Q3 2025 PitchBook Global League Tables Recognizes Gunderson Dettmer as Leading Law Firm

Gunderson Dettmer leads PitchBook’s Global League Tables for the third consecutive quarter in 2025, reinforcing the firm’s position as the world’s most active law firm in venture capital and emerging company transactions.

Gunderson is credited with 341 deals valued at more than $33 billion and dominance in 25 key categories, highlighting Gunderson’s deep bench strength across sectors and geographies, particularly in technology, healthcare, life sciences, financial services, and key U.S. innovation hubs.

Gunderson also earns the top ranking for exits, recognizing the firm for its strength in advising on complex M&A transactions for market-leading clients in several of the quarter’s most high-profile deals, Hims & Hers’ acquisition of MedisourceRx,  OpenAI’s $1.1B acquisition of client Statsig, client Orby AI in its acquisition by Uniphore, and client Incode’s acquisition of AuthenticID.

Further, Gunderson secures the top position for a law firm in venture capital and private equity transactions combined for both the Global and United States categories, underscoring the firm’s position in the continued evolution of the innovation economy. 

Gunderson Dettmer remains at the forefront of industry trends, as evidenced by the firm’s recent Private Market Liquidity Report: A Review of Tender Offers, which addresses today’s liquidity issues. Further, insights from partners like Greg Volkmar and others highlight how deal structures are evolving as we continue to guide clients through both early and late-stage growth rounds and complex secondary and M&A transactions.

Firm results this quarter—the third consecutive #1 ranking—demonstrate not only market-leading deal volume, but sustained thought leadership, practical guidance, and sector-specific expertise that clients rely on for strategic growth and successful outcomes.

Leading Law Firm in 25 PitchBook Global League Table Categories

Gunderson Dettmer secures the top spot in 25 categories, demonstrating its deep experience and dominance in various industries and regions, including:

Global Regions

Global (VC)
Global (VC & PE combined)
United States (VC)
United States (VC & PE combined)
Rest of the World (VC, Latin America, India and Southeast Asia)
Rest of the World (VC & PE combined)
West Coast
Mid-Atlantic
New England
Southeast (including Atlanta)
Israel

VC Financings
Global Investors
U.S. Investors
U.S. Investors (VC & PE combined)
Rest of the World Investors
Rest of the World Companies

Deal Type
Early-stage 
Exits

Sector
Consumer Goods and Services
Healthcare Devices and Supplies
Software
Energy
IT Hardware
Transportation

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