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Commentary: The leveraged finance team with a shortage of leverage
2009-03-19 03:02 UTC by Georgina Stanley, staff

When Legal Week revealed in February that Allen & Overy (A&O) had asked five partners in its London leveraged finance team to depart as part of its sweeping restructuring, it is fair to say the move generated some surprise.Yes, the sector has been devastated by the financial turmoil over the last year, leaving A&O and its 69-partner City banking practice heavily exposed. But even so, the level of departures from the firm's 12-partner leveraged finance team - historically one of A&O's most influential and highly-rated practices - was still unexpected.

     

 

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