The Firm is advising Ascential plc, a portfolio company of funds advised by Apax Partners, in its initial primary offering and admission to the Official List in the UK and to trading on the London Stock Exchange, expected to occur on February 12, 2016. Ascential is an international, business-to-business media company with a focused portfolio of essential, market leading events and information services products that connect and inform business professionals.

The team in London comprises Derek Baird, Clare Gaskell, Deborah Harris, Laura Kichenside, Ying Yi Soh, Patrick Scott and Freddie Manson (UK Corporate & Capital Markets); Nick Shaw, Adam Wollstein and Jakob Egle (US Capital Markets); and Ian Barratt, Kate Sinclair and Ambarish Dash (UK Credit).