Goodwin earned the top position among law firms in LSEG’s H1 2024 league tables for global M&A by deal count. For the global principal advisors announced deals ranking, Goodwin led all firms with 360 transactions in H1 2024, and increased its deal value by over 70% as compared to H1 2023.
The firm also was recognized by Mergermarket as the number one law firm for global, European, and US buyouts. The Bloomberg Capital Markets league tables highly ranked Goodwin for several transaction types, while the Bloomberg Global M&A league tables recognized Goodwin for its strength globally and specifically in France and Germany.
The rankings reflect Goodwin’s robust industry-specific focus and client-centric approach. The firm serves as trusted advisors to private equity, technology, life sciences, real estate, financial services, and other clients across select industry verticals and geographies.
Goodwin’s H1 2024 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- #1 Global - Announced, including Withdrawn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 - Announced
- #1 Global Principal Advisors - Completed
- Mergermarket Global M&A
- #1 Global Buyouts
- #1 Europe Buyouts
- #1 US Buyouts
- #2 US M&A
- #3 French M&A
- #3 Global M&A
- Bloomberg Capital Markets
- #1 AIM Equity Offerings (Issuer)
- #3 US Equity Offerings (Issuer)
- #3 Global Equity, Equity Linked & Rights (Issuer)
- #5 US Equity IPO (UW)
- #5 US Equity Offerings (UW)
- #5 Global Equity, Equity Linked & Rights (UW)
- Bloomberg Global M&A
- #3 Germany (announced)
- #4 Global (announced)
- #5 France (announced)
- FactSet
- #3 Global - Announced
- #3 US - Announced
- #3 US Middle Market - Announced