CSFBCredit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) has formalised a list of preferred UK legal advisers after completing a round of fee negotiations with the individual firms.

The five firms – Allen & Overy (A&O), Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Herbert Smith – will continue to advise on CSFB’s European investment banking work which includes areas such as M&A, securitisation and debt.