PitchBook's 2025 Global League Tables have ranked Lowenstein Sandler among the most active law firms for venture capital and emerging company transactions in both the United States and globally.
The firm received high rankings across 25 categories, including Early Stage, Late Stage, M&A deals, Exits, VC deals, Most Active globally, Most Active in the U.S., and Most Active in the U.S. for the combined category of M&A, VC, and Private Equity deals; as well as in almost all ranked sectors, including in Software, Healthcare Services & Systems, Hardware, Media, and more. It was ranked in seven geographical regions across the U.S. (including among the most active on the West Coast and Mid-Atlantic, reflecting Lowenstein's decades of experience in venture and venture-backed M&A in the New York area, as well as Silicon Valley and San Francisco).
"These PitchBook rankings reflect the depth of Lowenstein's ECVC experience and leadership in advising the startups, growth companies, and investors driving innovation across key industries and global markets," said Anthony Pergola, Vice Chair and co-founder of the firm's Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (ECVC) Group.
Lowenstein's strength in emerging companies and venture capital—built over more than 25 years since Ed Zimmerman and Pergola co-founded the firm's ECVC Group in the late 1990s—has made it a leading platform for representing startups and venture funds. The firm's deep relationships with U.S. and international venture investors, including leading funds and founders from France, the U.K., Germany, the Nordics, and across Europe, Israel, and Africa, reflect the global nature of today's venture ecosystem.
Over the past 24 months, Lowenstein's ECVC Group has added seven lateral partners, primarily in San Francisco, Palo Alto, and New York. As the firm continues expanding its Bay Area presence, it remains committed to an entrepreneurial culture and to serving startup and growth-company clients.
Significant representations by Lowenstein's ECVC group in the last year have included:
- Protege, the AI training data platform, in its $55 million Series A venture capital financings led by a16z and Footwork, with participation from CRV, Bloomberg Beta, Flex Capital, and Shaper Capital
- Pomelo Care, the national leader in evidence-based healthcare for women and children, in its $92 million Series C venture capital financing led by Stripes and including participation from a16z, PLUS Capital, Atomico, BoxGroup, and SV Angel
- Vistar Media, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital-out-of-home advertisements, in its acquisition by T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) for $700 million
- mParticle, a leading customer data platform, in its $300 million merger with Rokt, the global leader in e-commerce
- Candid Health, a revenue cycle automation platform that simplifies medical billing processes for healthcare providers, in a $52.5 million Series C venture capital financing led by Oak HC/FT with participation from existing investors, bringing Candid's total amount raised to $99.5 million
- PeakSpan Capital as lead equity investor in the Series A equity and debt funding round in Tapcheck, a leading on-demand pay provider, raising $225 million in combined equity and debt financing
- theSkimm, a leading media brand and suite of products delivering high-value content to millions of millennial and Gen Z female readers, in its acquisition by Everyday Health Group, a division of Ziff Davis, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZD)
- Kraken, a technology platform built on crypto that unlocks access and reduces inefficiencies to drive financial freedom, in the completion of its acquisition of leading U.S. retail futures trading platform NinjaTrader
- Abacus Group, a managed IT and cybersecurity service provider for the global financial services industry, in its acquisition of Entara, an IT managed service provider (MSP) and managed security services provider (MSSP) for financial services and highly regulated high-touch industries
- Maybern, the operating system for
private funds, in its $50 million Series B fund raise, bringing the
company's total funding to date to $76 million.
PitchBook's League Tables highlight the most active firms involved in PE, VC, and M&A transactions. Only publicly disclosed transactions are included. All league tables are compiled using the count of completed deals for the specified deal type, region and/or other criteria. PitchBook employs a data-backed methodology to determine the latest rankings for each category.