Deal value amounted to US$245b. Linklaters came second on the volume of debt deals. White & Case came third on the issuer tables. Other strong performers were Clifford Chance, Davis Polk & Wardwell and Cahill Gordon and Reindel. Simon Hill, co-head of the global capital markets team, said that a clearer view of the shape that the capital markets was emerging 'and while challenges clearly still remain and macroeconomic factors continue to inject unpredictability, there are a great deal of exciting and innovative prospects on the horizon too.’ Source: Legal Week