Cleary Gottlieb Achieves Prominent Results in H1 2026 Capital Markets League Tables

July 27, 2026

Cleary Gottlieb earned elite rankings for capital markets across global, U.S., EMEA, Europe, Sterling, and Asia ex-Japan bond and equity markets in the H1 2026 league tables, including 21 top five rankings, four of which are No. 1 positions, in tables recently released by Bloomberg and LSEG.

This follows the firm’s No. 1 ranking in Bloomberg for global bonds as legal advisor to issuers by volume for FY 2025.

The rankings include: 

Bloomberg

  • No. 1 EMEA Equity IPO: Legal Adviser - Issuer (by Deal Count)
  • No. 1 EMEA Corporate Investment Grade Bonds (inc EM): Legal Adviser - Issuer (by Volume)
  • No. 1 Sterling Investment Grade Corporate Bonds: Legal Adviser - Issuer (by Volume)
  • No. 1 Sterling Investment Grade Corporate Bonds: Legal Adviser - Issuer (by Deal Count)
  • No. 2 Global Bonds: Legal Adviser - Issuer (by Volume)
  • No. 2 Global Bonds: Legal Adviser - Issuer (by Deal Count)
  • No. 2 U.S. Equity Linked: Legal Adviser - Issuer (by Volume)
  • No. 2 EMEA Equity IPO: Legal Adviser - Issuer (by Volume)
  • No. 3 Euro Investment Grade Corporate Bonds: Legal Adviser - Issuer (by Volume)
  • No. 3 Asia ex-Japan Issuer G3 Currency Bonds: Legal Adviser - Issuer (by Volume)
  • No. 3 Asia ex-Japan Issuer G3 Currency Bonds: Legal Adviser - Issuer (by Deal Count)
  • No. 4 Global Equity, Equity Linked & Rights: Legal Adviser - Issuer (by Volume)
  • No. 4 U.S. Corporate Bonds: Legal Adviser - Issuer/Borrower (by Volume)
  • No. 4 U.S. Corporate Bonds: Legal Adviser - Issuer/Borrower (by Deal Count)
  • No. 4 U.S. Investment Grade Corporate Bonds: Legal Adviser - Issuer (by Volume)
  • No. 4 U.S. Investment Grade Corporate Bonds: Legal Adviser - Issuer (by Deal Count)
  • No. 5 U.S. Equity Offerings: Legal Adviser - Issuer (by Volume)

LSEG

  • No. 2 U.S. Straight Debt Excluding ABS & MBS (by Proceeds)
  • No. 3 U.S. Debt, Equity & Equity Related (by Proceeds)
  • No. 4 Global Debt, Equity & Equity-related Ex FCA (by Proceeds)
  • No. 4 Global Straight Debt Excluding ABS & MBS (by Proceeds)

Over the past five years, the firm has provided counsel on over $1.6 trillion in capital markets offerings across more than 40 jurisdictions.

Learn more about Cleary’s capital markets practice.