PITTSBURGH – Reed Smith is pleased to announce that it has been recognized by PitchBook as one of the most active law firms in the global private equity marketplace, securing top-25 positions in 22 separate categories of the publisher’s recently released Global League Tables for the first quarter of 2025. The latest rankings measure deal volume across private equity, venture capital and M&A transactions for the first quarter of 2025.
Reed Smith features among the top 25 global firms in the following Global League Tables (measured by PE deal count):
- Most active in the US
- Most active in the West coast, Mid-Atlantic, Southern and Southeast regions
- Most active in Buyouts
- Most active in Other PE deals
- Most active in Financial services
- Most active in Healthcare
- Most active in IT
- Most active globally: Companies
- Most active in US: Companies
- Most active in Europe: Companies
- Most active in US: Investors
Reed Smith also is listed among the top 25 global firms in the following Global League Tables (measured by M&A deal count):
- Most active globally
- Most active in US
- Most active globally: Companies
- Most active in US: Companies
- Most active in rest of world: Companies
- Most active globally: Investors
- Most active in US: Investors
Finally, the firm was listed as one of the most active in venture capital deals in the Great Lakes region.
PitchBook’s league tables are widely regarded as the most comprehensive, data-driven assessment of deal activity within the private capital markets. They offer an independent, empirical snapshot of market activity, and the publisher states that it maintains stringent editorial protocols designed to ensure objectivity and eliminate all bias or conflict of interest.