Capital Markets Practice Tops Global League Tables

Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg

February 09, 2012

The global Capital Markets practice of Latham & Watkins garnered 22 top five rankings across a range of markets and deal categories in the 2011 league tables. The firm’s lawyers advised on 487 ranked deals in 2011 with a total value of more than US$220 billion – including debt, equity and high yield offerings on US, European and Asian markets.  Among the 22 placements, the firm ranked #1 in:

  • US Debt, Equity, and Equity-related offerings by number of deals, as ranked by Thomson Reuters
  • US Equity offerings by number of deals, as ranked by Bloomberg
  • US Initial Public Offerings by number of deals representing Issuers, as ranked by Bloomberg
  • US Initial Public Offerings by number of deals representing Manager Advisors, as ranked by Bloomberg
  • Euromarket High Yield offerings (including Emerging Markets) by number of deals for Manager Advisors, as ranked by Bloomberg
  • Euromarket High Yield offerings (excluding Emerging Markets) by number of deals for Manager Advisors, as ranked by Bloomberg
  • Asia ex-Japan Equity-linked offerings by number of deals, as ranked by Bloomberg