AshurstsAshurst Morris Crisp has closed a major transatlantic deal alongside US firm Proskauer Rose to advise Veronis Suhler and 3i on their acquisition of six European directories businesses from Verizon.

The deal follows last week’s announcement that Ashursts had ended merger talks with US firm Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson and will boost the City firm’s efforts to establish referral ties with an array of US firms.