North America Leveraged Loans Legal Advisors’ Rankings: 1Q-3Q23

Data Insight 19 October

North America Leveraged Loans Legal Advisors’ Rankings: 1Q-3Q23

  • 1Q-3Q23 concluded with leveraged loan issuance at USD 813.6bn, a 24% decrease YoY from 1Q-3Q22.
  • Davis Polk claimed the top ranking on the Leveraged Loans Borrowers' Legal Counsel League Table.
  • Cahill achieved the top ranking on the Leveraged Loans Lead Banks' Legal Counsel League Table.

The full rankings are available to download on the right.  

All rankings are based on data submitted to Debtwire Par. Loans will be classified as Leveraged if the purpose of the transaction is a leveraged buyout, management buy-out or a sponsor to sponsor buyout. Traditional project finance, aircraft, ship and real estate finance will be excluded. For more details on our criteria or any other query please contact us a loans@iongroup.com.

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