IFLR is part of Legal Benchmarking Limited, 1-2 Paris Garden, London, SE1 8ND

Copyright © Legal Benchmarking Limited and its affiliated companies 2026

Accessibility | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Modern Slavery Statement


This law firm has not supplied any contact details or supplementary information for this country or region. For more information about profiling options please contact Prin Shasiharan.
Rankings published in 2026
Bank lending : Borrower side
Tier 5
40 firms ranked
View full list

Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
View full profile
Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
View full profile
Freshfields
30 practice areas
View full profile
Linklaters
33 practice areas
View profile
Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
View profile

Tier 2

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

Tier 3

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

Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
View profile
Bracewell
9 practice areas
View profile
Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
View profile
Dentons
20 practice areas
View profile
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
View profile
McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
View profile
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
View full profile
Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
View profile
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
View profile
Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
View profile
Travers Smith
24 practice areas
View profile
Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
View profile

Tier 5

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
View profile
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
View profile
Greenberg Traurig
11 practice areas
View profile
Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
View profile

Notable

Dechert
18 practice areas
View full profile
Fieldfisher
12 practice areas
View profile
Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
View profile
Pinsent Masons
9 practice areas
View profile
Reed Smith
16 practice areas
View profile
Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
View profile
Bank lending : Lender side
Tier 5
46 firms ranked
View full list

Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
View full profile
Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
View full profile
Linklaters
33 practice areas
View profile
Milbank
27 practice areas
View profile

Tier 2

Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
View full profile
Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
View profile
Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
View profile
White & Case
30 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
View profile
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
View profile
Cravath Swaine & Moore
8 practice areas
View full profile
Freshfields
30 practice areas
View full profile
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
View full profile
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
View profile
Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
View profile
Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
View full profile
Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
View profile

Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
View profile
DLA Piper
23 practice areas
View profile
Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
View profile
Dechert
18 practice areas
View full profile
Dentons
20 practice areas
View profile
Fieldfisher
12 practice areas
View profile
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
View full profile
Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
View profile
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
View profile

Tier 5

Addleshaw Goddard
9 practice areas
View profile
Bracewell
9 practice areas
View profile
King & Spalding
12 practice areas
View profile
McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
View profile
Reed Smith
16 practice areas
View profile
Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
View profile
Travers Smith
24 practice areas
View profile
Watson Farley & Williams
5 practice areas
View profile
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
View profile
Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
View profile

Notable

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
View profile
Eversheds Sutherland
15 practice areas
View profile
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
View profile
Kirkland & Ellis
23 practice areas
View profile
Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
View profile
Osborne Clarke
4 practice areas
View profile
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
9 practice areas
View profile
Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
View profile
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
View profile
Sullivan & Worcester
2 practice areas
View profile
Bank lending : Sponsor side
Notable
34 firms ranked
View full list

Tier 1

Freshfields
30 practice areas
View full profile
Kirkland & Ellis
23 practice areas
View profile
Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
View full profile
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
View profile
Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
View profile

Tier 2

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
View full profile
Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
View full profile
Linklaters
33 practice areas
View profile
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
9 practice areas
View profile
Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
View profile
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
View profile

Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
View profile
Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
View profile
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
View profile
Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
View profile
Travers Smith
24 practice areas
View profile
White & Case
30 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 4

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
View full profile
McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
View profile
Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
View profile
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
View profile

Notable

Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
View profile
Cravath Swaine & Moore
8 practice areas
View full profile
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
View profile
Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
View profile
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
View full profile
King & Spalding
12 practice areas
View profile
Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
View full profile
Milbank
27 practice areas
View profile
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
View full profile
Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
View profile
Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
View profile
Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
View profile
Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
View profile
Capital markets : Equity
Notable
41 firms ranked
View full list

Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
View full profile
Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
View full profile
Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
View full profile
Linklaters
33 practice areas
View profile

Tier 2

Freshfields
30 practice areas
View full profile
Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
View profile
White & Case
30 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 3

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

Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
View profile
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
View profile
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
View profile
Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
View profile
Simmons & Simmons
19 practice areas
View profile
Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
View profile

Tier 5

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
View profile
Cooley
2 practice areas
View profile
Cravath Swaine & Moore
8 practice areas
View full profile
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
View profile
Greenberg Traurig
11 practice areas
View profile
Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
View profile
Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
View profile
Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
View profile
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
View profile
Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
View profile

