Slaughter and May and Clifford Chance (CC) have bagged leading roles on New Look’s £650m Initial Public Offering (IPO), announced yesterday (2 February).

Slaughter and May corporate partners Martin Hattrell and Simon Nicholls are leading a team advising the fashion retailer, whose majority shareholders include private equity houses Permira Advisers and Apax Partners, on its proposed floatation on the London Stock exchange.