Eversheds is in talks to merge with German ally Heisse Kursawe Eversheds, as the firm launches a Berlin offering through the alliance.

The firms are discussing the possibility of full financial integration, with Eversheds having initially formed an alliance with Heisse Kursawe, the Munich arm of defunct German national Arcon, in 2005. The agreement marked the end of a six-year hunt by Eversheds for a German ally.