Sullivan & Cromwell
Practice Area:
Banking
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Industry Sector:
Energy
Industrials and manufacturing
Pharmaceuticals and life sciences
Technology and telecommunications
Aviation
Bar Admission:
Paris
Nicolas de Boynes
Firm:
Sullivan & Cromwell
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
Olivier de Vilmorin
Firm:
Sullivan & Cromwell
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
New York
Richard Vilanova
Firm:
Sullivan & Cromwell
Practice Area:
Banking
Project finance
Capital markets : Equity
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
Deal Highlights
9 results9 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Council of Europe Development Bank - CEB - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Sullivan & Cromwell
France
Bond issue
Council of Europe Development Bank - CEB
Issuer
Council of Europe Development Bank - CEB - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Sullivan & Cromwell
France
Bond issue
Council of Europe Development Bank - CEB
Issuer
Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP - M&A
2021-10-20
Sullivan & Cromwell
France
M&A
Juan Rodriguez, Marielena Doeding
Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP
Buyer
Taiwan Cement Corp. - M&A
2021-04-20
Sullivan & Cromwell
France
M&A
Arnaud Berdou, Gwen Wong, Olivier de Vilmorin, Pierre Moullet, Rosana Tse
Taiwan Cement Corp.
Buyer
Suez SA - M&A
2021-01-17
Sullivan & Cromwell
France
M&A
Gauthier Blanluet, Nicolas de Boynes
Suez SA
Target
Council of Europe Development Bank - CEB - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Sullivan & Cromwell
France
Bond issue
Council of Europe Development Bank - CEB
Issuer
Elis SA - M&A
2023-01-09
Sullivan & Cromwell
France
M&A
Arnaud Berdou, Brieuc Apffel, Olivier de Vilmorin
Elis SA
Target
Icade SA - M&A
2023-03-16
Sullivan & Cromwell
France
M&A
Alexis Madec, Gauthier Blanluet, Nicolas de Boynes
Icade SA
Seller
Elis SA - M&A
2023-10-11
Sullivan & Cromwell
France
M&A
Arnaud Berdou, Céline Icardi, Olivier de Vilmorin
Elis SA
Target
Corporate
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This week’s people moves: Sullivan & Cromwell, Clifford Chance and more
New hires were made across the PE, M&A, real estate, antitrust, finance and capital markets practices in the UK and the US
Noemi Distefano, March 05 2026
Capital Markets
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Paul Hastings finance duo switches for Sullivan & Cromwell
Patrick Bright and William Needham are the newest entries in the firm’s London private capital practice
Noemi Distefano, February 13 2026
M&A
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This week’s people moves: Sullivan & Cromwell, King & Spalding and more
New hires were made across the PE, M&A, finance, and corporate practices in London, Newcastle, New York and Singapore
Noemi Distefano, January 22 2026
Banking
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This week’s people moves: Sullivan & Cromwell, DLA Piper and more
New hires and promotions were made across finance, PE and M&A practices in London, Singapore, New York and Santiago
Noemi Distefano, December 18 2025
Capital Markets
LONDON, UK - JANUARY 27, 2015: London's panorama in sun set.
Sullivan & Cromwell sends strong signal with dual London hires
Kon Asimacopoulos and Michael Francies have joined the firm in what could be the start of a significant expansion in the UK capital
Ed Conlon, September 03 2025
Banking
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This week’s people moves: Winston & Strawn, Sullivan & Cromwell and more
New hires were made across the financial regulation, M&A and investment funds practices in London, New York and Chicago
Karry Lai, June 19 2025
M&A
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Five M&A deals to watch on CMA’s hotlist
Skadden, Latham & Watkins, Sullivan & Cromwell and Goodwin are among top legal advisers for companies in M&A transactions being scrutinised by the UK Competition and Markets Authority
Noemi Distefano, January 28 2025
M&A
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Five minutes with … Lauren Boehmke, Sullivan & Cromwell
The New York-based corporate lawyer says that three things that help her advocate successfully for clients are the ability to remain calm, think through and articulate points clearly, and work collegially under pressure
Karry Lai, January 09 2025
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