Milbank LLP’s Global Leveraged Finance team closed out 2023 being recognized as one of the leading legal advisers to lenders across the year-end North America league table rankings recently published by Debtwire Par, Bloomberg, and Refinitiv. Select highlights include:
Debtwire Par
- North America M&A Leveraged Loans – Lead Bank’s Legal Counsel: Milbank was ranked #2
- North America Leveraged Loans – Lead Bank’s Legal Counsel: Milbank was ranked #3
- North America Buyout Leveraged Loans – Lead Bank’s Legal Counsel: Milbank was ranked #2
- North America Institutional Loans – Lead Bank’s Legal Counsel: Milbank was ranked #2
- North America M&A Institutional Loans – Lead Bank’s Legal Counsel: Milbank was ranked #2
- North America Buyout Institutional Loans – Lead Bank’s Legal Counsel: Milbank was ranked #2
Bloomberg
- US Leveraged Loans – Legal Adviser to Lender (by Volume): Milbank was ranked #3
- US Leveraged Loans – Legal Adviser to Lender (by Deal Count): Milbank was ranked #3
- US Leveraged Finance – Legal Adviser to Manager/Lender (by Volume): Milbank was ranked #3
- US Leveraged Finance – Legal Adviser to Manager/Lender (by Deal Count): Milbank was ranked #4
Refinitiv
- US: Lender Legal Adviser – Leveraged Loans by Volume: Milbank was ranked #3
- US: Lender Legal Adviser – Leveraged Loans by Deal Count: Milbank was ranked #4
Consistently ranked as a leading law firm advising lenders, the US leveraged finance team closed approximately 190 financing deals in 2023 alone. According to Debtwire Par, Bloomberg and Refinitiv, Milbank’s US leveraged finance team has continued to increase its market share of US law firms representing lenders on leveraged loans over the last few years.
