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Top 25 Private equity law firms based in the United Kingdom

Name: Private equity law firms based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026 1,016 companies tracked

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, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, 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 Smart Search, 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.

How to read this list RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 5, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

1,016Companies

72,983Contacts tracked

42,024Verified emails

5,319Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest private equity law firms based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,016 private equity law firms based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to private equity law firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Linklaters	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1,001-5,000	6,805 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Linklaters is a leading global law firm, supporting and investing in the future of our clients wherever they do business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
2	Freshfields	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	5,001-10,000	6,487 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Freshfields is a global firm with over 280 years’ experience of anticipating change, setting new standards and shaping the future of law.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
3	Ashurst	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1,001-5,000	4,611 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ashurst has combined with Perkins Coie to form Ashurst Perkins Coie.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
4	Slaughter And MAY	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,951 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Slaughter and May is regarded as one of the most prestigious law firms in the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
5	TLT LLP	Indirect evidence	Bristol, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,797 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
6	Stephenson Harwood LLP	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,474 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Stephenson Harwood is an international law firm, and we're committed to creating 'positive partnerships' with our clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
7	Mishcon DE Reya LLP	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,376 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
8	Mills & Reeve	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,353 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Mills & Reeve, our 1,450 plus people and over 850 lawyers share one vision – achieve more together.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
9	Hill Dickinson LLP	Partial evidence	Liverpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,231 contacts →
	Partial evidence “An unpredictable world calls for a progressive-thinking law firm that’s aligned to your ambitions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
10	Taylor Rose	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,155 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Taylor Rose is a top 60 independent law firm with 1,700 experts operating nationwide and is recommended by the Legal 500 UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
11	Macfarlanes	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	501-1,000	1,007 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Macfarlanes is a pre-eminent law firm that serves a global client base in Private Capital, Private Wealth, M&A and Disputes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
12	Shakespeare Martineau	Partial evidence	Birmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1,001-5,000	989 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Shakespeare Martineau is a leading law firm that brings creativity, commerciality and clarity to complex challenges.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
13	Withersworldwide	Partial evidence	London, United Kingdom	1,001-5,000	910 contacts →
	Partial evidence “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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
14	Travers Smith	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	501-1,000	818 contacts →
	Partial evidence “It is not just law at Travers Smith.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
15	Farrer & CO	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	693 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Farrer & Co is synonymous with the highest quality legal advice and service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
16	Clarke Willmott	Partial evidence	Bristol, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	501-1,000	691 contacts →
	Partial evidence “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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
17	Forsters LLP	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	501-1,000	591 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We’re Forsters, a leading law firm renowned for our private client and real estate focus.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
18	Walker Morris LLP	Partial evidence	Leeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	582 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Welcome to Walker Morris - a UK-headquartered law firm with international reach.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
19	Ashfords	Indirect evidence	Exeter, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	501-1,000	564 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
20	Kingsley Napley	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	501-1,000	560 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Kingsley Napley is an independent, internationally recognised London law firm, trusted by individuals, businesses and organisations to discreetly handle complex, high-profile, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
21	Cripps	Indirect evidence	Tunbridge Wells, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	501-1,000	486 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Cripps, we’re lawyers for business and life.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
22	Howard Kennedy LLP	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	460 contacts →
	Partial evidence “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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
23	VWV	Indirect evidence	Bristol, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	436 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Clients are at the heart of everything we do.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
24	Fladgate LLP	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	433 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fladgate has always been structured around deep relationships, true partnerships with clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
25	Talbots LAW	Partial evidence	Stourbridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	501-1,000	413 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Talbots Law can offer your business a wide range of legal services - no matter what business you are in.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: private equity law firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names private equity law firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of private equity law firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name private equity law firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Private equity law firms based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 5, 2026

57.6%Verified-email coverage

7.3%Mobile-number coverage

71.8Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

46.6%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 5, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

432

11-50

338

51-200

166

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

Freshness & accuracy

How recently the business emails on this list were verified

Email last verified

39,2710–30

2,58631–60

1561–90

2790–180

125180+

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 RevenueBase Smart Search 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 Smart Search, 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.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names private equity law firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
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 its RevenueBase Smart Search 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: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Private equity law firms by metro

Private equity law firms in London473

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names private equity law firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

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?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 5, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.