Sidley closed the year with a strong surge in rankings across a number of leveraged loan categories in the legal adviser league tables published by Debtwire for 2022. Building on continued strength across multiple categories, these rankings represent significant year-over-year growth and reflect Sidley’s status as a premier destination leveraged finance practice:
- North American Leveraged Loans Borrower’s Legal Counsel: No. 4 by number of deals and deal volume; up from No. 11 in 2021
- M&A Leveraged Loans Borrower’s Legal Counsel: No. 2 by number of deals and deal volume; up from No. 16 in 2021
- Buyout Leveraged Loans Borrower’s Legal Counsel: No. 3 by number of deals and deal volume; up from No. 11 in 2021
- M&A Institutional Loans Borrower’s Legal Counsel: No. 2 by number of deals and deal volume; up from No. 16 in 2021
- Buyout Institutional Loans Borrower’s Legal Counsel: No. 3 by number of deals and deal volume; up from No. 11 in 2021
The strength of these rankings in all areas reflects the 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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