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Simmons & Simmons
HeadquartersCitypoint, London
United Kingdom
No. of offices23 worldwide
No. of lawyers974
Key people
  • Julian Taylor
    (Senior Partner)
  • Jeremy Hoyland
    (Managing Partner)
RevenueIncrease £465m [1]
Profit per equity partnerIncrease £1.002m [1]
Date foundedSeptember 1896
Founder
  • Percy Simmons
  • Edward Simmons
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Websitehttps://www.simmons-simmons.com/

Simmons & Simmons is an international law firm with headquarters in London, UK. About half of its staff are in the London office, in CityPoint, off Moorgate.[citation needed] It has offices in Europe, the United States, the Middle East and Asia.[citation needed] The firm serves customers worldwide, with practices covering asset management, investment funds, energy and infrastructure, finance, life sciences, technology, media, and telecommunications sectors.[2]

It has been mentioned in the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Report.[3]

History[edit]

The firm was founded in 1896 by twin brothers, Percy and Edward Simmons, while both were 21 years old.[4]

In 1962, the firm opened its second office, in Brussels.[citation needed]

In 1972, the firm opened its third office and its first in Asia, in Hong Kong.[citation needed]

In 1988, the firm continued its expansion in Europe, opening its practice in Paris.[citation needed]

In 1993, the firm opened its practices in Milan and Rome.[citation needed]

In 1994, the firm began its first foray into the Middle East, opening an office in Abu Dhabi.[citation needed]

In 1995, the firm opened its second office in Asia, in Shanghai.[citation needed]

Clients[edit]

  • Former partner Edward Troup represented Blairmore Holdings, Inc., the Panama-registered fund created by Ian Cameron, David Cameron's father.[5]
  • The firm represented Enpal, the fastest growing energy company in Europe based on Financial Times's FT1000 Ranking 2022, in its €855 million financing round from investors such as BlackRock and ING.[6][7] Simmons also earlier represented Enpal in its debt fundraising round in 2021.[8]
  • Simmons & Simmons advised Chelsea FC in its £4.25bn sale to a consortium led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital.[9]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b ""Simmons nudges through £1m PEP barrier for first time"".
  2. ^ "Bloomberg". Bloomberg News.
  3. ^ Innovative Lawyers Report, Financial Times
  4. ^ "About Us".
  5. ^ "New Troup movements at HMRC". Private Eye. No. 1413. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  6. ^ "Simmons advises on €855 financing for unicorn Enpal".
  7. ^ "Enpal".
  8. ^ "Enpal secures € 345 million funding from BlackRock funds and accounts, Pricoa Private Capital, UniCredit and other institutional investors".
  9. ^ "Simmons, Northridge to Make 'Donations' From Chelsea FC Sale Fees as EY Joins Adviser Roster". Law.com International. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
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