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Freshfields emerges from year of challenges and investment with 3% revenue increase and flat profit

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Nathalie Tidman
23 July 2020
Financial results

After what has been an eventful year notwithstanding the havoc wrought by the coronavirus crisis, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has closed out the Magic Circle reporting season by announcing a 3% revenue increase to £1.52bn and flat net profit at £685m.

Profit per equity partner (PEP) stood at £1.82m, slightly down on last year’s £1.839m.

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