Macfarlanes, Kirkland & Ellis and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have taken leading roles on Legal Week publisher Incisive Media’s refinancing, which will hand private equity firm Alchemy a majority stake in the business.

The business media publisher agreed a new capital structure with Alchemy and other lenders, in a bid to strengthen its balance sheet and decrease net debt, with cash pay debt reduced from £110m to £25m.