Ashurst has posted a 7.5% increase in turnover for the first six months of the financial year, with revenues rising to £158m from £147m in the same period last year.

Despite the figures falling some way short of last year’s equivalent increase of 25%, the results mark a strong performance for the firm in the tough economic climate. The firm’s core practice areas of private equity, leveraged finance and structured finance have all felt the pinch in recent months.