Law firms Freshfields, Allen & Overy lay foundations for McCarthy & Stone’s £1bn flotation Victoria Young · 14 October 2015 · 1 min read Corporate and M&A A&O Shearman Freshfields Magic circle firms Allen & Overy and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have taken lead roles on retirement homebuilder McCarthy & Stone’s plans to float on the London stock exchange.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 categorySky’s the limit for HSF Kramer and Freshfields as pair take lead roles on £1.6bn ITV acquisitionLaw firmsKate Peacock6 Jul 2026Revolving Doors: latest laterals for Paul Hastings, McDermott, Proskauer and moreLaw firmsNews Editor6 Jul 2026‘M&A is back with a bang’ – global elite dominate deal rankings in best-ever H1Law firmsKate Peacock3 Jul 2026‘We don’t think about where we came from’ – Clifford Chance’s plan to crack the transatlantic buyout marketLaw firmsEliza Winter9 Jul 2026FCA charges ex-Goodwin lawyer with five counts of insider dealingLaw firmsWill Lewallen9 Jul 2026Dentons and Osborne Clarke take centre stage as Hyve buys LegalTechTalkLaw firmsKate Peacock7 Jul 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