February 9, 2012
In rankings of 2011 capital markets activity on which law firms advised, issued by the leading league table organizations, the Global Capital Markets practice of Latham & Watkins gained 22 top five rankings across a range of markets and offering categories. The firm’s attorneys advised on 487 ranked deals in 2011 with a total value of more than $220 billion – including debt, equity and high yield offerings on US, European and Asian markets. Among the 22 placements, the firm ranked #1 for 2011 in:
- US Debt, Equity, and Equity-related offerings by number of deals, as ranked by Thomson Reuters
- US Equity offerings by number of deals, as ranked by Bloomberg
- US Initial Public Offerings by number of deals representing Issuers, as ranked by Bloomberg
- US Initial Public Offerings by number of deals representing Manager Advisors, as ranked by Bloomberg
- Euromarket High Yield offerings (including Emerging Markets) by number of deals for Manager Advisors, as ranked by Bloomberg
- Euromarket High Yield offerings (excluding Emerging Markets) by number of deals for Manager Advisors, as ranked by Bloomberg
- Asia ex-Japan Equity-linked offerings by number of deals, as ranked by Bloomberg