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Rankings published in 2026
Bank lending : Borrower side
Tier 4
40 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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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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Tier 2

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Bracewell
9 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
18 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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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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Tier 5

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
11 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
12 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
9 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 3
39 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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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
8 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Dentons
20 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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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 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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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
12 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
11 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 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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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 4
41 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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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Tier 2

Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
23 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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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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Cooley
2 practice areas
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Cravath Swaine & Moore
8 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
11 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 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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Notable

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Dentons
20 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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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 2
50 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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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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Tier 2

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
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Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Jones Day
17 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
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Travers Smith
24 practice areas
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Tier 5

Addleshaw Goddard
9 practice areas
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Bracewell
9 practice areas
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Dechert
18 practice areas
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Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
11 practice areas
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King & Spalding
12 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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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
9 practice areas
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Reed Smith
16 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
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Notable

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Arnold & Porter
12 practice areas
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Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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Charles Russell Speechlys
8 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
15 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
5 practice areas
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Private equity
Tier 4
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 finance
Tier 4
34 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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Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
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Linklaters
33 practice areas
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Milbank
27 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 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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White & Case
30 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
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Bracewell
9 practice areas
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DLA Piper
23 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
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Trinity International
6 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
5 practice areas
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Tier 4

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
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Covington & Burling
3 practice areas
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Dentons
20 practice areas
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Freshfields
30 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
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Hunton Andrews Kurth
4 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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Pinsent Masons
9 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
15 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
6 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
24 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
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
Sullivan & Cromwell
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Deutsche Bank
Underwriter
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
Sullivan & Cromwell
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan Chase
Underwriter
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Sullivan & Cromwell
United Kingdom
Bond issue
HSBC
Underwriter
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Sullivan & Cromwell
United Kingdom
Bond issue
JP Morgan Chase
Underwriter
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Sullivan & Cromwell
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Morgan Stanley
Underwriter
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Sullivan & Cromwell
United Kingdom
Bond issue
JP Morgan Chase, Crédit Agricole, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley
Underwriter
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
Sullivan & Cromwell
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase
Underwriter
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Sullivan & Cromwell
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Underwriter
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Sullivan & Cromwell
United Kingdom
Bond issue
JP Morgan Chase
Underwriter
Standard Chartered Bank - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Sullivan & Cromwell
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Standard Chartered Bank
Issuer
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Sullivan & Cromwell
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, ANZ Bank, Banco Santander, Barclays, Mitsubishi Corp, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, DBS Bank, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Crédit Agricole, HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Société Générale, Lloyds Banking Group, Standard Chartered Bank, Morgan Stanley, Mizuho Bank
Underwriter
Amcor Holdings - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Sullivan & Cromwell
United Kingdom
Bond issue
JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, BNP Paribas, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, HSBC
Underwriter
Standard Chartered Bank - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Sullivan & Cromwell
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Standard Chartered Bank
Issuer
UBS - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
Sullivan & Cromwell
United Kingdom
Bond issue
UBS
Issuer
J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC - M&A
2021-07-15
Sullivan & Cromwell
United Kingdom
M&A
Mitchell Eitel, Oderisio de Vito Piscicelli, Vanessa Blackmore
J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC
Buyer
Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP - M&A
2021-06-29
Sullivan & Cromwell
United Kingdom
M&A
Ben Perry, Eric Kadel, Jr., Juan Rodriguez, Marielena Doeding, Suzanne Marton
Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP
Buyer
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Sullivan & Cromwell
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Société Générale
Underwriter
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Sullivan & Cromwell
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Morgan Stanley
Underwriter
BP Capital Markets - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Sullivan & Cromwell
United Kingdom
Bond issue
BP Capital Markets
Issuer
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
Sullivan & Cromwell
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Morgan Stanley
Underwriter
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New hires were made across the PE, M&A, real estate, antitrust, finance and capital markets practices in the UK and the US
Patrick Bright and William Needham are the newest entries in the firm’s London private capital practice
M&A
New hires were made across the PE, M&A, finance, and corporate practices in London, Newcastle, New York and Singapore
New hires and promotions were made across finance, PE and M&A practices in London, Singapore, New York and Santiago
Kon Asimacopoulos and Michael Francies have joined the firm in what could be the start of a significant expansion in the UK capital
New hires were made across the financial regulation, M&A and investment funds practices in London, New York and Chicago
M&A
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
M&A
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
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