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Dickson Minto takeover driven by Americanisation of private equity law

US law firm Milbank snaps up UK legal private equity pioneer Dickson Minto's London office

For Milbank, the deal with Dickson Minto bolts on an experienced London private equity M&A team to its City platform
For Milbank, the deal with Dickson Minto bolts on an experienced London private equity M&A team to its City platform Photo: Alamy Stock Photo

The merger of Anglo-Scottish legal private equity boutique Dickson Minto with US law firm Milbank was motivated by the increasing Americanisation of top-tier private equity deals, according to people familiar with the deal.

Milbank snapped up Dickson Minto’s seven-partner London office, which will break away from its Edinburgh arm in the New Year, the two firms said on 13 December.

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