Cahill Continues its Longstanding Dominance in Capital Markets and Lending League Tables with Top Rankings in 1H 2026
August 3, 2026
Cahill's Capital Markets and Banking & Finance practices once again secured top positions across the legal adviser league tables published by Bloomberg, Debtwire, and LSEG for the first half of 2026, reinforcing the firm's longstanding leadership in the leveraged finance and high-yield markets. Since 2005, Cahill has maintained a market-leading position in U.S. High Yield Corporate Bonds and U.S. Leveraged Loans.
In the latest league table results, Cahill retained its #1 position as legal adviser in U.S. High Yield Corporate Bonds (capturing nearly 30% of the market), U.S. Leveraged Finance, and U.S. Leveraged Loans in the Bloomberg league tables. The firm also ranked #1 in North America High Yield Corporate Bonds (capturing nearly 40% of the market), M&A High Yield Bonds, and Institutional Loans by Debtwire and #1 Lender Legal Adviser in Leveraged Finance by LSEG.*
These results extend Cahill's decades-long leadership across the industry's most recognized league tables, underscoring the firm's continued dominance in the core capital markets and leveraged finance categories. The firm also recorded significant year-over-year market share gains across several key rankings.
Below are select highlights from the 1H 2026 league tables:
Bloomberg
- #1 in U.S. High Yield Corporate Bonds, by volume
- #1 in U.S. Leveraged Finance, by volume and deal count
- #1 in U.S. Leveraged Loans, by volume and deal count
Debtwire
- #1 in North America High Yield Corporate Bonds, by volume
- #1 in North America M&A High Yield Bonds, by volume
- #1 in North America Institutional Loans, by volume
LSEG
- #1 Lender Legal Adviser in Leveraged Finance, by volume and deal count
*League table rankings are based on publicly available data published by Bloomberg, Debtwire, and LSEG for the first half of 2026.