Ranking tables
Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market | Europe
UK
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
- CMS 10 Years Ranked
- DLA Piper LLP 17 Years Ranked
- Macfarlanes LLP
- Travers Smith LLP
Band 2
- Addleshaw Goddard LLP 5 Years Ranked
- Dentons 4 Years Ranked
- Jones Day 14 Years Ranked
- Eversheds Sutherland
Band 3
Band 4
- Bird & Bird 4 Years Ranked
- Cooley LLP 3 Years Ranked
- Covington & Burling LLP 3 Years Ranked
- Dechert LLP 4 Years Ranked
- Goodwin 1 Years Ranked
- K&L Gates 4 Years Ranked
- Pinsent Masons 6 Years Ranked
- Reed Smith LLP 4 Years Ranked
- Sidley Austin LLP 1 Years Ranked
- Simmons & Simmons LLP 3 Years Ranked
- Watson Farley & Williams 1 Years Ranked
- Fieldfisher
- Squire Patton Boggs
- Stephenson Harwood LLP
Senior Statespeople
Eminent Practitioners
Band 1
Band 2
- Andrew Edge Taylor Wessing LLP10 Years Ranked
- Benjamin Lee Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP3 Years Ranked
- Fiona Adams Greenberg Traurig, LLP15 Years Ranked
- Leon N Ferera Jones Day11 Years Ranked
- Michael Goldberg Taylor Wessing LLP18 Years Ranked
- Rob Salter DLA Piper LLP11 Years Ranked
- Spencer SummerfieldTravers Smith LLP
Band 3
- Louise Wallace CMS12 Years Ranked
- Neil Nicholson Dentons3 Years Ranked
- Paul Tetlow K&L Gates2 Years Ranked
- Richard Page Mayer Brown International LLP3 Years Ranked
- William Charnley King & Spalding International LLP12 Years Ranked
- Howard CorneyMacfarlanes LLP
- Robin JohnsonEversheds Sutherland
Band 4
- Ben Shribman Cooley LLP1 Years Ranked
- Christopher Taylor Addleshaw Goddard LLP2 Years Ranked
- Henrietta Walker Greenberg Traurig, LLP3 Years Ranked
- Jinal Shah Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP3 Years Ranked
- Louise Nash Covington & Burling LLP2 Years Ranked
- Matthew Bonass Bird & Bird3 Years Ranked
- Matthew Poxon Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP3 Years Ranked
- Michael Young Reed Smith LLP1 Years Ranked
- Neil Blundell Bird & Bird11 Years Ranked
- Philip Taylor Reed Smith LLP3 Years Ranked
- Robert Bishop DLA Piper LLP3 Years Ranked
- Sarah Moyles Greenberg Traurig, LLP3 Years Ranked
- Chris HallidayEversheds Sutherland
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 CMSCorporate/M&A: Mid-Market2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedCMS boasts a high-quality practice housing a substantial pool of corporate specialists. It is routinely engaged by leading names in the energy, infrastructure and technology fields to advise on mid-market transactions, with additional sector focus on media and financial services deals. CMS has an extensive global footprint that includes particular strength in the CEE region.1 DLA Piper LLPCorporate/M&A: Mid-Market2025 | Band 1 | 17 Years RankedDLA Piper maintains a strong platform for deals across a range of sizes, but is especially recommended for transactions with values in the hundreds of millions of pounds. It frequently acts for companies from sectors such as energy, infrastructure and technology. It is able to call upon a strong global network of international offices to bolster its skill in cross-border work, with particular expertise across Asia and the EMEA region.
Band 2
2 Addleshaw Goddard LLPCorporate/M&A: Mid-Market2025 | Band 2 | 5 Years RankedAddleshaw Goddard represents an array of FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 corporates, with notable expertise in energy, real estate, retail and financial services transactions. Its private equity strength is also noted. The department handles a wide range of domestic and international work, with a wealth of expertise in matters concerning India and Africa.
2 DentonsCorporate/M&A: Mid-Market2025 | Band 2 | 4 Years RankedDentons is proficient in cross-border deals in mature and emerging markets, with expertise in Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. It is active in a range of sectors, and is especially strong in energy and hospitality transactions. The department works closely with a clientele of major corporates, sponsors and financial institutions.2 Jones DayCorporate/M&A: Mid-Market2025 | Band 2 | 14 Years RankedJones Day has an established practice that is frequently engaged on high-end and mid-market transactions such as acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures. Its international network enables it to maintain strength in international deals, particularly in Europe, Asia and the USA. The firm's areas of focus include transactions in the real estate, life sciences, industrial and defence sectors.
Band 3
3 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLPCorporate/M&A: Mid-Market2025 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedBCLP houses a high-quality corporate team with substantial expertise in domestic and international deal work, calling upon a strong international network for cross-border deals. It has notable strength in mid-market real estate transactions, as well as those involving energy, healthcare and retail. BCLP benefits from a stable of dual English and US-qualified lawyers.
3 Greenberg Traurig, LLPCorporate/M&A: Mid-Market2025 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedGreenberg Traurig regularly advises on transactions for clients in the pharmaceutical, chemicals, telecommunications and manufacturing sectors. It fields expertise in a broad range of areas, such as M&A, joint ventures, real estate deals and shareholder agreements. The department counts a number of significant corporates and financial institutions among its client base and leverages strong resources in the USA to assist on cross-border work.
