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Law firms shun private equity
British law firms are unlikely to sell to private equity investors, a survey said today, dealing a blow to the buyout firms that are searching for deals in the sector. Some 77 per cent of law firms polled by legal publisher Thomson Reuters Sweet & Maxwell said they do not think private equity is an appropriate source of funding for their businesses. Private equity firms have been eyeing the legal industry since new ownership rules came into force this year.