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Recognition

Latham Secures #1 League Table Rankings Across M&A and Private Equity, Capital Markets, and Banking & Private Credit Practices

January 27, 2026
Bloomberg, Deal Point Data
As the #1 legal adviser, Latham stands out for the depth, breadth, and quality of its practice across several core products.

In 2025, Latham led the market by securing #1 league tables spots across our M&A and Private Equity, Capital Markets, and Banking & Private Credit practices — highlighting the firm’s fully globally integrated corporate and finance capabilities, with unmatched strength across core products that deliver excellent results at scale.

#1 M&A and Private Equity Practice

Bloomberg Law named Latham the #1 global M&A adviser of 2025 by deal count and deal value, and #1 for global Private Equity M&A by deal count, with the firm advising on global deals totaling approximately US$786.7 billion. As Bloomberg notes, global deal volume rose sharply year over year, and Latham enters 2026 with a robust pipeline of matters already underway.

#1 Capital Markets Practice

Bloomberg’s 2025 year-end legal adviser league tables ranked Latham #1 in US Equity Offerings and #1 in US High Yield Corporate Bonds across all categories (combined issuer & manager; issuer; manager) by deal value.

Deal Point Data similarly ranked Latham #1 for traditional US IPOs exceeding US$75 million in gross proceeds by both deal count and value (combined issuer & underwriter). The results underscore the firm’s decade-plus leadership advising issuers, underwriters, and deal teams on high-stakes offerings across all sectors.

#1 Banking & Private Credit Practice

Bloomberg’s 2025 year-end legal adviser league tables also rank Latham #1 globally for advising on more syndicated loans by deal count (combined borrower & lender; lender) and by deal value (combined borrower & lender) than any other firm.

Together, these results reflect Latham’s ability to deliver sophisticated, coordinated execution across markets and products, securing outstanding outcomes for clients on their most important transactions.

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