Industries
Our industry groups comprise lawyers from our various practices and offices around our network. This means we can put together specialist teams, backed up by international expertise, to anticipate and respond rapidly to our clients' needs and provide practical and realistic advice, domestically and internationally.
To find out more about our industry groups, please choose from the menu below.
- Financial institutions
- Banks; insurers; asset managers and investment funds; stock exchanges, trading platforms and institutional services
- Private equity
- Private equity houses; venture capital funds
- Infrastructure and transport
- Infrastructure and transport; governments and public sector entities; defence; water, waste and other utilities
- Real estate
- Real estate managers, developers and investors
- Private clients
- Private individuals
- Energy and natural resources
- Energy production and supply; oil and gas; mining and metals
- Telecommunications, media and technology
- Telecommunications; cable, satellite; broadcasting, film; music; publishing; advertising; computers, electronics, software, and IT services
- Consumer products and retail
- Food and beverages; personal and household products; retail; tobacco; breweries; clothing accessories and footwear; houseware and furnishings; luxury goods; wines and spirits
- Holidays and entertainment
- Gaming/gambling; holidays; leisure and fitness; hotels; pubs; sports
- Pharmaceuticals, medical products and healthcare
- Pharmaceuticals; medical devices; healthcare providers and purchasers
- Chemicals and related intermediaries, derivatives and products
- Chemicals; petrochemicals; industrial gases; polymers and plastics; paints, inks and dyes; agrichemicals; adhesives, sealants and solvents
- Automotive
- Automotive manufacturers; automotive components
- Manufacturing and services industries
- Conglomerates; trading houses; other manufacturers; forestry, paper and packaging; business support services; professional services
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