Cleary Leads Bloomberg and Refinitiv H1 2020 Capital Markets Rankings

July 24, 2020

Cleary Gottlieb ranked among the top five law firms for capital markets in multiple categories and regions in the H1 2020 league tables from Bloomberg and Refinitiv.

The firm’s top capital markets rankings by region include:

Bloomberg

  • No. 3 for Global Bonds: Legal Advisor – Manager (by Volume)
  • No. 3 for Global Bonds: Legal Advisor – Manager (by Deal Count)
  • No. 3 for U.S. Corporate Bonds: Legal Advisor – Issuer/Borrower (by Volume)
  • No. 4 for Global Pandemic Bonds - Corporate & Government: Legal Advisor – Manager (by Volume)
  • No. 4 for Global Bonds: Legal Advisor – Issuer (by Volume)
  • No. 4 for Global Bonds: Legal Advisor – Issuer (by Deal Count)
  • No. 4 for U.S. Investment Grade Corporate Bonds: Legal Advisor – Manager (by Volume)
  • No. 4 for U.S. High-Yield Corporate Bonds: Legal Advisor – Issuer (by Volume)
  • No. 4 for Asia ex-Japan Issuer G3 Currency Bonds: Legal Advisor – Issuer (by Volume)
  • No. 5 for U.S. High-Yield Corporate Bonds: Legal Advisor – Issuer (by Deal Count)
  • No. 5 for U.S. Investment Grade Corporate Bonds: Legal Advisor – Manager (by Deal Count)
  • No. 5 for U.S. Corporate Bonds: Legal Advisor – Issuer/Borrower (by Deal Count)
  • No. 5 for European Bonds: Legal Advisor – Issuer (by Volume)
  • No. 5 for European Bonds: Legal Advisor – Manager (by Volume)
  • No. 5 for European Currencies Corporate High-Yield Bonds: Legal Advisor – Manager (by Deal Count)
  • No. 5 for EMEA Corporate High-Yield Bonds (inc EM) – Risk: Legal Advisor – Manager (by Volume)

Refinitiv

  • No. 3 for U.S. Straight Debt Excluding ABS & MBS – Issuer (by Deal Volume)
  • No. 4 for U.S. Straight Debt Excluding ABS & MBS – Issuer (by Deal Count)
  • No. 4 for U.S. Debt, Equity & Equity Related – Issuer (by Deal Volume)
  • No. 5 for Global Straight Debt Excluding ABS & MBS – Issuer (by Deal Volume)
  • No. 5 for Global Debt, Equity & Equity-related Ex FCA – Issuer (by Deal Volume)
  • No. 5 for U.S. Straight Debt Including ABS & MBS – Issuer (by Deal Count)
  • No. 5 for Asia Pacific G3 Bonds – Manager (by Deal Count)
  • No. 5 for Asia Pacific G3 Bonds, ex Australia, Central Asia – Manager (by Deal Count)

Bloomberg 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.