International Corporate Finance

UK BEST LAW FIRMS

Acquisition Finance

The firms are listed alphabetically within each band

FIRMS LEADING PARTNERS

LEADING

Allen & Overy Timothy Polglase, Robin Harvey, Simon Roberts, Stephen Kensell

Clifford Chance Charles Cochrane, Michael Bates, Emma Folds, James Boswell

EXCELLENT

1 Latham & Watkins Sam Hamilton, Christopher Kandel, Ross Pooley, Jayanthi Sadanandan

Linklaters Nick Syson, Annette Kurdian, Gideon Moore, Philip Spittal

2 Ashurst Martyn Rogers, Mark Vickers, Nigel Ward, Helen Burton

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

1 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Alex Mitchell, David Trott, Sean Pierce

Kirkland & Ellis John D. Markland, Neel Sachdev, Stephen Lucas

Weil, Gotshal & Manges Mark Donald, James Hogben

White & Case Lee Cullinane, Jacqueline Evans, Jeremy Duffy

2 Baker & McKenzie Bernard Sharp, Sébastien Marcelin-Rice

Hogan Lovells Matthew Cottis, Paul Mullen, Penny Angell

Macfarlanes Christopher Lawrence, Bronwen Jones

Ropes & Gray Maurice Allen, Mike Goetz, Mark Wesseldine

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Ian Barratt, Antti Pesonen, Gil J. Strauss

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Pete Coulton, Clive Wells, Mark L. Darley

Slaughter and May Edward Fife, Philip Snell, Matthew Tobin

RECOMMENDED

1 Addleshaw Goddard Amanda Gray

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Glen M. Scarcliffe, Andrew C. Shutter, Polina Lyadnova

CMS Cameron McKenna Peter Crichton, Alex Patience

DLA Piper David Miles, Philip Butler, Mark Dwyer

Herbert Smith Freehills Malcolm Hitching, Will Nevin, Ewen Fergusson

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy Neil Caddy, Suhrud Mehta

Shearman & Sterling Peter Hayes, Caroline Leeds Ruby, Clifford Atkins

2 Dentons Catherine Astruc

King & Wood Mallesons Jeremy Cross, Ian Borman

Simmons & Simmons Simon Middleton

VALUABLE EXPERTISE

1 Berwin Leighton Paisner Derek Hrydziuszko

Debevoise & Plimpton Alan J. Davies

Mayer Brown Dominic Griffiths

Pinsent Masons Martin Bishop

Travers Smith Matthew Ayre

2 Eversheds Simon Waller

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson Stuart Brinkworth

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Stephen Gillespie

Locke Lord Samrad Nazer