Macfarlanes has posted double digit growth for profit per equity partner (PEP) over 2025/20, with revenue also rising by 9.5 per cent. The City firm’s PEP grew 10 per cent to £1.91m, the highest PEP figure of any UK firm to report this year so far. The double-digit increase puts Macfarlanes’ PEP above all the […]
The digital financial services sector is prospering. TransferWise’s $319m share sale this week, led by D1 Capital Partners and Lone Pine Capital, indicates a 40 per cent increase in the valuation of the company compared to last year. Revolut’s $500m Series D funding in February valued the company at $5.5bn, the highest valued fintech company […]
Revenue at Ince Group shot up by 87 per cent to just under £98.5m during the last financial year, with the listed outfit reporting significant double-digit growth for the second year running. Following last year’s 69 per cent increase in turnover, the merged outfit today informed investors of further financial progress, while also confirming a […]
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has poached private equity partner James Howe from Gibson Dunn. Howe, who focuses on cross-border leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance transactions, joins Simpson Thacher’s London M&A practice after four years as a partner at Gibson Dunn. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn he was a partner at Proskauer Rose. […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is in the process of planning its first move into 100 Bishopsgate, which is edging closer after the pandemic disrupted the initial timetable. The Lawyer has learned that the magic circle firm will organise two different waves of arrivals. The first one will occur in September, and a second one will follow […]
Name: Shantha David Firm: UNISON Legal Services Role: In-house lawyer Trained at: Called to the Bar in 2004 and cross-qualified as a solicitor Year qualified: 2005 Read her Hot 100 profile What’s your most vivid memory from being a trainee? Running a case at the Employment Appeal Tribunal and winning it! What is the wisest […]
Now in its third year as a top 50 firm, Penningtons Manches Cooper‘s revenue shot up by 17 per cent to £93m during the last financial year, while also boosting its overall profit by 12 per cent. The positive uplift follows last year’s merger between Penningtons Manches and Thomas Cooper, with the firm now boasting […]
This week saw private equity house BC Partners make a nearly €3bn investment in Italian machinery business IMA, with firms including Kirkland & Ellis, NCTM and White & Case all bagging roles. IMA’s largest shareholder is Società Finanziaria Macchine Automatiche, which will be selling a 20 per cent shareholding to BC Partners. At a later […]
Sevilleja v Marex Financial Ltd [2025] UKSC 31 (15 July 2025) The Supreme Court handed down a judgment favouring the appellant, Marex Financial, rather than respondent, Mr Sevilleja, which could affect the parties’ ability to seek a reflective loss claim. The rule, which has existed since the decision in Prudential Assurance Co Ltd v Newman […]
There were a number of moves between private practice and chambers last month, as former court justices also found new homes at the Bar. In terms of private practice exits, it was revealed that Wendy Miles QC would be joining Debevoise & Plimpton for Twenty Essex, while movements between chambers themselves also took place. Keating […]
Kennedy‘s global managing partner Suzanne Liversidge speaks to The Lawyer as part of the Business Leadership Series about how for the first time in her career there has been a genuine recognition that ‘we’re all in it together’, and how through those shared experiences new cultural norms have been formed. How can you influence and […]
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The world of investigations relies upon in-depth scrutiny. Whether it be leafing through office documents, conducting forensic interviews or relying upon whistle blowers, an investigator’s physical presence on-site is often key to carving out the truth. However, the in-person part of investigations is largely on hold for the time being due to Covid-19, forcing individuals […]
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So here we have it; the UK’s largest ever wealth management survey for solicitors. Views on your personal wealth, pensions, investments, your advisers – we have it all. Nearly 500 respondents took part, giving us over 15,000 data points to analyse.
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