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CC opens magic circle results season with 11% turnover rise

Author: Emma Sadowski

Published: 29/05/2008 15:49

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Clifford Chance (CC) has become the first magic circle firm to post its financial results for the 2007-2008 financial year, with the firm seeing an 11% hike in turnover.

The increase pushes the firm’s revenue figure up from £1.194bn to £1.329bn.

Profits per equity partner (PEP) increased by a similar amount, jumping by 13% from £1.015m last year to a new high of £1.151m.

Growth for both PEP and revenue is marginally down on last year when CC saw a 24.7% increase in PEP taking it through the £1m mark and a 16% increase in turnover.

However, the results will be seen in the context of CC’s heavy exposure to the structured finance market, the depressed dollar and rapidly slowing US economy.

The firm, which so far this year has opened new offices in Abu Dhabi and Kiev, said it saw particularly strong growth in Asia, the Middle East and Central and Eastern Europe.

Commenting on the results, managing partner,David Childs said: “Revenue and profitability grew significantly even though market conditions were more difficult in the second half of the year. I am confident the firm is well positioned for the less favourable market conditions that we are likely to face during the current financial year.”

The figures the firm has posted are provisional, with audited figures expected to come through in September.

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