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A gloomy week for legal job prospects as OC follows BLP to announce likely job cuts

Osborne Clarke (OC) is to make up to 13 fee-earners redundant as it...

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Bar round-up: Bar Council appoints chief executive while 39 Essex Street to suspend pupillages

It's been a busy week at Bar but not necessarily for the...

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Quinn's global master plan – elite disputes shop hits HK for third foreign launch of the year

Having only launched its first foreign office in 2008, US...

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Revolving Doors: Clutch of firms including Bird & Bird, Dentons and Sidley make key hires

twobirdsThe lateral hires market has over the past week continued...

Corporate stirrings: Cinven gifts Freshfields with IPO while HSF defends Severn Trent

  • 17 May 2013 13:50
Corporate stirrings: Cinven gifts Freshfields with IPO while HSF defends Severn Trent
A handful of major corporate mandates were unveiled this week as private equity house Cinven kicked off its £1.4bn proposed initial public offering (IPO) of annuity provider Partnership Assurance Group and Severn Trent rejected a preliminary takeover offer by an international consortium. Amidst signs of renewed confidence in the IPO market, Cinven has instructed Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer - led by corporate partners Mark Austin and Adrian Maguire - to advise on the float of Partnership Assurance, which Cinven acquired for €200m in 2008. Corporate partners Sarah Murphy and David Higgins are also advising on the deal, together with employment and benefits partner Simon Evans. The Magic Circle firm is acting as US and English counsel.

Asia round-up: Bingham makes funds push in Tokyo while Eversheds launches in Beijing

  • 17 May 2013 08:01
Asia round-up: Bingham makes funds push in Tokyo while Eversheds launches in Beijing
The lateral hire market has been particularly active in Asia this week, with some of the most established international players in the region losing experienced partners. The most notable move came in Japan, where US firm Bingham McCutchen has added seven White & Case lawyers to its investment funds team in Tokyo.

Global London: Andrews Kurth becomes latest Texan in City gold rush

  • 16 May 2013 11:01
Global London: Andrews Kurth becomes latest Texan in City gold rush
The appetite of Texan firms for the UK energy market shows no sign of abating with news that Houston-based Andrews Kurth is to follow neighbours Bracewell & Giuliani and Locke Lord into the City. The Andrews Kurth launch is spearheaded by UK energy specialist Peter Roberts, who is leaving Ashurst two years after becoming partner.

Edwards Wildman joins the ranks of international firms in Istanbul

  • 16 May 2013 10:28
Edwards Wildman joins the ranks of international firms in Istanbul
The increased importance of Turkey as strategic hub for international firms has been underlined with news that US firm Edwards Wildman Palmer is to open an office in Istanbul in association with local M&A and private equity boutique Ismen Law Firm. The date of the opening will depend on regulatory approval by the Istanbul Bar Association but it will become the 600-lawyer firm's the first office in the Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Northern Africa (CEEMENA) region.
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Corporate stirrings: Cinven gifts Freshfields with IPO while HSF defends Severn Trent by Jaishree Kalia 34
Asia round-up: Bingham makes funds push in Tokyo while Eversheds launches in Beijing by David Stevenson 68
Global London: Andrews Kurth becomes latest Texan in City gold rush by Sarah Downey 167
Edwards Wildman joins the ranks of international firms in Istanbul by Francesca Fanshawe 95
Bar round-up: Bar Council appoints chief executive while 39 Essex Street to suspend pupillages by Francesca Fanshawe 122
A gloomy week for legal job prospects as OC follows BLP to announce likely job cuts by Francesca Fanshawe 362
Quinn's global master plan – elite disputes shop hits HK for third foreign launch of the year by Jaishree Kalia 293
Shearman bolsters London private equity team with double Weil Gotshal partner hire by David Stevenson 199
Revolving Doors: Clutch of firms including Bird & Bird, Dentons and Sidley make key hires by Francesca Fanshawe 211
Comment: A star signing is one thing but who needs a lateral? by Alex Novarese 184