Latham Leads Q3 2025 League Tables Across Financing Products

Latham stands out as the world’s premier capital strategies law firm — serving corporates across capital needs and financial goals, and representing capital providers worldwide. Latham advises more than 1,100 public companies and virtually every major capital provider globally.

In Q3 2025, the firm topped legal advisor league tables across equity, debt, high yield, convertibles, leveraged loans, direct lending, and refinancing — securing #1 positions in issuer, manager, lender, and combined roles in key global and US categories.

Highlights of Latham’s recent top rankings include*:

Bloomberg:

• #1 Global Equity, Equity Linked & Rights: Issuer Legal Advisor by Deal Value
• #1 Global Equity, Equity Linked & Rights: Manager Legal Advisor by Deal Count
• #1 US Equity Offerings: Issuer Legal Advisor by Deal Value
• #1 US Equity Offerings: Manager Legal Advisor by Deal Count
• #1 US High Yield Corporate Bonds: Manager Legal Advisor by Deal Value
• #1 Global Loans: Combined Borrower and Lender Representation by Deal Count
• #1 US Loans: Combined Borrower and Lender Representation by Deal Count
• #1 US Leveraged Loans: Combined Borrower and Lender Representation by Deal Count

LSEG:

• #1 Global Equity & Equity Related: Manager Legal Advisor by Deal Count
• #1 US Equity & Equity Related: Issuer Legal Advisor by Deal Count
• #1 US Debt, Equity & Equity Related: Issuer Legal Advisor by Deal Count
• #1 US Straight Debt excluding ABS & MBS: Issuer Legal Advisor by Deal Count
• #1 Global Convertibles: Issuer Legal Advisor by Deal Value
• #1 Global Leveraged Loans: Manager Legal Advisor by Deal Value
• #1 Global Syndicated Loans: Borrower Representation by Deal Count
• #1 Global Syndicated Loans: Lender Representation by Deal Count
• #1 Global Syndicated Loans: Combined Borrower and Lender Representation by Deal Count
• #1 Global Syndicated Loans: Combined Borrower and Lender Representation by Deal Value
• #1US Syndicated Loans: Combined Borrower and Lender Representation by Deal Count
• #1 US Syndicated Loans: Lender Legal Advisor by Deal Count

Dealogic:

• #1 Global High Yield Bonds: Issuer Legal Advisor by Deal Value
• #1 Global High Yield Bonds: Manager Legal Advisor by Deal Value
• #1 US High Yield Bonds: Issuer Legal Advisor by Deal Count
• #1 US High Yield Bonds: Manager Legal Advisor by Deal Count

Debtwire:

• #1 Chapter 11 US Bankruptcy Filings Legal Advisor
• #1 North America High Yield Bonds: Issuer Legal Advisor by Deal Value

The Prospect News Convertibles Daily:

• #1 US Convertible Bonds: Issuer Legal Advisor by Deal Count
• #1 Chapter 11 US Bankruptcy Filings Legal Advisor
• #1 North America High Yield Bonds: Issuer Legal Advisor by Deal Value

PitchBook:

• #1 Global All General Debt: Legal Advisor by Deal Count
• #1 US All General Debt: Legal Advisor by Deal Count
• #1 US PE Debt Deals: Legal Advisor by Deal Count
• #1 Global Refinancing: Legal Advisor by Deal Count
• #1 US Refinancing: Legal Advisor by Deal Count

KBRA:

• #1 North America Direct Lending: Lender Counsel by Deal Count
• #1 US Direct Lending Legal Advisor FY2024
• #1 US Direct Lending Advisor by Deal Count – Buyside & Sellside H1 2025
• #1 US Direct Lending Advisor by Deal Count – Lender’s Counsel H1 2025
• #1 EMEA Direct Lending Buyside Counsel by Deal Count

Octus:

• #1 US Direct Lending Legal Advisor: Total Engagements by Deal Count
• #1 US Direct Lending Legal Advisor: Lender Engagements
• #1 US Middle Market Legal Advisor: Total Engagements
• #1 US Middle Market Legal Advisor: Lender Engagements
• #1 US Large Cap Legal Advisor: Total Engagements
• #1 US M&A Legal Advisor: Total Engagements

* All rankings for Q3 2025 unless noted otherwise.