Preqin Service Providers in Alternative Assets 2020

Preqin looked at the activity of law firms involved in private equity and fund formation as part of its “Service Providers in Alternative Assets” report.

Kirkland & Ellis ranked first among all law firms in the following categories:

#1 – Leading Law Firms in Fund Formation Servicing Private Capital Funds Closed, All Time
#1 – Leading Law Firms in Fund Formation Servicing Private Capital Funds Closed in 2019-H1 2020
#1 – Leading Law Firms in Fund Formation Servicing Private Capital Funds in Market
#1 – Leading Law Firms in Fund Formation Servicing Private Capital Funds Closed in 2019-H1 2020 by Fund Size ($100-499 million, $500-999 million, $1 billion or more)
#1 – Leading Law Firms in Fund Formation Servicing Private Capital Funds Closed in 2019-H1 2020 by Fund Manager Location (North America, Asia-Pacific)
#1 – Leading Law Firms Involved in PERE Deals by Deal Size, 2019-H1 2020 ($1 billion or more)
#1 – Leading Law Firms Involved in Private Equity-Backed Buyout Deals by Deal Value, 2019-H1 2020 (Less than $50 million, $50-99 million, $100-499 million, $500-999 million, $1 billion or more)
#1 – Leading Law Firms Involved in Private Equity-Backed Buyout Deals, 2015-H1 2020
#1 – Leading Law Firms Involved in Private Equity-Backed Buyout Deals by Portfolio Company Location, 2019-H1 2020 (North America, Europe, Rest of World)
#1 – Leading Law Firms Servicing First-Time Private Capital Funds Closed in 2019-H1 2020
#1 – Leading Law Firms Servicing Private Capital Funds Closed by Asset Class, All Time (Private Equity and Venture Capital, Infrastructure, Private Debt)

Preqin’s “Service Providers in Alternative Assets” report was compiled using data on over 52,000 private capital funds, 440,000 private capital deals, 32,900 hedge funds, and 5,900 service providers from Preqin Pro.