Changes to Banking & Finance coverage in Chambers UK

To better reflect the market, we will now separate our rankings based on the type of financing a team is working on. More precisely, we will rank firms and lawyers separately for their Leveraged Finance work and for their Corporate Finance work. 

These tables will then be further broken down by the type of client. Firms will be ranked in one, some, or all the following areas: 

Each table above will be further segmented by deal value with firms either being ranked in Big Ticket or Mid-market tables, based on the value of deals they tend to work on. 

Firms will be able to submit to each of the four areas listed above for the 2027 UK guide. Submissions for these new areas are due on 26th November. 

Here is a breakdown of what we’re looking for in each section: 

This section recognises the leading lawyers and law firms who advise on corporate or investment grade lending. Firms are ranked based on whether they work with borrower or lender clients, and whether their work is big-ticket or mid-market. The deal values that fall into those categories will depend on the state of the market in a given year but as a guide, deals above £500 million will usually be considered Big-Ticket. 

This section recognises the leading lawyers and law firms who advise on leveraged or sub-investment grade lending. Firms are ranked based on whether they work with financial sponsors/borrower or lender clients, and whether their work is big-ticket or mid-market. The deal values that fall into those categories will depend on the state of the market in a given year but as a guide, deals above £500 million will usually be considered Big-Ticket. 

When the 2026 rankings are launched in October, there will also be a new table focused on Asset-Based Lending which will compare firms across the UK (excluding Scotland and N. Ireland). This will also be open for submissions in the future. 

We will continue to rank firms for their Fund Finance expertise and firms will be able to submit to that section as they normally would. Please note, we have shortened the name of the section to just Fund Finance rather than Banking & Finance: Fund Finance.