A quiet year for M&A in 2013 nevertheless allowed some partners to hit the headlines for their roles on standout instructions. Deals such as Vodafone’s sale of its stake in Verizon also handed some hardworking associates an opportunity to shine, says Gavriel Hollander
While rainmaking partners tend to grab the limelight, it is a truth grudgingly acknowledged in the City that much of the leg-work on the deals they bring in is done a little further down the career ladder. It is often a senior associate on a deal who has to burn the midnight oil coordinating teams and poring over heads of terms while their partners are pressing the flesh at The Ivy.
