LLP latest: spending spike and debt increase underlines tough year for Ashurst Madeleine Farman7 February 2017Financial resultsAccounts Ashurst’s latest LLP accounts show a spike in capital expenditure and a stark fall in operating profit defined a tough year for the Anglo-Australian firm in 2015/16, in which revenues fell for the second year in a row.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 categoryTrading Places: Ropes hires Freshfields levfin co-head as top Kirkland litigator retiresRevolving Doors: Paul Weiss grows funds practice as A&O Shearman welcomes Paul Hastings London partnerAshurst restocks PE with three-partner Goodwin team as Perkins merger nearsBCLP revenue bounces back as McDermott breaks $2bnWhite & Case breaks $3bn revenue barrier while PEP jumps 27%Freshfields US revenues rise 26% as firm breaks £2bn mark for first timeLLP accounts: Pension costs hurt CC profits as A&O leadership sees pay increasesWeil’s City office sees 23% profit hike as top-earning partner takes home £1.7mLLP accounts: Executive belts tightened at Eversheds Sutherland International as profit lifts 5%