Company Growth (employees)
Herbert Smith Freehills was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Sydney, AU
Key People at Herbert Smith Freehills
Mark Rigotti
CEO
Nicole Bamforth
Chief Operating Officer
Paul Bonomy
Chief Marketing Officer
James Palmer
Senior Partner
John McKenna
Chief Risk Officer
Alan Peckham
Chief Administrative Officer
Herbert Smith Freehills Office Locations
Herbert Smith Freehills has offices in Sydney, London, Brisbane City, Jakart Pusat and in 17 other locations
London, GB (HQ)
Exchange House 12 Primrose St
Sydney, AU (HQ)
161 Castlereagh St
Huangpu Qu, CN
222 Yan'an E Rd
Paris, FR
66 Avenue Marceau
Melbourne, AU
42 101 Collins St
Berlin, DE
2 Berliner Freiheit
Herbert Smith Freehills Data and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2005 |
Herbert Smith Freehills Financial Metrics
Herbert Smith Freehills's revenue was reported to be £445.1 m in FY, 2016 which is a 10% increase from the previous period.
GBP
Revenue (FY, 2016) | 445.1 m |
Revenue growth (FY, 2015 - FY, 2016), % | 10% |
Net income (FY, 2016) | 149.8 m |
EBIT (FY, 2016) | 143.7 m |
Cash (30-Apr-2016) | 30.4 m |
- Source: Company Filings FY 2016
| GBP | FY, 2013 | FY, 2014 | FY, 2015 | FY, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 372.9 m | 388.2 m | 403 m | 445.1 m |
Revenue growth, % | 4% | 4% | 10% | |
Sales and marketing expense | 9.9 m | 6.3 m | ||
General and administrative expense | 36.8 m | 38.1 m |
- Source: Company Filings FY 2016
| GBP | FY, 2014 | FY, 2015 | FY, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
Cash | 30.4 m | 37.6 m | 30.4 m |
Current Assets | 319.9 m | 333.6 m | 399.2 m |
PP&E | 17.4 m | 10.2 m | 10.9 m |
Total Assets | 337.3 m | 343.8 m | 410.1 m |
| GBP | FY, 2014 | FY, 2015 | FY, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
Income Taxes Paid | (1.4 m) | (2.9 m) | (1.2 m) |
| GBP | Y, 2016 |
|---|---|
Revenue/Employee | 104.5 k |
Debt/Equity | 1.1 x |
Debt/Assets | 0.3 x |
Financial Leverage | 4.3 x |
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September 08, 2017
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September 07, 2017
Bell Pottinger staff told firm likely to fall into administration next week
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