Goodwin Maintains Strong League Table Rankings Globally for H1 2026
Goodwin earned the top position among law firms in LSEG’s H1 2026 league tables for global M&A by deal count. LSEG ranked Goodwin as the top firm for Global Mid-Market and US Target Mid-Market M&A, while the firm was number one according to Mergermarket for French M&A. The Bloomberg Global Capital Markets and LSEG Global Small-Cap M&A league tables highly ranked Goodwin across several categories.
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 H1 2026 league table results by deal count include:
- LSEG Global M&A
- #1 Global – Announced
- #1 Global – Announced, including Withdrawn
- #1 Global – Completed
- #1 Global Principal Advisors – Completed
- #1 Any US Involvement – Completed
- LSEG Global Mid-Market M&A
- #1 Global Mid-Market
- #1 US Target Mid-Market
- #4 French Involvement Mid-Market
- #4 German Involvement Mid-Market
- #5 European Involvement Mid-Market
- #5 UK Involvement Mid-Market
- LSEG Global Small-Cap M&A
- #2 Global Small-Cap
- #2 Hong Kong Involvement Small-Cap
- #3 US Target Small-Cap
- #5 French Involvement Small-Cap
- Mergermarket Global M&A
- #1 French M&A
- #3 US M&A
- #4 Global M&A
- #4 Legal Advisors to Company - Global
- #4 Legal Advisors to Company - Americas
- #5 US Exits
- Bloomberg Capital Markets
- #2 US Equity Offerings (Issuer)
- #2 Global Equity, Equity Linked & Rights (Issuer)
- #3 US Equity Linked (Issuer)
- #4 US Equity Linked (UW)
- Bloomberg Global M+A
- #5 France (announced)
- #5 Germany (announced)
- FactSet Global M&A and Shareholder Activism
- #3 Global M&A - Announced
- #3 US M&A - Announced
- #5 Top Law Firms to Activist - US
- The Deal
- #4 Global PE