NEW YORK (August 28, 2025) – Holland & Knight has again been recognized as a top-ranked law firm for private equity and M&A transactions by benchmarking league tables published by Mergermarket, The Deal and PitchBook. The Firm is highly ranked in numerous regional, national and global categories for the first half of 2025.
Through the first half of this year, Holland & Knight closed more than 350 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private equity transactions with an aggregate deal value of approximately $28 billion.
Highlights of the latest rankings, by deal count, include:
Mergermarket
- 7th in the U.S. for M&A and Private Equity
- 9th in the World for M&A and Private Equity
- 9th in the U.S. for Private Equity Exits
- Top 10 in the South, Midwest, West and Northeast for M&A and Private Equity
The Deal
- 4th in the World for Private Equity
PitchBook
- All Deals (M&A, Private Equity, Venture Capital)
- 9th in the U.S.
- 11th in the World
- Private Equity
- 4th in the U.S.
- 6th in the World
- 5th for Private Equity Buyouts
- Top 5 for Financial Services & Healthcare
- Top 5 in Mid-Atlantic, Mountain, New England, Southeast (1st) & West Coast
- Venture Capital
- 20th in the U.S.
- Top 20 in Mid-Atlantic, South, West Coast & Mountain
The Firm also received top rankings in league tables published by LSEG for the first half of 2025 earlier this year.
Key transactions that Holland & Knight handled in the first half of 2025 include:
- Redwire Corporation's acquisition of Edge Autonomy Intermediate Holdings LLC
- Hometown Food Company's acquisition of the Chef Boyardee® brand from Conagra Brands Inc.
- Harvest Hill Beverage Company's purchase agreement with Castillo Hermanos
- Cloud for Good's growth investment from Tailwind Capital
- Falfurrias Capital Partners' growth investment in Oddball Inc.
Recently recognized as the Private Equity Law Firm of the Year by the Global M&A Network, Holland & Knight regularly ranks among the leading M&A and private equity law firms in reputable, benchmarking league tables published by Bloomberg, LSEG, Mergermarket, PitchBook and The Deal. Through the HK Deal Flow℠ program, Holland & Knight facilitates deal leads for clients and prospective clients by matching acquisition or capital raising opportunities with buyers and investors.