Goodwin earned the top position among law firms in LSEG’s FY 2024 league tables for global M&A by deal count. The firm was also the number one law firm according to Mergermarket for global and US buyouts. The Bloomberg and LSEG Global Capital Markets league tables highly ranked Goodwin for multiple different categories. LSEG ranked Goodwin as the top firm for US Target and French Involvement Mid-Market M&A as well as US Target and French Involvement Small-Cap M&A.
The rankings reflect Goodwin’s robust industry-specific focus client-centric approach and ability to advise both innovators and investors. 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 FY 2024 league table results by deal count include:
FY/Q4 2024 League Table Highlights (by deal count)
- LSEG 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- #1 Global - Announced, including Withdrawn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
- #1 US Target - Announced
- #1 US Target - Completed
- LSEG Global Mid-Market M&A
- #1 US Target Mid-Market
- #1 French Involvement Mid-Market
- #2 Global Mid-Market
- #3 Hong Kong Involvement Mid-Market
- #4 European Involvement Mid-Market
- #4 UK Involvement Mid-Market
- LSEG Global Small-Cap M&A
- #1 US Target Small-Cap
- #1 French Involvement Small-Cap
- #2 Global Small-Cap
- #4 Hong Kong Involvement Small-Cap
- #4 UK Involvement Small-Cap
- #5 European Involvement Small-Cap
- #5 Singapore Involvement Small-Cap
- Mergermarket Global M&A
- #1 Global Buyouts
- #1 US Buyouts
- #2 US M&A
- #2 Global M&A
- #2 French M&A
- #3 US Exits
- #4 Global Exits
- #4 Europe Buyouts
- Bloomberg Capital Markets
- #2 US Equity Offerings (Issuer)
- #2 AIM Equity Offerings (Issuer)
- #3 Global Equity, Equity Linked & Rights (Issuer)
- #3 US Equity Linked (UW)
- #4 US Equity Offerings (UW)
- #5 US Equity IPO (Issuer)
- FactSet Global M&A
- #3 Global - Announced
- #3 US - Announced
- #3 US Middle Market - Announced
- LSEG Global Capital Markets
- #3 US Equity & Equity-related (Issuer)
- #4 US Equity & Equity-related (UW)