Dickson Minto's London office to join US firm

US firm Milbank has acquired the London office of Scottish firm Dickson Minto.

Seven partners, 20 associates and 10 business services professionals from the firm’s private equity team will become part of the New York-headquartered practice after the new year, joining its London office which already has more than 140 lawyers. 

Dickson Minto’s office in Edinburgh will continue to operate independently.

Milbank’s global head of corporate, Norbert Rieger, commented: "The addition of this team will significantly add to our ability to act for clients around the globe on private equity related transactions. It is a logical next step after our expansion in the PE space in the US, Germany and Asia."

Alastair Dickson, co-founder of Dickson Minto, said: "I am very pleased that the London private equity practice of Dickson Minto will join Milbank — the partners, lawyers and other staff have been a close-knit group for a long time and it’s extremely satisfying to see their desire to stick together and continue to grow as a group.

"The move will benefit our longstanding clients who will continue to receive the same high level of service from the same people but now combined with Milbank’s M&A and private equity practice in other jurisdictions as well as with the added advantage of its global expertise in a whole host of adjacent practice areas."