Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above

Aedamar Comiskey receives plaudits from across the market for the strength of her practice in high-end public and private M&A. She chairs the firm's partnership board.

"Aedamar demonstrates a personal commitment to diversity and inclusion, and this is reflected in the team and how they operate."

Richard Spedding impresses sources from across the market with his top-quality corporate practice. He regularly advises on sophisticated domestic and cross-border M&A and corporate finance matters, and is particularly strong in the provision of Takeover Code advice.

"Richard possesses very good knowledge on the broader take-private environment and is helpful with the takeover panel. He is also responsive and reactive."

"Richard is a very high-quality practitioner."

"He is very professional and good to work with."

Iain Fenn has a wealth of experience in public and private M&A on behalf of a client base of household-name companies. He also offers high-level strategic advice.

"Iain is a quality operator."

"He would be my go-to for the most serious or sensitive pieces of corporate work. Iain shows a pragmatic balance between legal and commercial priorities."

Simon Branigan maintains a strong corporate practice that is active on domestic and cross-border M&A. He advises corporates and financial institutions on transactions across a variety of sectors. He serves as the head of the firm's global corporate group.

"Simon always supports and he makes things work for us."

"Simon is excellent. He is incredibly responsive, highly collaborative and really good to work with."

Derek Tong is the firm's global head of the technology sector. He impresses due to his strong track record advising well-known corporates on cross-border, transformational M&A.

"Derek is a genius on the M&A side and he understands financial concepts and how they impact businesses. He is wonderful."

James Inglis exhibits strength advising multinational corporations on public and private M&A transactions. He is particularly adept at assisting Asia-based clients on significant deals.

"James inspires complete confidence. He is always on hand to advise with a thoughtful, pragmatic perspective, taking into account our history and structure."

"James Inglis is very knowledgeable on public market takeovers. He knows the rulebook inside and out and is aware of the client and what their drivers are."

"He is technically very good."