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K&L Gates reports first-half deal rankings, including 11th by U.S. equity-linked count
K&L Gates announced recognition in first-half 2026 transaction league tables covering capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity. The firm said Bloomberg ranked it 11th by deal count and 13th by volume for U.S. equity-linked transactions, and also cited rankings from PitchBook, LSEG, S&P Global and The Deal.
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- K&L Gates said PitchBook ranked it sixth for private-equity deal activity in the U.S. Southeast.K&L Gates
- The firm reported 17th place in PitchBook’s Great Lakes private-equity category.K&L Gates
- K&L Gates said S&P Global placed it 14th for M&A involving asset managers, investment banks, brokers and capital-markets companies.K&L Gates
- The firm said LSEG placed it among the top 25 advisers for Australian and New Zealand mid-market M&A.K&L Gates