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We are a full spectrum global finance firm that advises on billions of dollars in financings each year. We represent some of the world’s leading banks — including 15 on the Global Finance 20 — on a diverse range of sophisticated financings. We also help state and local governments throughout the United States raise revenue for diverse economic development projects.

Year over year, Bracewell ranks among the top firms in the financial league tables published by IJ Global, Refinitiv and S&P Global. Our finance practices in the United States and United Kingdom are also consistently ranked in the top bands in Chambers, IFLR1000 and Legal 500. Bracewell is the only firm that has been ranked Band 1 in Texas Banking and Finance in Chambers USA for 15 years in a row.

Our industry focus gives us a deep understanding of global financial and energy markets, which allows us to help clients identify investment opportunities and develop creative financing structures that support their business objectives. We represent a broad cross section of banks, financial institutions and investment funds in highly sophisticated and complex transactions, including Citibank, Crédit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan Chase, Macquarie, MUFG, Société Générale and Wells Fargo.

Our Track Record

16X

Band 1 Texas
Banking & Finance
Chambers USA

$41 B

Aggregate Value of Bank Finance Closings
in 2022

Top 15

US Public
Finance Firms Refinitiv
2022

221

Public Finance Transactions
in 2022

10X

Tier 1 National Public Finance Law Firm
U.S. News-Best Lawyers

$1.65 B

City of Houston
Texas Airport System
Bond Offerings

Tier 1

Texas Capital Markets
IFLR1000

$9.14 B

Capital Markets Transactions
in 2022

€680 M

Hellas Gold
Project Financing

300 MW

Saad Solar PV IPP

120 MW

Wadi Ad Dawasir Solar
PV IPP

$4.6 B

Crédit Agricole Senior
Secured Facility
in Favor of
McDermott International

2020

Restructuring
Deal of the Year
IFLR Americas Award

$212 M

365 Tollway
Project Financing

2021

Successful Restructurings
Turnarounds & Workouts

2021

Project Finance
Deal of the Year
IFLR Middle East Awards

$848 M

North Texas Tollway
Authority Bond Issue

7.5 MW

Holes Battery Energy
Storage Project

Tier 1

Texas Restructuring
and Insolvency
IFLR1000

$1.3 B

South Field Energy Project
Financing and
Equity Arrangements

2020

Restructuring
Deal of the Year
IFLR Sub-Saharan
Africa Awards