LSEG named Goodwin the number one global advisor for All Private Equity Stages and Venture Capital Rounds by deal count in its FY 2025 Global Venture Capital and Private Equity Legal Advisory League Tables. Goodwin was also named the top law firm in Mergermarket M&A Deal Drivers (Americas) League Tables for All Sectors M&A, Real Estate M&A, and Technology, Media & Telecom M&A by deal count and for All Sectors: Mid-Market ($5m - $250m) M&A by deal value. PitchBook’s 2025 Global League Tables highlighted Goodwin as the most active firm in the US for representing companies in M&A deals.
These results reflect Goodwin's deep industry immersion across healthcare, investment funds, life sciences, private equity, real estate, and technology. The firm leverages this understanding to deliver exceptional client value through a unique combination of industry knowledge, legal excellence, and business advisory expertise.
Goodwin’s FY 2025 league table rankings include:
- LSEG Global PE/VC (by deal count)
- #1 Advisor to Firm – All Private Equity Stages
- #1 Advisor to Firm – VC Rounds
- #2 Advisor to Company – LBO & Related Rounds
- #3 Advisor to Company – All Private Equity Stages
- #3 Advisor to Company – VC Rounds
- #4 Advisor to Firm – LBO & Related Rounds
- Mergermarket M&A Deal Drivers (Americas)
- #1 All Sectors M&A (by deal count)
- #1 All Sectors: Mid-Market ($5m - $250m) M&A (by deal value)
- #1 Real Estate M&A (by deal count)
- #1 Technology, Media & Telecom M&A (by deal count)
- #2 All Sectors: Mid-Market ($5m - $250m) M&A (by deal count)
- #3 Pharma, Medical & Biotech M&A (by deal count)
- Mergermarket M&A Deal Drivers (EMEA) (by deal count)
- #2 Pharma, Medical & Biotech M&A
- #3 All Sectors: Mid-Market (€5m-€250m) M&A
- #4 Technology, Media & Telecom M&A
- The Deal (by deal count)
- #4 Global PE
- PitchBook (by deal count)
- #1 M&A - Most active in US: companies
- #2 Venture Capital - Exits
- #2 Venture Capital - Europe
- #2 Venture Capital - Media
- #3 All Deals Combined - US
- #3 Private Equity - IT
- #3 Venture Capital - Global
- #3 Venture Capital - US
- #3 Venture Capital - Early stage
- #3 Venture Capital - Late stage
- #3 Venture Capital - Commercial products & services
- #3 Venture Capital - Energy
- #3 Venture Capital - HC services & systems
- #3 Venture Capital - IT hardware
- #3 Venture Capital - Other
- #4 All Deals Combined - Global
- #4 M&A - Global
- #4 Venture Capital - HC devices & supplies
- #4 Venture Capital - Pharma & BioTech
- #4 Venture Capital - Software
- #5 All Deals Combined - Europe
- #5 M&A - US
- #5 Private Equity - Other PE deals
- #5 Private Equity - Global
- #5 Private Equity - Healthcare
- #5 Venture Capital - Transportation