Simmons & Simmons has posted an 8% revenue rise at the half-year point of the financial year.

The firm has brought in revenue of just over £130m for the first six months of 2013-14, up on the previous year's H1 figure of £119.6m.

The firm did not provide profit figures, but managing partner Jeremy Hoyland said that there has been a double-digit growth in profit in the six-month period.

Hoyland (pictured) added: "There have been signs of improvement in the UK market, as well as Germany and Holland. The Middle East has also seen improved results, while Asia has remained in a steady state.

"The corporate commercial practice and financial markets group in particular have shown the most improvement. So far it has been a better year in terms of M&A activity, as well as debt capital markets activity."

The firm said that all of its practice groups have improved performance against last year. 

At the end of the 2012-13 financial year, Simmons logged a revenue figure of £250.3m, a 0.6% fall on the previous year, while its profit per equity partner (PEP) amounted to £525,000.

Simmons is the latest firm to announce improved first-half figures as market confidence among the top UK practices rises.

Other firms to have announced half-year results include Allen & Overy (7% up), DWF (58% up), Clyde & Co (16.5% up), Hill Dickinson (6% up), Field Fisher Waterhouse (7% up), and Olswang (15% up).

Berwin Leighton Paisner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters, Ashurst and Macfarlanes are among other firms to have seen revenue increase in the past six months.