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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 · Q3 2026
7 firms · 34 deals with counsel namedRankFirmOf whichDeals named
1Kirkland & Ellis5 fund closes · 8 deals5 fund closes · 8 deals13Show stories ▸Hide ▾
- Greenbriar Agreed to Acquire Spectrum Control from AEA InvestorsCounsel to Greenbriar$1.8B
- Kirkland, Cooley Steer Transom's SoundThinking Take-PrivateLegal counsel$159M
- Amulet Closes Continuation Vehicle for US Fertility With StepStone LeadingCounsel to StepStone
- Blackstone Agreed to Acquire Flow Control Holdings From AudaxLegal counsel
- PennantPark Closed a $745 Million Credit Continuation VehicleLegal counsel$745M
- EIG Closed Senior Infrastructure Debt Fund VI at $1.9 BillionLegal counsel$1.9B
- Peterson Partners Closed a $510 Million Kelso Continuation VehicleCounsel to NorthSands
- Kirkland Leads Bridgepoint On €1.2B Pantheon Fund DealLegal counsel$1.3B
- Optics Co.'s £346M Sale Not Stopped By Antitrust AuthoritiesLegal counsel$470M
- Kirkland Guides Cloverleaf In Nvidia Stake For AI BuildoutLegal counsel
- Orrick, Kirkland Steer Weave's $650M Take-PrivateLegal counsel$650M
- GTCR Closes $1.25 Billion Capital Solutions FundLegal counsel$1.3B
- Blackstone Buys Dresser Utility Solutions From First ReserveCounsel to Blackstone
2Latham & Watkins3 fund closes · 4 deals3 fund closes · 4 deals7Show stories ▸Hide ▾
- Latham-Led Stride Wraps $550M Sophomore FundLegal counsel$550M
- Tallvine Marine Platform Buys Crosby Assets Out of Chapter 11Legal counsel
- Sidley, Latham score lead roles as Clearlake takes full control of Chelsea FCLegal counsel
- Carrick Closes $600 Million Continuation Vehicle for SaviyntLegal counsel
- StepStone Closed $1.7 Billion for Its First Infrastructure Secondaries BookLegal counsel$1.5B
- WindRose Recapitalizes Verified Clinical TrialsLegal counsel
- Latham-Led Veritas Capital Selling Epiq Solutions For $1.1BLegal counsel$1.1B
3McDermott Will & Schulte3 fund closes · 2 deals3 fund closes · 2 deals5Show stories ▸Hide ▾
- Goldman to acquire LCN Capital PartnersLegal counsel$260M
- WindRose Recapitalizes Verified Clinical TrialsLegal counsel
- M c Dermott Represents H.I.G. Capital in Close of H.I.G. Realty Partners IVLegal counsel
- M c Dermott Represents Multicoin Capital in Formation of $430 Million Venture Fund IIILegal counsel
- McDermott Will & Schulte advises Boyne Capital in close of single asset continuation fund for Pilot EnergyLegal counsel
4Sidley Austin4 deals4 deals4Show stories ▸Hide ▾
- Sidley, Latham score lead roles as Clearlake takes full control of Chelsea FCLegal counsel
- Saothair Acquired FIFCO USA and Restored the North American Breweries NameCounsel to Heineken
- Stone Point Capital Acquires Ever.Ag Risk Management BusinessCounsel to Stone Point
- Paul Hastings, Goodwin, Sidley and Skadden among firms advising on Thoma Bravo’s $4bn Accelerant take privateLegal counsel$4B
5Debevoise & Plimpton2 fund closes2 fund closes2Show stories ▸Hide ▾
=5Paul Hastings2 deals2 deals2Show stories ▸Hide ▾
=5Proskauer Rose2 fund closes2 fund closes2Show stories ▸Hide ▾
= 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.