Awards and Rankings
October 17, 2023

Goodwin Leads in Q3 League Table Rankings for Capital Markets, M&A, and Private Equity

Goodwin once again earned the top position among law firms in Refinitiv’s Q3 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, US, and European buyouts.

The Bloomberg Global M&A league tables included Goodwin rankings in the top three for global, US, and UK M&A. The Bloomberg Capital Markets league tables highly ranked Goodwin 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, and Private Equity 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 transforming industries around the world.

Goodwin was highly ranked in the following categories for Q3 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    • #1 Global – Announced, including Withdrawn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
  • Refinitiv Global Mid-Market M&A
    • #1 Global Mid-Market 
    • #1 UK Involvement Mid-Market
    • #1 US Target Mid-Market
    • #2 European Involvement Mid-Market
    • #4 French Involvement Mid-Market
  • Refinitiv Global Small-Cap M&A
    • #1 Global Small-Cap
    • #1 UK Involvement Small-Cap
    • #2 US Target Small-Cap
    • #3 European Involvement Small-Cap
    • #3 French Involvement Small-Cap
  • Refinitiv Global Capital Markets
    • #2 US Equity & Equity-related (Issuer)
  • Mergermarket Global M&A
    • #1 Global M&A
    • #1 US M&A
    • #1 Global Buyouts
    • #1 Europe Buyouts
    • #1 US Buyouts
    • #2 US Exits
    • #3 Global Exits
    • #3 UK M&A
    • #4 Europe M&A
    • #4 French M&A
  • Bloomberg Global M&A
    • #3 Global (announced)
    • #3 UK (announced)
    • #3 US (announced)
    • #4 Europe (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 Western & Eastern Europe (Up to $250m and Up to $500m)
    • #4 Global PE (Up to $250m and Up to $500m)
  • Bloomberg Capital Markets
    • #2 US Equity Offerings (Issuer)
    • #4 US Equity Linked (Issuer)
    • #5 US Equity Linked (UW)
    • #5 US Equity Offerings (UW)