Cleary Gottlieb Leads Bloomberg, Mergermarket, and Refinitiv 2020 M&A Rankings

January 8, 2021

Cleary Gottlieb ranked among the top five law firms for M&A in multiple regions in the 2020 league tables recently released by Bloomberg, Mergermarket, and Refinitiv.

The firm’s top M&A rankings by region include:

Bloomberg

  • No. 4 for Europe Private Equity M&A (by value)
  • No. 5 for Asia-Pacific M&A (by value)
  • No. 5 for Brazil M&A (by value)
  • No. 5 for Europe M&A (by value)

Mergermarket

  • No. 1 for Italy M&A (by value)
  • No. 1 for Nordics M&A (by value)
  • No. 3 for Europe M&A (by value)
  • No. 3 for France M&A (by value)
  • No. 3 for Norway M&A (by value)
  • No. 3 for Russia M&A (by value)
  • No. 3 for Sweden M&A (by value)
  • No. 4 for Finland M&A (by value)
  • No. 4 for MEA M&A (by value)
  • No. 4 for UK M&A (by value)
  • No. 5 for Global M&A (by value)
  • No. 5 for Latin America M&A (by value)

Refinitiv

  • No. 1 for French announced M&A (by value)
  • No. 1 for French completed M&A (by value)
  • No. 1 for Italian announced M&A (by value)
  • No. 1 for Nordic announced M&A (by value)
  • No. 3 for European completed M&A (by value)
  • No. 3 for German completed M&A (by value)
  • No. 4 for Nordic completed M&A (by value)
  • No. 4 for Japanese completed M&A (by value)
  • No. 5 for European announced M&A (by value)
  • No. 5 for UK announced M&A (by value)

Bloomberg, Mergermarket, and Refinitiv’s league tables cover the top-performing legal advisors around the world and include details on a broad array of deal types across global regions and industry sectors, including capital markets transactions, M&A, divestitures, spin-offs, and joint ventures.

To learn more about Cleary’s recent accolades and key distinctions, click here.