Ranking Table

Investment Funds: Private Equity

This section ranks those firms and individuals advising on private equity funds. It includes a table for private equity funds generally, as well as tables for secondaries, credit funds and venture capital. Lawyers and firms ranked here will typically focus on fund formation above all. This table includes leading firms and lawyers from around the UK. Lawyers from Scotland and Northern Ireland can be included here but they may also have their own dedicated table.
How rankings work?
How rankings work?

  • Band 1

    Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

    Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

    19 years ranked

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

    15 years ranked

  • Band 2

    Clifford Chance LLP

    Clifford Chance LLP

    20 years ranked

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

    20 years ranked

    Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

    Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

    10 years ranked

    Goodwin Procter LLP

    Goodwin Procter LLP

    9 years ranked

    Proskauer Rose LLP

    Proskauer Rose LLP

    18 years ranked

  • Band 3

    Akin

    Akin

    9 years ranked

    Macfarlanes LLP

    Macfarlanes LLP

    20 years ranked

    Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP

    Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP

    14 years ranked

  • Band 4

    Ashurst

    Ashurst

    20 years ranked

    Dechert LLP

    Dechert LLP

    2 years ranked

    Latham & Watkins

    Latham & Watkins

    18 years ranked

    Linklaters

    Linklaters

    20 years ranked

    Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP

    Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP

    5 years ranked

    Ropes & Gray LLP

    Ropes & Gray LLP

    8 years ranked

    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

    2 years ranked

  • Band 5

    Addleshaw Goddard LLP

    Addleshaw Goddard LLP

    1 year ranked

    Haynes and Boone, LLP

    Haynes and Boone, LLP

    1 year ranked

    McDermott Will & Schulte

    McDermott Will & Schulte

    1 year ranked

    Osborne Clarke LLP

    Osborne Clarke LLP

    3 years ranked

Related Rankings: Investment Funds: Private Equity

  • Investment Funds: Private Equity: Credit Funds - UK-wide
  • Investment Funds: Private Equity: Secondaries - UK-wide
  • Investment Funds: Private Equity: Venture Capital - UK-wide

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