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Recognition

Latham Sweeps H1 2026 League Tables Across the Capital Structure

August 26, 2026

The firm earned #1 rankings in syndicated loans, equity and debt capital markets, private credit, and restructuring — in the US, Europe, and globally.

Latham earned #1 league table positions across the capital structure in the first half of 2026, leading in syndicated loans, equity capital markets, high yield debt, private credit, and restructuring according to seven major independent league table providers, each employing distinct methodologies and data sources. The results span US, European, and global markets and reflect the breadth and unmatched strength of the firm’s fully integrated Capital Strategies platform.

Syndicated Loans

#1 Global Loans — Combined Borrower & Lender Adviser by Deal Count — Bloomberg
#1 Global Loans — Lender Adviser by Deal Count — Bloomberg
#1 Global Loans — Combined Borrower & Lender Adviser by Deal Count — LSEG
#1 Global Loans — Borrower Adviser by Deal Count and Value — LSEG
#1 North America Leveraged Loans — Borrower Adviser by Deal Count — Debtwire
#1 US Loans — Combined Borrower & Lender Adviser by Deal Count — Bloomberg
#1 US Leveraged Loans — Combined Borrower & Lender Adviser by Deal Count and Value — Bloomberg
#1 US Leveraged Loans — Combined Borrower & Lender Adviser by Deal Count — LSEG
#1 US M&A Loans — Borrower Adviser by Deal Count — LSEG
#1 EMEA Loans — Combined Borrower & Lender Adviser by Deal Count and Value — Bloomberg
#1 EMEA Loans — Lender Adviser by Deal Count and Value — Bloomberg
#1 EMEA Loans — Borrower Adviser by Deal Count and Value — LSEG
#1 European Leveraged Finance — Combined Borrower/Issuer and Lender/Manager Adviser by Deal Count and Value — Bloomberg
#1 European Leveraged Finance — Borrower/Issuer Adviser by Deal Value — Bloomberg
#1 European Leveraged Finance — Lender/Manager Adviser by Deal Count and Value — Bloomberg

Private Credit

#1 Global Private Credit — Combined Borrower & Lender Counsel by Deal Count — 9fin
#1 US Private Credit — Combined Borrower & Lender Counsel by Deal Count — 9fin
#1 US Direct Lending — Overall Adviser by Deal Count — Octus
#1 US Direct Lending — Large-Cap Overall Adviser by Deal Count — Octus
#1 US Direct Lending — Large-Cap Lender Adviser by Deal Count — Octus
#1 US Direct Lending — M&A Financings Overall Adviser by Deal Count — Octus
#1 US Direct Lending — Combined Buyside, Sellside & Lender Counsel by Deal Count — KBRA DLD
#1 US Direct Lending — Lender Counsel by Deal Count — KBRA DLD
#1 Europe Private Credit — Combined Borrower & Lender Counsel by Deal Count — 9fin
#1 Europe Direct Lending — Overall Adviser by Deal Count — Octus
#1 Europe Direct Lending — Large-Cap Overall Adviser by Deal Count — Octus
#1 Europe Direct Lending — Middle-Market Overall Adviser by Deal Count — Octus
#1 Europe Direct Lending — M&A Financings Overall Adviser by Deal Count — Octus
#1 Europe Direct Lending — Combined Buyside, Sellside & Lender Counsel by Deal Count — KBRA DLD
#1 Europe Direct Lending — Lender Counsel by Deal Count — KBRA DLD
#1 Europe Direct Lending — Sellside Counsel by Deal Count — KBRA DLD

Capital Markets — Equity and Convertibles

#1 Global Equity, Equity-Linked & Rights — Issuer Adviser by Deal Count — Bloomberg
#1 Global Equity, Equity-Linked & Rights — Manager Adviser by Deal Count — Bloomberg
#1 Global ECM — Underwriter Adviser by Deal Count — Dealogic
#1 Global Equity — Issuer Adviser by Deal Count — Dealogic
#1 Global Equity and Equity-Related — Manager Adviser by Deal Count — LSEG
#1 US Equity Offerings — Combined Adviser by Deal Count — Bloomberg
#1 US Equity Offerings — Issuer Adviser by Deal Count — Bloomberg
#1 US Equity Offerings — Manager Adviser by Deal Value — Bloomberg
#1 US Equity Offerings — Manager Adviser by Deal Count — Bloomberg
#1 US Equity-Linked — Issuer Adviser by Deal Count — Bloomberg
#1 US Equity & Equity-Related — Issuer Adviser by Deal Count — LSEG
#1 Americas Equity — Issuer Adviser by Deal Count — Dealogic
#1 European Bonds — Issuer Adviser by Deal Value — Bloomberg
#1 EMEA Equity — Underwriter Adviser by Deal Count — Dealogic

Capital Markets — High Yield Debt

#1 North America High Yield Bonds — Manager Adviser by Deal Count — Debtwire
#1 EMEA Corporate High Yield Bonds (inc. EM) — Issuer Adviser by Deal Count and Value — Bloomberg
#1 EMEA Corporate High Yield Bonds (inc. EM) — Manager Adviser by Deal Count — Bloomberg
#1 European Currencies Corporate High Yield Bonds — Issuer Adviser by Deal Count and Value — Bloomberg
#1 European Currencies Corporate High Yield Bonds — Manager Adviser by Deal Count — Bloomberg
#1 Western Europe High Yield Bonds — Issuer Adviser by Deal Count and Value — Debtwire
#1 Western Europe (ex. Nordic) High Yield Bonds — Issuer Adviser by Deal Count and Value — Debtwire
#1 Western Europe High Yield Bonds M&A — Issuer Adviser by Deal Count and Value — Debtwire
#1 Western Europe High Yield Bonds Sponsor-Backed — Issuer Adviser by Deal Count and Value — Debtwire
#1 DACH High Yield Bonds — Issuer Adviser by Deal Count and Value — Debtwire
#1 DACH High Yield Bonds — Lead Bank Adviser by Deal Count — Debtwire
#1 France High Yield Bonds — Issuer Adviser by Deal Count and Value — Debtwire
#1 Southern Europe High Yield Bonds — Issuer Adviser by Deal Count and Value — Debtwire

Restructuring

#1 US Out-of-Court Restructuring — Debtor & Company Lead Counsel by Deal Count — Debtwire
#1 EMEA Large-Cap Restructuring Adviser — Public Deals by Deal Value — Octus
#1 France Large-Cap Restructuring Adviser by Deal Count and Value — Octus
#1 Asia-Pacific Restructuring Adviser by Deal Count and Value (International Firms) — Octus

The results reflect the breadth and unmatched strength of Latham’s fully integrated Capital Strategies platform. Our leadership across the capital structure provides unique perspective on market trends, capital opportunities, and liquidity solutions, helping clients navigate an increasingly dynamic market environment.

Latham's Capital Strategies group, encompassing our elite practices in Capital Markets, Banking and Finance, Hybrid Capital, Liability Management, Private Credit, Restructuring, and Structured Finance, empowers our clients to make capital decisions with the deepest real-time market intelligence and unrivaled insight across products, structures, and deal opportunities. We advise on the highest volume of transactions across each segment of the capital structure by a wide margin and have broader relationships across the public and private markets than any other law firm. We use our scale to deliver unparalleled perspective and a competitive advantage to our clients.

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