Legal Business Awards 2025: shortlist unveiled Georgina Stanley Freshfields, Latham & Watkins, Burges Salmon and Osborne Clarke are among the firms vying for the coveted Law Firm of…
Quartet of transatlantic firms get VIP access as Soho House goes private in $2.7bn deal Will Lewallen A quartet of international law firms have taken key roles on a take-private deal which has seen international private members…
Slaughters, Latham and HSFK lead on National Grid’s £1.5bn LNG sale Will Lewallen Slaughter and May, Latham & Watkins and Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer have all taken lead roles on Centrica’s £1.5bn acquisition…
Clifford Chance and Latham lead on Metlen’s £6bn London listing Bertie Ford Clifford Chance and Latham have picked up key roles on the largest listing of a European company in the UK…
The Client Profile: Arm legal chief Spencer Collins on humble starts and career successes Joe Boswell I had a humble start in life – and the hunger I developed from that gave me an edge. After…
Three months to make a $3bn merger: how McDermott sealed the Schulte deal in double-quick time Alex Ryan ‘It was from May to July, from discussion to finalisation’, says Ira Coleman (pictured top), chairman of the newly merged…
McDermott and Schulte partners to share London leadership as $2.8bn merger goes live Alex Ryan The London office of the newly merged McDermott Will & Schulte will be co-led by partners from both legacy firms,…
‘London is on the cusp of reopening’ – ECM partners back London IPO rebound despite 30-year low Will Lewallen The first half of 2025 delivered a blow to London’s financial reputation, with the weakest listing figures in three decades,…
Osborne Clarke posts record international revenues, with Penningtons Manches Cooper and Burness Paull also notching steady growth Theresa Hargreaves Osborne Clarke has reported record international revenues of €547.5m, with UK profit per equity partner (PEP) breaking the £800k mark…
Revolving Doors: Goodwin and Mayer Brown bolster PE teams as top arbitration silk moves to Gibson Dunn Will Lewallen Goodwin has continued to expand its London private equity practice with the hire of Matthew Ayre, who was previously head…
‘Modern, inclusive and deeply commercial’ – Freshfields senior partner Dawson wins second term Will Lewallen Georgia Dawson has been re-elected as senior partner at Freshfields for a second term, the firm announced today (24 July),…
HSF revenue and PEP hit new heights in last results before US merger Will Lewallen Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has posted its final financial results for legacy HSF, with revenue and partner profits rising to…
Clifford Chance revenue hits £2.4bn as US and Middle East drive growth Alex Ryan Clifford Chance saw global revenue climb 9% in 2024-25 to hit a new high of £2.4bn, with partnership profit up…
Slaughters, DLA, Freshfields and Linklaters switch on £38bn Sizewell C nuclear plant deal Will Lewallen Slaughter and May, Linklaters, DLA Piper and Freshfields have taken lead roles as the UK confirms a long-awaited £38bn deal…
PEP breaks £3m at Macfarlanes as firm announces new senior partner Tom Cox Macfarlanes has reported double-digit revenue growth, with turnover rising to a new record and partner profits breaking through the £3m…
‘The best is yet to come’: Linklaters posts double-digit PEP and revenue growth as US profit surges Tom Cox Linklaters has pushed revenue and partner profits to new record highs, with double-digit growth across all key financial metrics for…
Slaughters and Kirkland clean up on Reckitt’s $4.8bn Advent sell-off Will Lewallen Slaughter and May and Kirkland & Ellis have picked up lead advisory roles as British multinational Reckitt sells its Essential…
Kirkland and Davis Polk lead as Ferrero seals $3.1bn tie-up with cereal giant Kellogg Theresa Hargreaves Davis Polk and Kirkland & Ellis have won the lead roles as Nutella-maker Ferrero Group prepares to buy US cereal…
‘Buyers are out there’ – why M&A partners are feeling positive despite geopolitical thunderstorms Bertie Ford ‘The volatility in the world isn’t going away anytime soon, it just has to be priced in. We have to…
Bird & Bird keeps sights on €1bn target as revenue climbs 6% Alex Ryan Bird & Bird has posted a 6% increase in turnover to €672.6m (£580.5m) for 2024-25, with the results marking the…
