Goodwin once again earned the top position among law firms in Refinitiv’s H1 2023 league tables for global M&A by deal count. Goodwin was recognized by Mergermarket as the number one law firm for global and US M&A, as well as for global and European buyouts.
The Bloomberg Shareholder Activism league tables highlighted Goodwin as the Top Company Side Adviser for the Communications Sector. The Bloomberg Global M&A league tables included Goodwin rankings in the top three for global, US, European, and UK M&A. The Bloomberg Capital Markets league tables included strong rankings for representation in US Equity Offerings and US Equity Linked transactions.
Goodwin’s League Tables’ results reflect the versatility and skill of the firm’s Capital Markets, M&A, Private Equity, and Shareholder Activism & Takeover Defense teams, as well as Goodwin’s strength in the Technology, Healthcare, Real Estate and Life Sciences sectors. As the firm positioned at the intersection of capital and innovation, Goodwin possesses the unique ability to advise both the innovators and investors across industries and geographies.
Goodwin was highly ranked in the following categories for H1 2023 – by deal count:
- Refinitiv Global M&A
- #1 Global – Announced
- #1 Global Principal Advisors – Announced
- #1 Global – Announced, including Withdrawn
- #1 Global – Completed
- #1 Global Principal Advisors – Completed
- #1 Any US Involvement – Announced
- #1 Any US Involvement – Completed
- #1 US Target – Announced
- Bloomberg Global M&A
- #3 Global (announced)
- #3 US (announced)
- #3 Europe (announced)
- #3 UK (announced)
- #4 France (announced)
- #5 Germany (announced)
- Bloomberg Global M&A Mid-Market
- #3 Global Mid-Market (Up to $250m and Up to $500m)
- #3 UK Mid-Market (Up to $250m and Up to $500m)
- #3 US Mid-Market (Up to $250m and Up to $500m)
- #3 Global PE (Up to $250m and Up to $500m)
- #3 Western & Eastern Europe (Up to $250m and Up to $500m)
- Bloomberg Capital Markets
- #2 US Equity Linked (Issuer)
- #2 US Equity Offerings (Issuer)
- #5 Global Equity, Equity Linked & Rights (Issuer)
- #5 US Equity Linked (UW)
- #6 US Equity Offerings (UW)
- Mergermarket Global M&A
- #1 Global M&A
- #1 US M&A
- #1 Global Buyouts
- #1 Europe Buyouts
- #3 Global Exits
- #3 UK M&A
- #3 US Buyouts
- #3 US Exits
- #4 Europe M&A