Goodwin has been named the number one law firm (by deal count) for Global M&A according to Refinitiv’s H1 2020 Global Mergers & Acquisitions Review. The recently released League Table noted that Goodwin had 40% more deals than its next closest competitors across announced and completed deals.
The firm also demonstrated dramatic growth in the Bloomberg and Mergermarket H1 M&A and Private Equity League Tables. These results reflect the expanded capabilities of Goodwin teams in Europe and Asia, where lawyer headcount has grown 28% over the past 2 years, and they continue to add key lawyers to their renowned Private Equity, Real Estate, Life Sciences, Technology and Financial Restructuring practices.
Goodwin’s standout H1 2020 League Tables results include:
Refinitiv H1 Global Mergers & Acquisitions Review
- #1 Global Announced M&A Deals (Deal Count)
- #1 Global Completed M&A Deals (Deal Count)
- #1 Global Announced Including Withdrawn M&A Deals (Deal Count)
- #1 Global Principal Advisors Announced (Deal Count)
- #1 Global Principal Advisors Completed (Deal Count)
Mergermarket H1 Global & Regional M&A Report
- #2 Europe PE Buyouts (Deal Count)
- #2 US PE Buyouts (Deal Count)
- #2 US PE Exits (Deal Count)
- #2 Global PE Exits (Deal Count)
- #3 US M&A (Deal Count)
- #3 Global PE Buyouts (Deal Count)
- #5 Europe PE Exits (Deal Count)
- #6 France M&A (Deal Count)
Bloomberg H1 Global M&A Market Review
- #3 US Announced Deals (Deal Count)
- #4 Global Announced Deals (Deal Count)
- #6 Hong Kong Announced Deals (Deal Count)
- #8 France Announced Deals (Deal Count)
- #11 Europe Announced Deals (Deal Count)
- #12 UK Announced Deals (Deal Count)
Bloomberg H1 Global M&A Mid-Market Review
- #1 Global Private Equity (Up to $50m) (Deal Count)
- #2 Global Private Equity (Up to $250m) (Deal Count)
- #2 US Mid-Market (Up to $250m) (Deal Count)
- #3 Global Private Equity (Up to $500m) (Deal Count)
- #3 US Mid-Market (Up to $500m) (Deal Count)
- #4 Global Mid-Market (Up to $250m) (Deal Count)
- #4 Global Mid-Market (Up to $500m) (Deal Count)
- #13 UK Mid-Market (Up to $500m) (Deal Count)
- #13 Western & Eastern Europe (Up to $500m) (Deal Count)