Sidley rose to the top echelon across a number of leveraged loan categories in the legal adviser league tables published by Debtwire for the first half of 2022. These rankings represent significant year-over-year growth and double-digit improvements in nearly all categories.
Sidley’s Debtwire North America H1 2022 Rankings:
- Leveraged Loans Borrower’s Counsel: No. 2 by number of deals, and No. 3 by deal volume; up from No. 15 by deal volume in H1 2021
- M&A Leveraged Loans Borrower’s Counsel: No. 2 by number of deals and deal volume; up from No. 18 by deal volume in H1 2021
- Buyout Leveraged Loans Borrower’s Counsel: No. 3 by number of deals and deal volume; up from No. 9 by deal volume in H1 2021
- Institutional Loans Borrower’s Counsel: No. 2 by number of deals, and No. 4 by deal volume; up from No. 22 by deal volume in H1 2021
- M&A Institutional Loans Borrower’s Counsel: No. 2 by number of deals and deal volume; up from No. 17 by deal volume in H1 2021
- Buyout Institutional Loans Borrower’s Counsel: No. 3 by number of deals and deal volume; up from No. 9 by deal volume in H1 2021
The strength of these rankings in all areas reflects the depth and breadth of Sidley’s leveraged finance practice, acting for private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, as well as public and non-sponsor backed privately held borrowers, in multiple market segments, including syndicated and private credit.
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