Hunton Andrews Kurth Earns Top Rankings in 2022 Capital Markets League Tables

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has again been named among the world’s top legal advisors by Bloomberg and Refinitiv in their U.S. and global capital markets league tables for 2022.

“Our capital markets team represented clients on a number of significant public and private transactions in 2022, and our strong showing in the rankings reflects the team’s important work,” said Courtney Cochran Butler, who co-chairs Hunton Andrews Kurth’s capital markets practice with David C. Wright, Susan S. Failla, Robert K. Smith and Peter K. O’Brien.

“As we move into 2023, we look forward to continuing to advise our clients on a wide range of deals across key industries to help them reach their strategic business goals,” Wright added.

Bloomberg Capital Markets Rankings

Hunton Andrews Kurth ranked among Bloomberg’s top 10 law firms in nine U.S. capital markets categories and among the top 15 law firms in four global categories in 2022, including:

#4 – US Investment Grade Corporate Bonds – Manager Ranked by Deal Count
#4 – US Corporate Bonds – Manager Ranked by Deal Count
#5 – Global Bonds – Issuer Ranked by Deal Count
#7 – US Corporate Bonds – Issuer/Borrower Ranked by Deal Count
#7 – US Equity Linked – Manager Ranked by Deal Count
#7 – US Investment Grade Corporate Bonds – Issuer Ranked by Deal Count
#8 – Global Bonds – Manager Ranked by Deal Count
#9 – US Investment Grade Corporate Bonds – Manager Ranked by Volume
#10 – US High Yield Corporate Bonds – Issuer Ranked by Deal Count
#10 – Global Bonds – Manager Ranked by Volume
#10 – US Corporate Bonds – Manager Ranked by Volume
#10 – US Equity Linked – Manger Ranked by Volume
#11 – Global Bonds – Issuer Ranked by Volume
#12 – US Investment Grade Corporate Bonds – Issuer Ranked by Volume
#13 – US High Yield Corporate Bonds – Issuer Ranked by Volume
#14 – US Leveraged Finance – Issuer/Borrower Ranked by Deal Count
#14 – US Corporate Bonds – Issuer/Borrower Ranked by Volume
#14 – US Equity Offerings – Manager Ranked by Volume
#14 – EMEA Corporate Investment Grade Bonds – Manager Ranked by Deal Count

Refinitiv Capital Markets Rankings

Hunton Andrews Kurth ranked among Refinitiv’s top 10 law firms in three categories and among the top 20 law firms in 13 other U.S., global and international categories in 2022, including:

#7 – Australia International Bonds – Manager Ranked by Deal Count
#9 – US Straight Debt Including ABS & MBS – Manager Ranked by Deal Count
#9 – US Debt, Equity & Equity Related – Manager Ranked by Deal Count
#12 – US Straight Debt Excluding ABS & MBS – Manager Ranked by Deal Count
#14 – US Debt, Equity & Equity Related – Manager Ranked by Volume
#14 – Global Straight Debt Including ABS & MBS – Manager Ranked by Deal Count
#14 – US Straight Debt Including ABS & MBS – Issuer Ranked by Deal Count
#14 – Global Debt, Equity & Equity-related Ex FCA – Manager Ranked by Deal Count
#14 – US Debt, Equity & Equity Related – Issuer Ranked by Deal Count
#15 – US Straight Debt Excluding ABS & MBS – Manager Ranked by Volume
#15 – All International Bonds – Manager Ranked by Deal Count
#16 – US Straight Debt Excluding ABS & MBS – Issuer Ranked by Deal Count
#16 – Global Debt, Equity & Equity-related Ex FCA – Manager Ranked by Volume
#17 – Global Straight Debt Excluding ABS & MBS – Manager Ranked by Deal Count
#17 – Global Straight Debt Excluding ABS & MBS – Manager Ranked by Volume
#19 – US Debt, Equity & Equity Related – Issuer Ranked by Volume

The firm’s notable transactions in 2022 included advising Pacific Gas and Electric Company on a $3.6 billion debt offering, advising the underwriters in a $736.8 million public offering by Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. and representing the underwriters in connection with a $1.5 billion debt offering by Kinder Morgan, Inc. Over the last five years, the firm has handled more than 850 equity and debt capital markets transactions aggregating over $490 billion. Clients include publicly traded entities, including real estate investment trusts (REITs), middle-market entities, as well as large public corporations.