Goodwin earned the top position among law firms in LSEG’s Q3 2025 league tables for global M&A by deal count. The firm was also the number one law firm according to Mergermarket for US M&A, as well as global and US buyouts. LSEG ranked Goodwin as the top firm for Global Mid-Market and US Target Mid-Market M&A as well as Global Small-Cap, US Target Small-Cap, and French Involvement Small-Cap M&A.
Goodwin’s Q3 2025 league table results by deal count include:
- LSEG 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- #1 Global - Announced, including Withdrawn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
- #1 US Target - Completed
- LSEG Global Mid-Market M&A
- #1 Global Mid-Market
- #1 US Target Mid-Market
- #2 French Involvement Mid-Market
- #4 European Involvement Mid-Market
- #5 UK Involvement Mid-Market
- LSEG Global Small-Cap M&A
- #1 Global Small-Cap
- #1 US Target Small-Cap
- #1 French Involvement Small-Cap
- #5 European Involvement Small-Cap
- LSEG Global Capital Markets
- #4 US Equity & Equity-related (Issuer)
- Mergermarket Global M&A
- #1 US M&A
- #1 Global Buyouts
- #1 US Buyouts
- #2 Global M&A
- #2 French M&A
- #3 Global Exits
- #3 US Exits
- #4 Europe Buyouts
- FactSet Global M&A
- #3 Global - Announced
- #3 US - Announced
- #3 US Middle Market - Announced
- Bloomberg Global M&A
- #5 Global (announced)
- Bloomberg Global M&A Mid-Market
- #5 Global Mid-Market (Up to $500m)
- Bloomberg Capital Markets
- #3 US Equity Linked (UW)
- #5 US Equity Linked (Issuer)