Linklaters tops Bloomberg 2009 EMEA Capital Markets tables
04 January 2010
Linklaters has secured the most top rankings of any law firm in Bloomberg’s league table of legal advisors for 2009, released on 4 January 2010, with 17 top places.
Linklaters ranks first in the following categories by both total deal value and number of deals:
- EMEA Equity & Equity Linked Issuer Advisers
- EMEA Equity & Equity Linked Manager Advisers
- EMEA Equity Linked Issuer Advisers
- EMEA Equity Linked Manager Advisers
- EMEA Rights Offerings Issuer Advisers
- EMEA Rights Offerings Manager Advisers
- Euromarket Bonds Issuer Advisers
The firm also came top in Euromarket Bonds Manager Advisers, Euromarket High Yield inc-EM Issuer Advisers and Euromarket High Yield ex-EM Issuer Advisers by volume.
Jim Rice, global head of capital markets at Linklaters, commented:
"We are delighted to have advised on such a wide variety of capital markets transactions throughout 2009, and across a range of products. Despite 2009 being another testing year for the markets, we were pleased to secure leading position in a number of tables, both in terms of value and volume. We have seen throughout 2009 that clients are turning to Linklaters for their most high profile and challenging transactions."
Deals included in these league tables include advising on the three biggest rights issues of the year, Lloyds Banking Group’s £13.5bn issue, Rio Tinto’s $15.2bn issue and HSBC’s £12.5bn issue, as well as on a very significant proportion of convertible bonds including Anglo American, Arcelor Mittal and British Airways.
For further information, please contact:
Toby Craig on +44 20 7456 4550 or toby.craig@linklaters.com; or
Sarah Peters on +44 20 7456 2153 or sarah.peters@linklaters.com
