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Want to be a legal rising star? Become a private equity lawyer

FN's list of up-and-coming talent in the legal sector reflects law firms' focus on building practices to service financial sponsors clients as the European buyout industry has grown

US organisations such as Kirkland & Ellis and Latham & Watkins have built large practices serving buyout firms from London as the European PE market has grown
US organisations such as Kirkland & Ellis and Latham & Watkins have built large practices serving buyout firms from London as the European PE market has grown Photo: Manuel Romano/Getty Images

More than half of the young professionals on this year’s Rising Stars of Legal Services list advise private equity firms on M&A, exits, financing and other matters.

Financial News will publish its pick of the most talented lawyers under the age of 40, based in Europe, on 26 June.

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