Magic circle firm bags first CDPQ mandate in UK
Linklaters and Weil Gotshal & Manges have won the top roles on Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec’s (CDPQ) first major foray into UK M&A. The deal sees CDPQ acquire a minority stake in Hyperion Insurance Group, investing more than $400m to provide new growth equity and liquidity to existing shareholders.