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Rankings published in 2026
Banking and finance
Tier 4
35 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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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Milbank
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Linklaters
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
9 practice areas
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Gleiss Lutz
13 practice areas
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Noerr
10 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Hasche Sigle
10 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
4 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
11 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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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
9 practice areas
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Tier 5

Baker McKenzie
10 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Gütt Olk Feldhaus
5 practice areas
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Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek
9 practice areas
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King & Spalding
6 practice areas
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Luther
4 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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Taylor Wessing
7 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
9 practice areas
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Notable

Astera Legal
3 practice areas
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
3 practice areas
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LARK
18 practice areas
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LSP | Lindemann Schwennicke & Partner
4 practice areas
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Schalast & Partner (Schalast Law | Tax)
5 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
7 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
5 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
6 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 5
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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M&A
Tier 5
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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Restructuring
Tier 3
26 firms ranked
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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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13 results13 results
Deal Highlights
25 results25 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Stark Group A/S - M&A
2022-01-13
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Germany
M&A
Bettina Bokeloh, Jens-Olrik Murach, Kamyar Abrar, Michael Ilter, Moritz Vettermann, Sebastian Brenner
Stark Group A/S
Buyer
Maxburg Capital Partners GmbH - M&A
2021-03-11
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Germany
M&A
Axel Wahl, Cesare Vannucchi, Jane Hentz, Martin Waskowski, Patrick Meiisel, Philip Thurmer
Maxburg Capital Partners GmbH
Buyer
SGT German Private Equity GmbH & Co. KGaA - M&A
2021-08-13
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Germany
M&A
SGT German Private Equity GmbH & Co. KGaA
Buyer
Valeo Foods Ltd. - M&A
2021-01-12
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Germany
M&A
Andy Gray, Bettina Bokeloh, David Arnold, Maximilian Schwab
Valeo Foods Ltd.
Buyer
Seller Group - multiple shareholders - M&A
2021-01-27
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Germany
M&A
Kamyar Abrar
Seller Group - multiple shareholders
Seller
Sebia SA - M&A
2021-06-30
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Germany
M&A
Cedric Hajage, Georg Linde, Gregoire Finance, Matthias Schudlo, Michael Ilter, Sebastian Fitzgerald
Sebia SA
Buyer
GHO Capital Partners LLP - M&A
2021-10-26
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Germany
M&A
GHO Capital Partners LLP
Buyer
Time Manufacturing Co. - M&A
2021-01-06
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Germany
M&A
Andreas Sandberger, Bruce Herzog, Fabian Peitzmeier, Hillel Jacobson, Ian Morganelli, Ilie Manole, Jacob Kleinman, Jeffrey Clancy, Jonathan Konoff, Kamyar Abrar, Markus Lauer, Matthias Schrader, Maximilian Schwab, Moritz Vettermann, Nadine Kramer, Patrick Meiisel, Philip Thurmer, William Rooney, Wulf Kring, Yaniv Maman
Time Manufacturing Co.
Buyer
Questel SAS - M&A
2021-03-08
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Germany
M&A
Andreas Feith, Aurel Hille, Eduardo Fernandez, Erik Goeretzlehner, Fabian Peitzmeier, Faustine Viala, Gregory de Saxce, Jane Hentz, Jasmin Dettmar, Kamyar Abrar, Karsten Silbernagel, Ludger Kempf, Marie Filippi, Mathilde Vannson, Patrick Meiisel, Paul Lombard, Ralph Unger, Virgile Chanel
Questel SAS
Buyer
Ardian SA - M&A
2021-11-17
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Germany
M&A
Jan Wilms, Maximilian Schwab
Ardian SA
Buyer
BusyLamp GmbH - M&A
2021-09-28
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Germany
M&A
Georg Linde, Miriam Streets, Philipp Oehlerking
BusyLamp GmbH
Seller
Arioso Systems GmbH - M&A
2022-04-29
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Germany
M&A
Miriam Steets
Arioso Systems GmbH
Target
Calida Group - M&A
2022-02-04
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Germany
M&A
Ilie Manole, Kamyar Abrar, Nils Bock, Patrick Meiisel
Calida Group
Buyer
Stark Group A/S - M&A
2022-05-02
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Germany
M&A
Kamyar Abrar, Michael Ilter
Stark Group A/S
Buyer
Conscio Holding GmbH - M&A
2022-08-11
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Germany
M&A
Maximilian Schwab, Miriam Steets
Conscio Holding GmbH
Buyer
Bantleon AG - M&A
2023-01-12
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Germany
M&A
David Jansen, Michael Ilter
Bantleon AG
Buyer
Adiuva Capital GmbH - M&A
2023-04-04
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Germany
M&A
Maximilian Schwab, Miriam Steets
Adiuva Capital GmbH
Buyer
Ardian SA - M&A
2023-05-04
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Germany
M&A
Christopher Clerihew, Jan Wilms
Ardian SA
Buyer
SGT German Private Equity GmbH & Co. KGaA - M&A
2023-05-30
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Germany
M&A
Georg Linde, Kamyar Abrar, Ludger Kempf, Michael Ilter
SGT German Private Equity GmbH & Co. KGaA
Buyer
Maxburg Capital Partners GmbH - M&A
2023-06-15
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Germany
M&A
Axel Wahl, Bettina Bokeloh, Friederike Hammwohner, Ivo Ertekin, Jens-Olrik Murach, Johanna Thieme, Martin Waskowski, Moritz Vettermann, Nils Bock, Philip Thurmer
Maxburg Capital Partners GmbH
Buyer
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