Three City firms line up for £1bn Aldermore takeover
Linklaters is advising challenger bank Aldermore on its potential £1.1bn sale to DLA Piper client FirstRand. Corporate partner Iain Wagstaff is leading the Linklaters team for Aldermore, supported by associate Alex Lehtinen. South Africa-headquartered FirstRand has turned to DLA Piper, whose team is understood to be led by UK head of corporate Charles Cook.