Pillsbury’s Premier Corporate Practice Concludes 2020 with Numerous Top-10 and Top-20 Rankings in Capital Markets and M&A League Tables

"Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the practice was able to close out 2020 with a total of 13 top-20 rankings and three top-10 spots for capital markets and M&A deal activity,” said Jeffrey Delaney, a Pillsbury partner and leader of the firm’s Corporate and Securities practice. “The firm is pleased to have another successful year as we continue this leading stance into 2021.”

The practice received high-marks in Bloomberg’s 2020 global analysis of law firm capital markets activity, including a total of seven top-20 rankings, most notably earning the #2 spot in the U.S. utilities bonds category by deal count and #4 for deal value.

In the area of capital markets, Refinitiv ranked Pillsbury for 2020 as follows:

• #17 for U.S. Straight Debt Excluding ABS & MBS (Manager) by deal count
• #19 for U.S. Straight Debt Including ABS & MBS (Manager) by deal count

For cross-border M&A transactions, Pillsbury was ranked for 2020 as follows:

• #9 Taiwan M&A (Announced) by deal count (Bloomberg)
• #16 German M&A (Completed) by deal value (Refinitiv)
• #17 India M&A (Announced) by deal value (Bloomberg)
• #19 Japan M&A (Completed) by deal value (Refinitiv)