DWF Group
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'''DWF''' is |
'''DWF''' is an international [[law firm]] in [[Manchester]], England,{{cite web | url=https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/register/organisation/?sraNumber=653260 | title=Organisation | date=7 October 2019 }} with 29 offices across the world.{{cite web | url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11561594 | title=DWF GROUP LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK }}{{Cite web|title=DWF Locations|url=https://dwfgroup.com/en/locations}} owned by the [[venture capital]] group, Inflexion. |
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[[File: Walkie-Talkie_-_Sept_2015.jpg|thumb|DWF's London offices at [[20 Fenchurch Street]] also known as London's "Walkie Talkie"|280px]] |
[[File: Walkie-Talkie_-_Sept_2015.jpg|thumb|DWF's London offices at [[20 Fenchurch Street]] also known as London's "Walkie Talkie"|280px]] |
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The firm started as a four-office practice in [[North West England]] and has now grown globally through a series of international mergers. It currently has around 3,100 staff and is the 19th-largest law firm in the UK measured by revenues. It advises national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments. |
The firm started as a four-office practice in [[North West England]] and has now grown globally through a series of international mergers. It currently has around 3,100 staff and is the 19th-largest law firm in the UK measured by revenues. It advises national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments. |
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DWF's London offices at [[20 Fenchurch Street]] also known as London's "Walkie Talkie"{{Cite news|title=DWF, based in the Walkie Talkie skyscraper in the City of London|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/listed-law-firm-makes-case-for-15m-cost-cutting-campaign-kpnbxmvjp|website=[[The Times]]}} |
DWF's London offices at [[20 Fenchurch Street]] also known as London's "Walkie Talkie".{{Cite news|title=DWF, based in the Walkie Talkie skyscraper in the City of London|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/listed-law-firm-makes-case-for-15m-cost-cutting-campaign-kpnbxmvjp|website=[[The Times]]}} |
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In March 2019, DWF was floated on the [[London Stock Exchange]] with a value of just under £370m.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelawyer.com/because-theyre-worth-it-dwfs-valuation-and-the-knowles-effect/|title = Because they're worth it: DWF's valuation and the Knowles effect|date = 18 June 2018}} The share price moved between 141p and 53p. All the shares in the business were sold to Inflexion in 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firms/blogs/dwfs-private-equity-buyout-selling-the-family-silver-or-the-opportunity-of-a-lifetime/|title = Buyout Opportunity}} |
In March 2019, DWF was floated on the [[London Stock Exchange]] with a value of just under £370m.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelawyer.com/because-theyre-worth-it-dwfs-valuation-and-the-knowles-effect/|title = Because they're worth it: DWF's valuation and the Knowles effect|date = 18 June 2018}} The share price moved between 141p and 53p. All the shares in the business were sold to Inflexion in 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firms/blogs/dwfs-private-equity-buyout-selling-the-family-silver-or-the-opportunity-of-a-lifetime/|title = Buyout Opportunity}} |
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