Ropes & Gray Highly Ranked in Mergermarket Private Equity League Tables for 2021

Rankings & Awards
January 20, 2022

Ropes & Gray ranked third in Mergermarket’s 2021 U.S. league tables for private equity buyouts by deal count and value. The firm also ranked second on the publication’s league table for private equity buyouts by value for Asia Pacific, excluding Japan.

For 2020, Ropes & Gray ranked third in U.S. buyouts by deal count, and sixth in U.S. exits by value.

The Mergermarket rankings underscore the outstanding performance of Ropes & Gray’s approximately 180 private equity lawyers who steered more than 220 PE transactions in 2021 with an aggregate deal value greater than $200 billion. The firm’s work on these transactions demonstrates the exceptional skill and problem-solving abilities of attorneys working across 11 global offices advising many of the world’s largest private equity firms on a wide assortment of innovative and ambitious deals.