Move follows Freshfields ranking as top M&A advisor in Middle East in first half | 10mos
Corporate
Between 10 and 15 lawyers join top Irish independent ahead of Eversheds’ Irish relaunch | 10mos
McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel merged 1 August to form 1,750‑lawyer firm with revenues of $3bn | 10mos
UK Magic Circle firm says US revenue grew 50% over last two years; PEP edges up | 11mos
Record year for UK Magic Circle firm sees PEP hit £2.2m and pre-tax profit pass £1bn for the first time | 11mos
Head of tax Damien Crossley will succeed Sebastian Prichard Jones in March 2026 | 11mos
Partner Benoit Marpeau joins from Peltier Juvigny Marpeau & Associés with a counsel and two associates | 11mos
Kirkland acts for marquee client Advent as Slaughters counsels Reckitt in deal meant to help revamp its portfolio and sharpen focus on core brands | 11mos
Global giant’s UKIME arm points to investment in high growth markets as topline hits record high | 11mos
PE-focused office has doubled partner headcount since opening 14 months ago | 11mos
Leading Scottish independent hands out firmwide bonus as turnover grows 11% to £126.7m | 11mos
Deal creates an opportunity for Ulta Beauty to enter the growing UK beauty market | 11mos
US pharma giant turns to Freshfields as Latham counsels London-based Verona | 11mos
UK-founded firm’s topline hits €672.6m in first year of five-year strategy | 11mos
David Polk and Kirkland & Ellis advise CoreWeave as Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz acts for Core Scientific in deal to meet AI power needs | 11mos
Deal strengthens L’Oréal’s professional products portfolio and positions Color Wow for global brand growth | 11mos
UK-headquartered firm clocks record year for revenue and profit in third year of sector-focused strategy | 11mos
Sidley Austin and A&O Shearman advise Athora as HSF Kramer guides PIC and Slaughter and May advises PIC shareholders including CVC | 11mos
Top UK and Spanish independent firms guide seller Sabadell as A&O Shearman counsels buyer Santander | 11mos
Los Angeles-founded giant comfortably ahead of Sullivan & Cromwell and Wachtell in second and third spot respectively | 11mos