International Corporate Finance

UK BEST LAW FIRMS

Private Equity - Large Cap

The firms are listed alphabetically within each band

FIRMS LEADING PARTNERS

LEADING

Clifford Chance Matthew Layton, David Pearson, Simon Tinkler, Jonny Myers

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer David Higgins, Adrian Maguire

Weil, Gotshal & Manges Marco Compagnoni, Michael Francies, Jonathan Wood, Samantha McGonigle

EXCELLENT

1 Kirkland & Ellis Gavin Gordon, David Patrick Eich

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Adam Signy, Derek Baird, Michael Wolfson

2 Allen & Overy Gordon Milne, Stephen Lloyd

Ashurst Bruce Hanton, David Carter

Latham & Watkins David Walker, Michael Bond, Nicholas Cline

Linklaters Alex Woodward, Carlton Evans

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Michael McDonald, Simon Jay, Tihir Sarkar

Dickson Minto Alastair Dickson, Ewan Gilchrist

Macfarlanes Ian Martin, Charles Meek, Howard Corney

Simmons & Simmons Arthur Stewart

Slaughter and May Jeffrey Twentyman

White & Case Richard Youle, Ian Bagshaw

RECOMMENDED

1 Baker & McKenzie David Allen

Herbert Smith Freehills James MacArthur

Jones Day Adam Greaves

Travers Smith Chris Hale, Paul Dolman

2 Berwin Leighton Paisner Michael Anderson, Benjamin Lee

Debevoise & Plimpton David Innes

DLA Piper Charles Cook, Edward Griffiths

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson Graham White