Private Equity

Meet the top private equity bankers and lawyers in Europe

Advisers scored lucrative roles on deals in 2024 including Sanofi’s consumer healthcare sale and the take-private of UK cyber security company Darktrace

Several UK take-privates helped push dealmakers into the ranking
Several UK take-privates helped push dealmakers into the ranking Photo: In Pictures/Getty Images

A raft of UK buyout deals proved lucrative for 2024’s Emea cohort of top private equity bankers and lawyers, according to financial data provider MergerLinks.

HSBC’s Kamal Jabre took the highest spot in the banker rankings after advising on four deals collectively worth more than £15.5bn, while Olivier Assant of Bredin Prat topped the lawyer list following his seven deals that totalled almost £19bn.

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