Freshfields and Linklaters lead on £250m Gartmore listing

Gartmore Group Ltd., the manager of about 21.8 billion pounds ($36 billion) in hedge and mutual funds, is preparing an initial public offering (IPO) of at least 250 million pounds in December to reduce debt. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is acting for the Gartmore Group on its IPO, with corporate partners Stephen Revell, Jonathan Baird and William Lawes leading the Freshfields team. Linklaters corporate partner John Lane acts for the syndicate of global banks acting as sponsors and bookrunners for the IPO.

Freshfields and Linklaters lead on £250m Gartmore listing thelawyer.com thelawyer.com Thu, Nov 26, 2009