The American Lawyer issued its annual "Corporate Scorecard" (April 2008) which tracks the transactional practices of leading law firms. Simpson Thacher earned top rankings in a number of M&A and capital markets categories.
Highlights from the Corporate Scorecard included the following rankings for Simpson Thacher:
#1 - Private Equity (rank by value)
#1 - Private Equity (rank by number of deals)
#1 - IPOs, Issuer Counsel (rank by proceeds)
#1 - High Yield Debt, Issuer's Counsel (rank by number of deals)
#1 - High Yield Debt, Issuer's Counsel (rank by value)
#3 - Mergers and Acquisitions, Counsel to Principals (rank by number of deals)
#3 - Equities by U.S. Corporations, Underwriter's Counsel (by number of issues)
#3 - IPOs, Underwriter's Counsel (rank by number of issues)
#3 - REIT Debt, Underwriter's Counsel (rank by number of issues)
#4 - Mergers and Acquisitions, Counsel to Principals (rank by value)
#4 - Equities by U.S. Corporations, Issuer's Counsel (rank by proceeds)
#4 - IPOs, Underwriter's Counsel (rank by proceeds)
#4 - Investment Grade Debt, Issuer's Counsel (rank by proceeds)
#4 - Investment Grade Debt, Underwriter's Counsel (rank by proceeds)
#5 - Equities by U.S. Corporation, Issuer's Counsel (rank by number of issues)
#5 - Equities by U.S. Corporation, Underwriter's Counsel (rank by proceeds)
#5 - High Yield Debt, Underwriter's Counsel (by proceeds)