Cahill Continues to Dominate Capital Markets & Lending League Tables with #1 Rankings in Q1 2026

May 1, 2026

Cahill’s Capital Markets and Banking & Finance practices once again secured top rankings across the legal adviser league tables published by Debtwire, Bloomberg, and LSEG for the first quarter of 2026 retaining the firm’s unique decades-long market-leading position.

The firm was ranked the #1 legal adviser to North American high-yield corporate bond managers with a 38.3% market share by volume. Additionally, Cahill was ranked the #1 adviser to lead banks in leveraged loans with a 25.1% market share by volume.* These results underscore Cahill’s continued leadership across the most competitive segments of the market.

Below are select highlights from the Q1 2026 league tables:

Debtwire

1. #1 in North America High-Yield Corporate Bonds, by volume
2. #1 in North America M&A High-Yield Bonds, by volume
3. #1 in North America Leveraged Loans, by volume
4. #1 in North America Institutional Loans, by volume

Bloomberg

1. #1 in U.S. Leveraged Finance, by volume and deal count
2. #1 in U.S. Leveraged Loans, by volume and deal count
3. #1 in U.S. Loans, by volume and deal count
4. #1 in U.S. High-Yield Corporate Bonds, by volume
5. #1 in Global Loans, by volume

 LSEG

1. #1 lender legal adviser in Leveraged Loans, by volume and deal count

* Statistics sourced from Debtwire