Notable

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
View profile
Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
View profile
Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
View profile
Dechert
18 practice areas
View full profile
Dentons
20 practice areas
View profile
Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
View full profile
McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
View profile
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
View full profile
Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
View profile
Reed Smith
16 practice areas
View profile
Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
View profile
M&A
Tier 5
50 firms ranked
View full list

Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
View full profile
Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
View full profile
Freshfields
30 practice areas
View full profile
Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
View full profile
Linklaters
33 practice areas
View profile
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
View profile
Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
View profile

Tier 2

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
View full profile
Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
View profile

Tier 3

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

Tier 4

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

Tier 5

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

Notable

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
View profile
Arnold & Porter
12 practice areas
View profile
Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
View profile
Charles Russell Speechlys
8 practice areas
View profile
Eversheds Sutherland
15 practice areas
View profile
Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
View profile
Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
View profile
Watson Farley & Williams
5 practice areas
View profile
Private equity
Tier 5
48 firms ranked
View full list

Tier 1

Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
View full profile
Freshfields
30 practice areas
View full profile
Kirkland & Ellis
23 practice areas
View profile
Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
View full profile
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
20 practice areas
View profile
Weil Gotshal & Manges
26 practice areas
View profile

Tier 2

Linklaters
33 practice areas
View profile
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
25 practice areas
View profile

Tier 3

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
View full profile
Goodwin Procter
9 practice areas
View profile
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
View full profile
Macfarlanes
18 practice areas
View profile
Milbank
27 practice areas
View profile
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
9 practice areas
View profile
Ropes & Gray
18 practice areas
View profile
Travers Smith
24 practice areas
View profile
White & Case
30 practice areas
View full profile
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
12 practice areas
View profile

Tier 4

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
View profile
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
16 practice areas
View full profile
DLA Piper
23 practice areas
View profile
Debevoise & Plimpton
18 practice areas
View profile
Dechert
18 practice areas
View full profile
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
15 practice areas
View profile
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
View profile
Mayer Brown
24 practice areas
View full profile
McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
View profile
Paul Hastings
24 practice areas
View profile
Proskauer Rose
17 practice areas
View profile
Reed Smith
16 practice areas
View profile
Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
View profile
Taylor Wessing
2 practice areas
View profile

Tier 5

Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
View profile
Dentons
20 practice areas
View profile
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
18 practice areas
View profile
King & Spalding
12 practice areas
View profile
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
View full profile
Osborne Clarke
4 practice areas
View profile
Pinsent Masons
9 practice areas
View profile
Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
View profile

Notable

Addleshaw Goddard
9 practice areas
View profile
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
View profile
Burges Salmon
22 practice areas
View profile
Davis Polk & Wardwell
12 practice areas
View profile
Eversheds Sutherland
15 practice areas
View profile
Morrison & Foerster
17 practice areas
View profile
Sidley Austin
23 practice areas
View profile
Stephenson Harwood
10 practice areas
View profile
Project development : Energy
Tier 3
25 firms ranked
View full list

Tier 1

A&O Shearman
31 practice areas
View full profile
Ashurst Perkins Coie
31 practice areas
View profile
Clifford Chance
31 practice areas
View full profile
Linklaters
33 practice areas
View profile
White & Case
30 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 2

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
22 practice areas
View profile
Baker McKenzie
23 practice areas
View profile
Bracewell
9 practice areas
View profile
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
25 practice areas
View profile
Dentons
20 practice areas
View profile
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
27 practice areas
View full profile
Latham & Watkins
29 practice areas
View full profile
Milbank
27 practice areas
View profile
Norton Rose Fulbright
24 practice areas
View profile
Pinsent Masons
9 practice areas
View profile

Tier 3

Clyde & Co
3 practice areas
View profile
DLA Piper
23 practice areas
View profile
Freshfields
30 practice areas
View full profile
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
31 practice areas
View profile
King & Spalding
12 practice areas
View profile
Slaughter and May
27 practice areas
View profile
Trinity International
6 practice areas
View profile
Winston Taylor
14 practice areas
View profile

Notable

McDermott Will & Schulte
17 practice areas
View profile
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
19 practice areas
View full profile
Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

In June 2026 Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing officially completed their merger to form a new integrated transatlantic partnership named Winston Taylor. The new firm has offices across the US, the UK, Western Europe markets and the United Arab Emirates. 

