Ten years ago, private equity leaders at Clifford Chance began discussing what the firm needed to compete at the top end of the global sponsor market.
‘I remember sitting down with Spencer, Jonny, and others to talk about the importance of being equally strong in all major financial centres, including the US,’ says Neil Barlow, the New York-based partner who co-chairs CC’s private capital steering committee alongside Jonny Myers, global head of PE, and Spencer Baylin, the practice’s London head.









