Dealwatch: Transactional teams move into gear in strong spring showing

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Dealwatch: Transactional teams move into gear in strong spring showing

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) (pictured) has secured a key corporate role for engineering company and long-term client The Weir Group on the $1.3bn acquisition of US mining equipment manufacturer ESCO Corporation. London corporate partner Mike Flockhart is heading the HSF team, alongside City competition partner Kim Dietzel. Sullivan & Cromwell is advising Weir on US …

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The last word: Elite theory

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The last word: Elite theory

‘I’m very optimistic about our model.’ Jason Mogg, Kinstellar As part of our annual Euro Elite report, management at independent firms in Europe give their views on market challenges, Brexit and technology ZERO SCHADENFREUDE ‘Brexit will probably have an impact on UK clients but there is no feeling here that Brexit will harm either the …

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Stronger together – amid turbulent times, Europe’s top indies remain in bullish mood

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As Brexit, China and Trump take their toll, our second Euro Elite report finds the continent’s leading independents in bullish mode For many, 2016 was a year that threatened to halt the forces of globalisation. Anxieties over the global economy, particularly in China, and falling energy prices gave way to political shocks delivered by voters …

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The Euro Elite top 25 – Wars of Independence

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While the advance of global law firms has stalled in recent years, high-quality independents have regained their purpose. Welcome to the Euro Elite, our first study of the advisers redefining the Continent’s legal market. ‘There’s economic value in the culture of a firm,’ says João Vieira de Almeida, managing partner of Portuguese firm Vieira de …

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Euro elite: focus Nordics – Power, soft and hard

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The Euro Elite is dominated by independents from the Nordics – large, high-quality and able to resist the advance of international firms. The Nordic countries – Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland – are diverse legal markets that are home to a strong array of independent domestic firms, including Mannheimer Swartling and Vinge in Sweden, …

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The last word – Eurovision

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To mark our inaugural Euro Elite report, management at leading independent firms give us their market views CO-OPERATION IS KEY ‘Some international firms have been more open to co-operating with domestic Italian firms; others have not. The first category has been more successful.’ Francesco Gianni, founding partner, Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners

Deal Watch: Slaughters advises on £3.6bn ICI pension annuity buy-in and £390m Ignis buyout; Travers leads on $3.1bn Nets sale

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Standout corporate mandates over the past few days have included a high profile run by Slaughter and May on deals including a £3.6bn bulk annuity buy-in over the ICI Pension Fund and Standard Life’s £390m acquisition of Ignis Asset Management, as Travers Smith and Kirkland & Ellis led on the $3.1bn acquisition of Nordic card-payment business Nets Holding.