National firm Shoosmiths has returned to its pre-financial crisis highs, breaking the £100m mark in revenues for the 2014/15 financial year and profit per equity partner (PEP) jumping 44% to £416,000.
Financials 2014/15: Wragge reveals £181m turnover for first full year post-merger
Ahead of its recently announced tie-up in Canada, Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co has posted turnover of £181m for its first full financial year post-merger, a moderate revenue increase of 5% over the combined results of the legacy firms Wragge & Co and Lawrence Graham.
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‘Old-fashioned’ values pay off for Macfarlanes as double-digit growth sees PEP pass big four
Pound for pound one of the most successful UK firms in financial terms over the last five years, Macfarlanes has once again posted an impressive set of figures with double-digit growth in both revenue and profits for the second year running. At £1.55m, Macfarlanes’ profit per equity partner (PEP) is now stronger than all of the big four Magic Circle firms.
Financials 2014/15: Simmons returns to form with strongest-ever results
With its fortunes tied to its large financial services client base, Simmons & Simmons has brought to an end a period slow growth to post a record-breaking year, with revenues up by 8% to £290.1m, while profits per equity partner soared by nearly £100,000 to hit a new high of £649,000.
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Financials 2014/15: Freshfields PEP down 8% while revenues flatline
The last of the big four City firms to post its results, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has revealed an 8% slump in its profit per equity partner (PEP) for the 2014/15 financial year, while firmwide revenues were more or less flat, rising just 1%.
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Growing pains as revenue and profits take a tumble at Ashurst
Ashurst has revealed a drop in both firmwide revenues and profits per equity partner (PEP) following a ‘year of consolidation and significant investment’, including a global strategic review.
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Financials 2014/15: subdued performance from Eversheds with revenue and profits flat
Eversheds has posted essentially flat results for the last financial year, with revenues flat at £380.7m compared with £379.1m in 2013/14, while profit per equity partner (PEP) has nudged up just 2% from £731,000 to £749,000.
CC posts flat results but sublets half of Canary Wharf HQ to Deutsche Bank to slash costs
Clifford Chance (CC) has posted subdued results for 2014/15 amid a weakening euro, with revenue falling slightly to £1.35bn and profits per equity partner (PEP) edging down 2% to £1.12m.
Financials 2014/15: Stevens & Bolton breaks £20m barrier to nudge top 100 firms by revenue
South East heavyweight Stevens & Bolton has revealed a 13% hike in revenue for 2014/15 to a record high of £22.3m, putting it on the cusp of the Legal Business 100, while profits per equity partner continue to outgun many larger firms, passing £400,000.
A&O records a solid year with 4% revenue growth while profits jump 8%
The second Magic Circle firm to post its financial results, Allen & Overy (A&O) has moved ahead of peer firm Linklaters with an annual revenue of £1.28bn for the financial year ending June 2014/15, up £47m, or 4%, from £1.23bn.
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