In its UK 200 Annual Report, The Lawyer ranked Weil, Gotshal & Manges 8th on its list of the top 30 international firms in London by UK turnover. The publication also cited Weil Gotshal for its “growing number of roles on some of the biggest domestic deals in the market.” The firm was involved in seven of the top 40 deals in 2006 in which a US-based firm provided legal counsel. In 2007, Weil Gotshal acted as counsel in seven of the top 10 deals in the period between January and July, including advising Terra Firma on the £3.3 billion takeover of EMI. According to Mike Francies, the managing partner of Weil Gotshal’s London office, "our strategy is clear: we want to compete with the biggest UK firms for the best and biggest UK and European work. The EMI deal says, 'yes, we're doing that.' And clearly we need to be of a certain size and shape to advise on those deals."