The departure of Ian Bagshaw (pictured, left) and Richard Youle (pictured, right) from Linklaters may have been widely anticipated, but their decision to join White & Case has raised questions about the magic circle's ability to compete against US firms in the field of private equity. The duo's move is the latest in a long line of high-profile departures from City firms, including Raymond McKeeve's exit from Berwin Leighton Paisner to join Jones Day and the hire by Latham & Watkins of David Walker, Clifford Chance's erstwhile private equity chief. It is a fairly open secret that Bagshaw and Youle's CVs have been on the market for some time. In 2010 the pair looked set to join Ropes & Gray before Linklaters persuaded them to stay on with what a source has described as "a sweetheart package".
October 24, 2013 at 07:17 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
With a host of US firms looking to ramp up their PE practices in the UK, can their City rivals compete?
The departure of Ian Bagshaw and Richard Youle from Linklaters may have been widely anticipated, but their decision to join White & Case has raised questions about the magic circle’s ability to compete against US firms in the field of private equity.
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