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October 7, 2008 1:12 PM
Study Shows U.K. Firms Dominate International Finance Rankings
Posted by Brian Baxter
UPDATE: This post has been updated with new information.
The International Financial Law Review (IFLR) has published its 19th annual edition of IFLR1000, a guide to the world's leading financial law firms. The directory covers international markets for firms specializing in various areas of corporate finance, such as capital markets, banking, M&A, and restructuring and insolvency.
A free version of IFLR's editorial covering the U.K. market (England and Wales) is available here.
We reviewed some of the data to find that U.K. firms frequently scored the highest rankings. (In addition to the U.K., IFLR also looked at Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East, Latin America, Canada, and the United States.)
IFLR ranked firms on a Tier 1 through 4 scale. Here's a breakdown of those firms that came in at "Tier 1" in their respective regions:
U.K. - ENGLAND & WALES
Capital Markets (equity)
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Linklaters
Capital Markets (debt)
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Linklaters
Capital Markets (derivatives)
Allen & Overy
Capital Markets (structured finance and securitizations)
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Bank Lending
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Linklaters
Financial Services/Regulatory
Clifford Chance
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Linklaters
M&A
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Linklaters
Slaughter and May
Private Equity
Clifford Chance
Project Finance
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Linklaters
Restructuring and Insolvency
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
WESTERN EUROPE
Capital Markets (equity)
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Linklaters
Capital Markets (debt)
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Linklaters
Capital Markets (structured finance and securitization)
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Banking
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Linklaters
M&A
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Linklaters
Project Finance
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Linklaters
E.U. Competition
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE
Capital Markets
Clifford Chance
Linklaters
White & Case
Banking
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Linklaters
M&A
Clifford Chance
Linklaters
White & Case
Project Finance
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Linklaters
White & Case
MIDDLE EAST
Capital Markets
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Banking
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
M&A
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Linklaters
Project Finance
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
LATIN AMERICA
Capital Markets
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banking
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Shearman & Sterling
M&A
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Shearman & Sterling
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
ASIA-PACIFIC
Capital Markets (equity)
Allen & Overy
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Sullivan & Cromwell
Capital Markets (debt)
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Linklaters
Shearman & Sterling
Capital Markets (structured finance)
Allen & Overy
Linklaters
Capital Markets (securitizations)
Linklaters
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Banking
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Linklaters
M&A
Clifford Chance
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Linklaters
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Private Equity
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Clifford Chance
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Project Finance
Allen & Overy
Latham & Watkins
Linklaters
CANADA
Capital Markets
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt
Stikeman Elliott
Torys
Banking (financial services/regulatory)
Blake, Cassels & Graydon
McCarthy Tétrault
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Banking (bank lending)
Blake, Cassels & Graydon
McCarthy Tétrault
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt
M&A
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
Goodmans
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt
Stikeman Elliott
Project Finance
Blake, Cassels & Graydon
McCarthy Tétrault
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt
Torys
Restructuring and Insolvency
Bennett Jones
Goodmans
UNITED STATES
Capital Markets (debt and equity)
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Sullivan & Cromwell
Capital Markets (high-yield debt)
Cahill Gordon & Reindel
Capital Markets (structured finance and securitization)
Mayer Brown
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Sidley Austin
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Financial Services/Regulatory
Sullivan & Cromwell
Bank Lending
Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Latham & Watkins
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
M&A
Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Sullivan & Cromwell
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Private Equity (transactions)
Debevoise & Plimpton
Kirkland & Ellis
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Private Equity (fund formation)
Debevoise & Plimpton
Kirkland & Ellis
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Project Finance
Latham & Watkins
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
White & Case
Restructuring and Insolvency
Kirkland & Ellis
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
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