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Freshfields loses two private equity partners as Kirkland swoops again

Kirkland has poached two private equity rising stars from the Magic Circle stalwart

Kirkland & Ellis has poached two private equity rising stars from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Kirkland & Ellis has poached two private equity rising stars from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Photo: Beata Zawrzel/Getty Images

Kirkland & Ellis has hired two private equity partners from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in its latest raid on the Magic Circle firm.

The US behemoth has poached Keir MacLennan and Vincent Bergin as partners in its London office, according to two people familiar with the matter.

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