Simmons & Simmons en het Amerikaanse Mayer Brown hebben hun fusiebesprekingen afgebroken. Dat hebben partijen bekendgemaakt in een gezamelijk persbericht.
Daarin staat: “Simmons & Simmons and Mayer Brown have held preliminary discussions with regard to the potential for a merger. Mergers are complex and present a number of issues which need to be resolved before discussions can proceed. We have concluded that a combination between our firms is not the right option. There is, however, considerable goodwill and continuing respect on both sides.”