Law firms Selling icons: Linklaters and Michelmores lead on New Scotland Yard sale Legal Business · 10 December 2014 · 2 min read Real estate and construction Linklaters Michelmores The HQ for London bobbies for almost 50 years, Magic Circle firm Linklaters was charged by Abu Dhabi Financial Group to execute the purchase of New Scotland Yard in Victoria for £370m, with national firm Michelmores acting for the seller.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 categoryThe art of the buyout: how clients rank London’s top private equity teamsLaw firmsWill Lewallen24 Apr 2026Linklaters closes Hamburg office amid plans to refocus German operationsLaw firmsKate Peacock16 Apr 2026Five law firms win appointments on FCA’s ‘skilled person’ investigations panelLaw firmsTheresa Hargreaves13 Apr 2026The ‘football managers’ of the legal world – why real estate PE partners are in high demandLaw firmsKate Peacock13 Mar 2026‘A roller coaster ride’ – the twists and turns ahead for real estate in 2026Law firmsKate Peacock9 Feb 2026Latham taps A&O Shearman for three-partner London finance hireLaw firmsWill Lewallen6 Jan 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