Cleary Gottlieb Shortlisted for 18 IFLR Americas Awards 2025

March 20, 2025

Cleary Gottlieb has been shortlisted for 18 IFLR Americas 2025 awards while ten of its deals have been shortlisted for deals of the year.

The firm was nominated for the following top-line awards:

  • CFIUS Team of the Year
  • Debt and Equity-Linked Team of the Year 
  • Equity Team of the Year
  • Financial Services Regulatory (Global) Team of the Year
  • High-Yield Team of the Year
  • Loans Team of the Year
  • M&A Team of the Year
  • International Law Firm of the Year

Ten of the firm’s deals have been shortlisted for the following awards:

  • Deal of the Year: Debt and Equity-Linked (BancoEstado AT1 notes)
  • Deal of the Year: Equity (Auna IPO & BBB Foods)
  • Deal of the Year: High-Yield (LATAM Airlines & YPF notes)
  • Deal of the Year: Loan (MIP Iberdrola power portfolio acquisition financing)
  • Deal of the Year: M&A (Vale-Manara Minerals strategic partnership)
  • Deal of the Year: Restructuring (Americanas Group & Light Group)
  • Deal of the Year: Securitization and Structured Finance (FIEMEX bond)

Cleary also received a specialist award nomination for Digital Finance and partner Derek Bush was one of only eight lawyers shortlisted for the IFLR Dealmakers Hall of Fame: United States.

The IFLR Americas awards celebrate legally innovative cross-border transactions across the Americas that improve the cross-border investment environment. The winners will be announced on May 14. For more information, click here.