Mergermarket Ranks Ropes & Gray Top US Buyouts Advisor

Rankings & Awards
July 10, 2013

Mergermarket Private Equity Report: H1 2013 recognized Ropes & Gray as one of two firms representing the most U.S. buyouts in the first half of 2013. Ropes & Gray ranked second on the “League Table of Legal Advisors to Buyouts by Volume: US.” The firm increased market share by advising on two more deals than in the first half of last year. Ropes & Gray was also recognized as a top legal advisor in the tables: “Buyouts by Volume: Global” and “Buyouts by Value: US.

Ropes & Gray has been recognized for several high profile global representations, including: 

  • Madison Dearborn Partners’ $1.3 billion acquisition of National Financial Partners
  • Berkshire Partners in its $2 billion acquisition of Lightower Fiber Networks and Sidera Networks 
  • TPG Capital in its carve-out acquisition of Eze Castle Software and RealTick from ConvergEx Group 

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