Edwards Gibson Featured in Global Legal Post on Fund Finance Hiring Surge

Edwards Gibson has been highlighted in The Global Legal Post article, “US firms eye $2.5tr fund finance opportunity amid spate of transatlantic hires” by Ben Rigby, for its insights into one of the fastest-growing areas of legal recruitment: fund finance. The piece explores the global fund finance market’s projected growth from $1.2 trillion to more than $2.5 trillion by 2030, points to a hiring boom among US law firms on both sides of the Atlantic.

In its coverage, The Global Legal Post referenced Edwards Gibson’s 2024 market report, noting that “finance and funds practices [are] driving record-breaking activity.” Our report attributed this surge to “continued huge investment bets by US law firms in private capital-related hires, which, particularly since August 2023, have pumped scores of millions of dollars of additional partner compensation into a relatively closed system.”

The feature also cited Edwards Gibson’s commentary on recent high-profile moves, including Mayer Brown’s summer hire of a three-partner private capital team from Dechert and speculation around Sullivan & Cromwell’s expansion in London following Mike Francies’ arrival.

Read the full Global Legal Post’s article here.