Ranking Table

Private Equity: Fund Formation

This section covers the formation of private equity funds, ranging from LBOs, secondaries and infrastructure funds, to hybrid funds, mezzanine and distressed debt. Particular attention is paid to the sponsor side, because this incorporates the actual structuring of the fund.

Ranking Table

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  • Band 1

    Band 1

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

    6 years ranked

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

    6 years ranked

    Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

    Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

    6 years ranked

    Kirkland & Ellis

    Kirkland & Ellis

    6 years ranked

    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

    6 years ranked

    Ropes & Gray LLP

    Ropes & Gray LLP

    6 years ranked

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

    6 years ranked

  • Band 2

    Band 2

    Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

    Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

    6 years ranked

    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

    6 years ranked

    Latham & Watkins LLP

    Latham & Watkins LLP

    6 years ranked

    Proskauer Rose LLP

    Proskauer Rose LLP

    6 years ranked

    Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

    Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

    6 years ranked

    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

    6 years ranked

  • Band 3

    Band 3

    Akin

    Akin

    6 years ranked

    Goodwin Procter LLP

    Goodwin Procter LLP

    6 years ranked

    McDermott Will & Schulte

    McDermott Will & Schulte

    8 years ranked

    Paul Hastings LLP

    Paul Hastings LLP

    5 years ranked

    Sidley Austin LLP

    Sidley Austin LLP

    3 years ranked

  • Band 4

    Band 4

    Alston & Bird LLP

    Alston & Bird LLP

    1 year ranked

    Clifford Chance US LLP

    Clifford Chance US LLP

    3 years ranked

    Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP

    Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP

    3 years ranked

    Day Pitney LLP

    Day Pitney LLP

    2 years ranked

    Dechert LLP

    Dechert LLP

    3 years ranked

    DLA Piper LLP (US)

    DLA Piper LLP (US)

    6 years ranked

    Freshfields US LLP

    Freshfields US LLP

    1 year ranked

    Greenberg Traurig, LLP

    Greenberg Traurig, LLP

    2 years ranked

    Hogan Lovells US LLP

    Hogan Lovells US LLP

    4 years ranked

    K&L Gates

    K&L Gates

    1 year ranked

    King & Spalding LLP

    King & Spalding LLP

    2 years ranked

    Linklaters

    Linklaters

    5 years ranked

    Mayer Brown LLP

    Mayer Brown LLP

    4 years ranked

    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

    2 years ranked

    Morrison Foerster

    Morrison Foerster

    3 years ranked

    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates

    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates

    6 years ranked

    Winston Taylor LLP

    Winston Taylor LLP

    6 years ranked

  • Band 5

    Band 5

    Seward & Kissel LLP

    Seward & Kissel LLP

    1 year ranked

    Vedder

    Vedder

    1 year ranked

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