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Adviser league table

Law firms ranked by the number of fund closes and deals our reporting names them on. Each row opens the stories it counts.

A count of fund closes and deals named in FundOpsHQ reporting, not a measure of quality. A firm appears from 2 deals.

Law firms · 2026 year to date

13 firms · 81 deals with counsel named
  1. 1Kirkland & Ellis10 fund closes · 11 deals21
    1. Blackstone leads $300m financing for Arlington’s Gooch & Housego buyoutLegal counsel$300M
    2. KKR, Ares Units Agree To $2.9B Infinity Transportation DealLegal counsel$2.9B
    3. Kirkland-Led EnCap Clinches $3.5B Continuation VehicleLegal counsel
    4. Paul Hastings, Kirkland Guide Proofpoint's $6.3B Varonis BuyCounsel to the buyer$6.3B
    5. Aphias Capital Closed Its Inaugural Private Equity Fund Above Its Hard Cap at Just Over $1.05 BillionLegal counsel$1.1B
    6. Kirkland-Led Sheridan Secures $1.345B For 2 Latest FundsLegal counsel
    7. Greenbriar Agreed to Acquire Spectrum Control from AEA InvestorsCounsel to Greenbriar$1.8B
    8. Kirkland, Cooley Steer Transom's SoundThinking Take-PrivateLegal counsel$159M
    9. Amulet Closes Continuation Vehicle for US Fertility With StepStone LeadingCounsel to StepStone
    10. Blackstone Agreed to Acquire Flow Control Holdings From AudaxLegal counsel
    11. PennantPark Closed a $745 Million Credit Continuation VehicleLegal counsel$745M
    12. EIG Closed Senior Infrastructure Debt Fund VI at $1.9 BillionLegal counsel$1.9B
    13. Peterson Partners Closed a $510 Million Kelso Continuation VehicleCounsel to NorthSands
    14. Kirkland Leads Bridgepoint On €1.2B Pantheon Fund DealLegal counsel$1.3B
    15. Optics Co.'s £346M Sale Not Stopped By Antitrust AuthoritiesLegal counsel$470M
    16. Kirkland Guides Cloverleaf In Nvidia Stake For AI BuildoutLegal counsel
    17. Orrick, Kirkland Steer Weave's $650M Take-PrivateLegal counsel$650M
    18. GTCR Closes $1.25 Billion Capital Solutions FundLegal counsel$1.3B
    19. Blackstone Buys Dresser Utility Solutions From First ReserveCounsel to Blackstone
    20. Kirkland-Led Wingman Clinches $215M Debut FundLegal counsel$215M
    21. Kirkland-Led Guidepost Wraps 4th Fund With $521M In TowLegal counsel

    Kirkland & Ellis’s fund lawyers in the directory

  2. 2Latham & Watkins8 fund closes · 8 deals16
    1. Latham Steers 42% Valencia CF Stake Sale To KKR FoundersLegal counsel$1.4B
    2. Asterion Industrial Partners Agreed to Acquire Fleet Leasing Group Fraikin From Benefit Street, Värde and CanyonLegal counsel
    3. Latham & Watkins Advises Balerion Space Ventures on Oversubscribed Fund IILegal counsel
    4. Aphias Capital Closed Its Inaugural Private Equity Fund Above Its Hard Cap at Just Over $1.05 BillionLegal counsel$1.1B
    5. Latham-Led Consonance Clinches $1.35B Healthcare FundLegal counsel$1.4B
    6. Latham-Led Energy Capital Wraps $834M Continuation FundLegal counsel
    7. Latham-Led Stride Wraps $550M Sophomore FundLegal counsel$550M
    8. Tallvine Marine Platform Buys Crosby Assets Out of Chapter 11Legal counsel
    9. Sidley, Latham score lead roles as Clearlake takes full control of Chelsea FCLegal counsel
    10. Carrick Closes $600 Million Continuation Vehicle for SaviyntLegal counsel
    11. StepStone Closed $1.7 Billion for Its First Infrastructure Secondaries BookLegal counsel$1.5B
    12. WindRose Recapitalizes Verified Clinical TrialsLegal counsel
    13. Latham-Led Veritas Capital Selling Epiq Solutions For $1.1BLegal counsel$1.1B
    14. Latham Advises on Financing for BayPine’s Acquisition of Relation Insurance ServicesLegal counsel
    15. Latham & Watkins Advises Princeton Equity Group on Strategic Investment in Amped FitnessLegal counsel
    16. Latham Watkins Advises Power Sustainable on the Close of Its Inaugural Infrastructure Credit FundLegal counsel

    Latham & Watkins’s fund lawyers in the directory

  3. 3Gibson Dunn1 fund close · 13 deals14
    1. Gibson Dunn Advised Acorns on Sale of GoHenry to Barclays Bank UKLegal counsel
    2. Gibson Dunn Advised Imperative Logistics Group on Sale of Masterpiece International to Maxwell StreetLegal counsel
    3. Gibson Dunn Advised Cinven, KKR, and Providence in EUR 4.25 Billion Sale of Stake in MasOrangeLegal counsel$4.7B
    4. Gibson Dunn Advised MidOcean Partners and Portfolio Company Bora (d/b/a Zonda) on Sale of Zonda to CoStar GroupLegal counsel
    5. Gibson Dunn Advises BVF Partners L.P. on up to $400 Million Financing for Immunic, Inc.Legal counsel
    6. Gibson Dunn Advised MidOcean Partners on Sale of Questex to ApolloLegal counsel
    7. Gibson Dunn Advises HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital on the formation of Neogenyx Fuels, a Newly Formed Joint Venture With Ameresco Focused on BiofuelsLegal counsel
    8. Gibson Dunn Advises S+S Industries on Strategic Investment in S+S by Cerberus-Managed FundsLegal counsel
    9. Gibson Dunn Represented Related Digital in Joint Venture with Blackstone for the Development and Financing of $16 Billion Hyperscale Data Center Project in Saline Township, MichiganLegal counsel$16B
    10. Gibson Dunn Advised Elliott Investment Management on Its Investment in Toyota Industries CorporationLegal counsel
    11. Gibson Dunn Advised Guild Garage Group on Its Partnership with Oak Hill CapitalLegal counsel
    12. Gibson Dunn Represented EQT in $575 Million Purchase of 25 Logistics Properties from MapletreeLegal counsel$575M
    13. Gibson Dunn Advised Gryphon Investors on Majority Investment in HRSoftLegal counsel
    14. Gibson Dunn Advised Serent Capital on Investment in AutireLegal counsel

    Gibson Dunn’s fund lawyers in the directory

  4. 4Davis Polk & Wardwell3 fund closes · 2 deals5
  5. =4McDermott Will & Schulte3 fund closes · 2 deals5
  6. 6Debevoise & Plimpton4 fund closes4
  7. =6Paul Hastings1 fund close · 3 deals4
  8. =6Proskauer Rose4 fund closes4
  9. =6Sidley Austin4 deals4
  10. 10Weil, Gotshal & Manges1 fund close · 2 deals3
  11. =10Willkie Farr & Gallagher2 fund closes · 1 deal3
  12. 12Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison2 deals2
  13. =12Skadden2 deals2

= shares the rank above. Firms with the same count are listed A to Z. Sizes are as the league table and the reports give them.