Linklaters has secured a trophy mandate acting on the record £12bn rights issue by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) – the largest of its kind to date.

Linklaters is advising the bank – the UK’s second-largest lender and a long-term client of the magic circle firm – on the issue, announced yesterday (22 April), which comes with RBS set to announce write-downs of £5.9bn in sub-prime-related assets.