Shearman & Sterling is proud to announce that its Leveraged Finance team has once again been recognized as a top performer in the Debtwire Legal Adviser’s Rankings 2022 and the Bloomberg Global Legal Advisor’s League Tables 2022.

The team saw significant success in the Debtwire rankings, moving up in several categories:

• Ranked #1 in Western Europe Buyout Lead Bank’s Legal Counsel, a move up of two places from the previous year.
• Ranked #3 in Western Europe Sponsor-Backed Lead Bank’s Legal Counsel, a move up of four places from the previous year.
• Ranked #4 in Western Europe Lead Bank’s Legal Counsel, a move up of three places from the previous year.

The team also performed exceptionally well in the Bloomberg League Tables:

• Ranked #1 in US Investment Grade Loans: Legal Adviser - Lender, ranked by both deal volume and deal count.
• Ranked #2 in US Leveraged Finance: Legal Adviser - Manager/Lender, ranked by deal count.
• Ranked #2 in US Loans: Legal Adviser - Lender, ranked by volume, a move up of two places from the previous year.
• Ranked #3 in US Loans: Legal Adviser - Lender, ranked by deal count.
• Ranked #2 in Global Loans: Legal Adviser - Lender, ranked by volume, a move up of two places from the previous year.

Shearman & Sterling’s integrated global leveraged finance team is a market leading practice. Our lawyers offer a broad range of capabilities in capital markets, private credit and syndicated lending – presenting our clients with a one-stop “capital solutions” offering.