Clifford Chance

The Clifford Chance Private Equity team have enjoyed a double award win in the Private Equity International (PEI) Awards for 2018.

The teams in Europe and Asia have been named:

• Law Firm of the Year in Europe (Transactions)
• Law Firm of the Year in Asia (Transactions)

For the European team, this is the 18th consecutive year that they have won this award, and the 4th consecutive year in Asia.

In its editorial, PEI stated of the European success: "Clifford Chance stood ahead of the pack last year. From its 17 European offices the firm acted for 43 private equity firms on more than 60 European mandates with a combined value of more than £30 billion)."

On our Asian success, Andrew Whan comments: "It has been an exciting year in the PE space across Asia Pacific and our team's success is testament to the delivery of the best legal advice across complex, international deals".

The Asia team have also been successful in the Global Private Equity Real Estate (PERE) awards 2018, also launched today, winning:

• Law Firm of the Year [Fund Formation]: Asia
• Law Firm of the Year [Transactions]: Asia