3 Mayer Brown International LLPCorporate/M&A: Mid-Market2025 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedMayer Brown regularly works with well-known names from the media, chemicals, energy, healthcare and real estate arenas. Its areas of expertise include acquisitions, joint ventures and take-private transactions. Mayer Brown offers considerable skill in cross-border matters, with particular strength in deals involving North America and Asia.
3 Osborne Clarke LLPCorporate/M&A: Mid-Market2025 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedOsborne Clarke has a strong offering in domestic upper mid-market deals and is increasingly involved in transactions arising in the Middle East and Asia to add to its cross-border experience across Europe and the USA. It is considered to be a go-to practice for many in the digital business sector and it acts for a number of household names in the media and communications industries. Osborne Clarke is also active in other fields, such as real estate, life sciences and energy.3 Taylor Wessing LLPCorporate/M&A: Mid-Market2025 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedTaylor Wessing acts on the full spectrum of corporate issues, including take-private transactions and M&A. It is particularly active in the mid-market and often advises on international matters relating to the Middle East or Asia. Its sector strengths include life sciences, retail and consumer. The department's corporate offering is complemented by strong growth capital and financing groups, with a dedicated focus on corporate technology.
Band 4
4 Bird & BirdCorporate/M&A: Mid-Market2025 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedBird & Bird leverages its impressive talents in technology and IP-rich industries, including media, energy and retail, to advise on a wide range of corporate matters, with solid expertise in mid-market deals. It is experienced in cross-border mergers and overseas transactions more generally.4 Cooley LLPCorporate/M&A: Mid-Market2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedCooley advises a diverse client base of FTSE 250 companies, startups and financial sponsors on a broad suite of corporate transactions. It has particular industry expertise in technology, media, life sciences and telecommunications. Cooley is well positioned to assist on international deals, especially those involving US and Asian interests.
4 Covington & Burling LLPCorporate/M&A: Mid-Market2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedCovington & Burling has considerable strength in life sciences transactions, and also handles matters in the media, technology and communications sectors. It advises across the spectrum of corporate transactions, with particular experience in deals with significant IP implications. The department can draw on the London-based US team to advise on US law aspects of cross-border transactions.
4 Dechert LLPCorporate/M&A: Mid-Market2025 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedDechert is regularly engaged on domestic and international deals, including matters in emerging markets. It has notable sector strengths in financial services, life sciences and TMT. The team is a mix of both UK and US-qualified lawyers, offering a full service to a range of corporates and financial institutions. The corporate offering is bolstered by ancillary expertise in investment funds and financial services regulation.
4 GoodwinCorporate/M&A: Mid-Market2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedGoodwin has extensive experience of advising clients on both UK and cross-border M&A transactions. It is able to call upon its strong global presence to counsel on matters with US and European interests. The firm boasts notable expertise in the life sciences, technology and real estate sectors. The department is able to assist high-profile clients on divestitures, joint ventures and asset deals, among other matters.
4 K&L GatesCorporate/M&A: Mid-Market2025 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedK&L Gates' key areas of focus include transactions in the real estate, energy, infrastructure and natural resources spaces. It provides a strong international offering, regularly advising on deals involving continental Europe and the Middle East. The department is particularly proficient in representing US companies in cross-border acquisitions into the UK and Europe, as part of a broad client base of corporate entities and financial sponsors.
4 Pinsent MasonsCorporate/M&A: Mid-Market2025 | Band 4 | 6 Years RankedPinsent Masons handles both domestic and international deal work for FTSE 250 and AIM-listed clients. It continues to grow its profile in cross-border work, with a particular focus on the Asia-Pacific and EMEA regions, and has advised on numerous UK inbound transactions. It has a strong focus on transactions in the energy, technology, infrastructure, healthcare, retail and life sciences fields. The department has additional capabilities representing investment banks and other financial sponsors.
4 Reed Smith LLPCorporate/M&A: Mid-Market2025 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedReed Smith is active on a wealth of corporate matters, including cross-border, public and private transactions. It draws from an extensive global platform across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the USA to offer an integrated service on corporate deals. The department is well known for working with companies from the technology, energy, life sciences and defence sectors, among others.4 Sidley Austin LLPCorporate/M&A: Mid-Market2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedSidley Austin boasts notable experience advising clients in the life sciences, technology and financial services sectors on complex M&A transactions. The firm leverages its strong global offering to counsel on deals across the USA and Europe. The firm regularly works with notable corporates and financial investors on significant mid-market deals.
4 Simmons & Simmons LLPCorporate/M&A: Mid-Market2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedSimmons & Simmons has recognised strength advising corporates and financial institutions on domestic and international deals with values in the hundreds of millions. It is highly skilled in a number of areas, including public takeovers, joint ventures and private sales. The department has sector-specific capabilities in life sciences, technology and the media. It exhibits strength representing clients in shareholder activism situations and has a growing presence in fintech.4 Watson Farley & WilliamsCorporate/M&A: Mid-Market2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedWatson Farley & Williams is noted for its capabilities in maritime, energy and infrastructure transactions. It works with a diverse range of clients, including private equity houses and AIM-listed corporates. The department is frequently engaged in cross-border work, with strengths in transactions involving Europe and Asia.