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Top 25 Private equity law firms based in the United Kingdom
RevenueBase identified 1,016 private equity law firms headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 72,983 professional contacts across them, including 42,024 with verified work emails and 5,319 with mobile numbers. London is the largest hub.
This list covers private equity law firms headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, how directly it supports the match, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 5, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest private equity law firms based in the United Kingdom
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6,805 | ||||
“Linklaters is a leading global law firm, supporting and investing in the future of our clients wherever they do business.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 6,487 | ||||
“Freshfields is a global firm with over 280 years’ experience of anticipating change, setting new standards and shaping the future of law.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 4,611 | ||||
“Ashurst has combined with Perkins Coie to form Ashurst Perkins Coie.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 1,951 | ||||
“Slaughter and May is regarded as one of the most prestigious law firms in the world.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 1,797 | ||||
“We’re your business advisers as well as your lawyers, working in step with you to protect your interests today and progress your ambitions for tomorrow.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | Stephenson Harwood LLPPartial evidence | 1,474 | |||
“Stephenson Harwood is an international law firm, and we're committed to creating 'positive partnerships' with our clients.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 1,376 | ||||
“Based in London, Mishcon de Reya services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 1,353 | ||||
“At Mills & Reeve, our 1,450 plus people and over 850 lawyers share one vision – achieve more together.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 1,231 | ||||
“An unpredictable world calls for a progressive-thinking law firm that’s aligned to your ambitions.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 1,155 | ||||
“Taylor Rose is a top 60 independent law firm with 1,700 experts operating nationwide and is recommended by the Legal 500 UK.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 1,007 | ||||
“Macfarlanes is a pre-eminent law firm that serves a global client base in Private Capital, Private Wealth, M&A and Disputes.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 989 | ||||
“Shakespeare Martineau is a leading law firm that brings creativity, commerciality and clarity to complex challenges.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | WithersworldwidePartial evidence | 910 | |||
“For the past 125 years we have been proud to assist some of the world's most remarkable individuals and organisations in realising their ambitions and using private capital to…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 818 | ||||
“It is not just law at Travers Smith.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 693 | ||||
“Farrer & Co is synonymous with the highest quality legal advice and service.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 691 | ||||
“Clarke Willmott LLP is a national law firm with over 600 lawyers and support staff (including over 100 partners) working from offices in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, London…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 591 | ||||
“We’re Forsters, a leading law firm renowned for our private client and real estate focus.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 582 | ||||
“Welcome to Walker Morris - a UK-headquartered law firm with international reach.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 564 | ||||
“Refreshingly straightforward and open in our approach, we invest in our relationships and will care as much as you do about the outcome, whether that’s delivering your commercial…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 560 | ||||
“Kingsley Napley is an independent, internationally recognised London law firm, trusted by individuals, businesses and organisations to discreetly handle complex, high-profile, and…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 486 | ||||
“At Cripps, we’re lawyers for business and life.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 460 | ||||
“We are a London based, full-service law firm, specialising in providing straightforward advice to ambitious clients ranging from entrepreneurial businesses, family offices and…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | VWVIndirect evidence | 436 | |||
“Clients are at the heart of everything we do.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 433 | ||||
“Fladgate has always been structured around deep relationships, true partnerships with clients.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 413 | ||||
“Talbots Law can offer your business a wide range of legal services - no matter what business you are in.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
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How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among private equity law firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and evidence rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “private equity law firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among private equity law firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and an evidence rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 42,024 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 5, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
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Private equity law firms by metro
- Private equity law firms in London473
- Private equity law firms in Manchester30
Frequently asked
How many private equity law firms are there based in the United Kingdom?
RevenueBase identified 1,016 private equity law firms headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Linklaters, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most private equity law firms?
London leads with 473 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (30) and Birmingham (19).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 42,024 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,016 companies.
How current is this list?
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