Law firms Dealwatch: Fieldfisher wins role opposite Slaughter and May on private equity takeover of Currencies Direct Legal Business · 18 August 2015 · 1 min read Corporate and M&A Slaughter and May Tech-focused firm Fieldfisher bagged an advisory role opposite a five-partner team from Slaughter and May as private equity duo Palamon Capital Partners and Corsair Capital purchased online foreign exchange provider Currencies Direct for £200m.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryLB100 2026: the highs, the lows and the surprises from the dataLaw firm dataBen Wheway7 Oct 2026HSF Kramer, Addleshaws and Quinn chief take top prizes at Legal Business AwardsLaw firmsNews Editor30 Sep 2026Slaughters and Reed Smith steer Santander to £677m appeals win over AXALaw firmsEliza Winter15 Sep 2026Revolving Doors: HSF Kramer hires Sidley life sciences head as Ashurst Perkins Coie sees further departuresLaw firmsNews Editor6 Oct 2026CC and Kirkland run the show as Informa acquires Blackstone-backed Clarion for £2.2bnLaw firmsKate Peacock6 Oct 2026Winston Taylor’s Emma Danks on coming up in PE, getting through the financial crisis, and backing herselfLaw firmsEliza Winter6 Oct 2026Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025Five partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partnerLaw firmsTom Cox7 Jan 2025‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryLaw firmsAnna Huntley7 Jan 2025