Winston Taylor has a growing London practice with strengths across private equity, finance and M&A. The firm's borrower-side and lender-side finance practices, with expertise in leveraged finance, structured lending, asset-based facilities and restructurings, is led by the likes of Ian Borman and Aparna Sehgal. The firm also has a strong M&A practice, led by London co-chair Nicholas Usher, and capital markets co-chairs Adam Howard and Paul Amiss. The team advises on cross-border transactions across sectors including financial services, healthcare, technology and infrastructure.

Winston & Strawn's legacy offices were all absorbed into Winston Taylor, however several Taylor Wessing offices were carved out of the merger, most notably in Germany. In France and Netherlands, Winston Taylor and Taylor Wessing co-exist.   

4 results4 results
Deal Highlights
31 results31 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
JPMorgan Chase; Barings; Apollo - Financing
2021-11-01
Winston Taylor
United Kingdom
Financing
Ian Borman, Alan Hoffman
JPMorgan Chase, Barings, Apollo
Lender
Kartesia Management - Financing
2022-02-26
Winston Taylor
United Kingdom
Financing
Monica Barton, Mounir Letayf
Kartesia Management
Lender
Kartesia Management; Kass Unlevered Sarl - Financing
2022-02-26
Winston Taylor
United Kingdom
Financing
Monica Barton, Mounir Letayf
Kartesia Management, Kass Unlevered Sarl
Lender
Mizuho Bank Ltd - Financing
2021-12-01
Winston Taylor
United Kingdom
Financing
Ian Borman
Mizuho Bank Ltd
Lender
OASE Holdings GMBH - Financing
2022-02-26
Winston Taylor
United Kingdom
Financing
Ian Borman
OASE Holdings GMBH
Borrower
PlayMonster Holdings LLC - Financing
2021-06-01
Winston Taylor
United Kingdom
Financing
Ian Borman
PlayMonster Holdings LLC
Borrower
Upper90 Capital Management - Financing
2021-03-19
Winston Taylor
United Kingdom
Financing
Ian Borman
Upper90 Capital Management
Lender
Upper90 Capital Management - Financing
2022-02-26
Winston Taylor
United Kingdom
Financing
Ian Borman
Upper90 Capital Management
Lender
Wasabi Sushi & Bento - Financing
2022-02-26
Winston Taylor
United Kingdom
Financing
Ian Borman
Wasabi Sushi & Bento
Borrower
Chart Industries Inc. - M&A
2022-11-09
Winston Taylor
United Kingdom
M&A
Matt Stevens, Matthew Schlosser, Paul Huddle
Chart Industries Inc.
Buyer
London Innovation Underwriters - M&A
2023-10-30
Winston Taylor
United Kingdom
M&A
Amy Gordon, Basil Godellas, Beth Kramer, Chelsea Thompson, David Sakowitz, Ed Denny, Ian Borman, Jacob Tabman, Mohima Khanom, Nicholas Usher, Paul Amiss, Rachel Ingwer, Rebecca Jack, T. Justin Trapp
London Innovation Underwriters
Target
2
of
2
As AI changes what sponsors buy, advisers must sharpen their focus on valuation, data rights and resilience
M&A
The combined firm brings together sizeable M&A, PE and capital markets teams across the US, Middle East, UK and Europe
M&A
Well-constructed restrictive covenants can shield buyers from post-completion risks in M&A and PE deals, but striking the right balance is essential to ensure enforceability and avoid costly disputes
Konstantinos Adamos discusses his recent move from Revolut and his plans for the firm’s UAE regulatory practice post-merger with Taylor Wessing
New hires were made across the corporate, M&A and finance practices in key US hubs and London
M&A
New hires were made across the M&A, corporate and finance teams at leading firms across the UK, Germany and Saudi Arabia
New hires were made across the PE, M&A, real estate, antitrust, finance and capital markets practices in the UK and the US
Aparna Sehgal, chair of the firm's UK and European structured finance and real estate practice, discusses market opportunities and how the soon-to-be-live Winston Taylor merger will help drive greater client work
Sponsored