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Private equity, public competition – how US firms reshaped the UK PE hierarchy

Elisha Juttla
Elisha Juttla
elisha.juttla@legalease.co.uk
3 September 2024
The Legal 500 DataPrivate Equity

Fifteen years of Legal 500 data offers big-picture view of Stateside elite’s relentless advance into London private equity arena

Of all the London legal markets to have been upended by competition from across the pond, private equity offers perhaps the strongest evidence of how US firms have made their mark in the City.

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