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Ashurst Offices

Ashurst
LONDON FRUIT & WOOL EXCHANGE
1 DUVAL SQUARE
LONDON
E1 6PW
England
LONDON FRUIT & WOOL EXCHANGE
1 DUVAL SQUARE
LONDON
E1 6PW
England
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Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
Lauded for its ‘straightforward approach and exceptional service’, Ashurst handles a diverse range of sponsor-side and management-side transactions throughout the entire investment lifecycle, and has recently been involved in several notable deals, particularly in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Bruce Hanton is chiefly noted for his skill in leveraged buyouts. Markjan Van Schaardenburgh is ‘distinguished not only by his expertise but also by his personal approach to client relationships’, and Dallan Pitman handles a strong body of work in the infrastructure and energy sectors. Sara Hamzawi also comes recommended for her public and private M&A capabilities. Former practice head David Carter and Braeden Donnelly have left the firm.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Finance > Islamic finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Transport > Rail
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets: mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Real estate > Planning
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > High yield
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design