Goodwin earned the top position among law firms in LSEG's Q3 2024 league tables for global M&A by deal count. For the global principal advisors announced deals ranking, Goodwin led all firms with 603 transactions in Q3 2024, and increased its deal value by nearly 50% as compared to Q3 2023.
The firm also was recognized by Mergermarket as the number one law firm for global and US buyouts. The Bloomberg Capital Markets and LSEG Global Capital Markets league tables highly ranked Goodwin for several transaction types, while the Bloomberg Global Mid-Market M&A league tables recognized Goodwin for its strength in both M&A and private equity.
The rankings reflect Goodwin's robust industry-specific focus and client-centric approach. The firm serves as trusted advisors to private equity, technology, life sciences, real estate, financial services, and other clients across select industry verticals and geographies.
Goodwin's Q3 2024 league table results by deal count include:
- LSEG Global M&A
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- #1 Global - Announced
- #1 Global Principal Advisors - Announced
- #1 Global - Announced, including Withdrawn
- #1 Global - Completed
- #1 Global Principal Advisors - Completed
- #1 Any US Involvement - Completed
- #1 US Target - Completed
- #2 Any US Involvement - Announced
- #2 US Target - Announced
- Mergermarket Global M&A
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- #1 Global Buyouts
- #1 US Buyouts
- #2 Europe Buyouts
- #2 US M&A
- #3 Global M&A
- #3 French M&A
- #4 US Exits
- #4 Global Exits
- LSEG Global Capital Markets
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- #3 US Equity & Equity-related (Issuer)
- #4 US Equity & Equity-related (UW)
- #6 Global Equity & Equity-related (Issuer)
- Bloomberg Capital Markets
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- #2 US Equity Offerings (Issuer)
- #2 AIM Equity Offerings (Issuer)
- #3 US Equity Linked (UW)
- #3 Global Equity, Equity Linked & Rights (Issuer)
- #4 US Equity Offerings (UW)
- Bloomberg Global M&A
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- #4 Global (announced)
- #4 Europe (announced)
- #6 US (announced)
- Bloomberg Global M&A Mid-Market
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- #4 Global Mid-Market (Up to $250m and Up to $500m)
- #5 Global PE (Up to $250m and Up to $500m)
- #6 US Mid-Market (Up to $250m and Up to $500m)
- FactSet Global M&A
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- #3 Global - Announced
- #3 US - Announced
- #3 US Middle Market - Announced