Private Capital Law Firms: Buyout Deals 2018

Preqin looked at the activity of law firms involved in private equity-backed buyout deals by deal value and volume, as well as by deal type and location, as of May 2018.

Kirkland & Ellis ranked first in the following categories:

#1 - Law Firms by Number of Private Equity-backed Buyout Deals in 2017-2018 YTD
#1 - Law Firms by Aggregate Value of Private Equity-backed Buyout Deals in 2017-2018 YTD
#1 - Law Firms Involved in Private Equity-backed Buyout Deals in 2017-2018 YTD by Deal Type (Add-on, Growth Capital, Leveraged Buyout, PIPE, Public-to-Private, Recapitalization)
#1 - Law Firms Involved in Private Equity-backed Buyout Deals in 2017-2018 YTD by Portfolio Company Location (North America, Europe, Asia)
#1 - Law Firms Involved in Private Equity-backed Buyout Deals in 2017-2018 YTD by Deal Size ($100-249 million, $250-499 million, $500-999 million, $1 billion or more)