In an increasingly tumultuous market, the Nordic region has thus far remained resilient to pressures; as the Covid-19 pandemic begins to abate, new stressors, such as the war in Ukraine and global economic downturn are starting to affect investment and deal flow across Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. With the countries’ proximity to Russia, and …
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In what should be difficult times, our annual Euro Elite survey finds the 100 leading firms across more than 40 jurisdictions largely in great shape and looking forward to 2022 – with clearly no room for doom and gloom. The European Commission’s Winter 2022 Economic Forecast projects that, following a notable expansion by 5.3% in …
Across the Nordic region, the Covid-19 crisis meant firms faced challenges in terms of adapting to remote working requirements and new regulations. The early days of the pandemic saw a noticeable dip across the board in terms of new work coming into firms, and transactional activity slowed down, but despite the ongoing uncertainty, the market …
Much like the rest of the world, the Nordic market couldn’t escape the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. However, the virus seemingly kept the Nordics in its periphery, while the rest of Europe felt the brunt of the impact. Average GDP across Norway, Sweden and Denmark in 2020 fell by roughly 3% (the wider EU …
Despite varying governmental approaches to the coronavirus response across the Nordics, there is a consistent optimism throughout the region, both with regards to what 2021 holds and also the overarching impact of the virus on the markets in the long term. ‘Largely, and perhaps surprisingly, the feeling is that it has been business as usual,’ …
Baltics Firm Total lawyers Total partners No. of offices Sorainen 226 32 4 Ellex 180 40 3 COBALT 165 34 4 TGS Baltic 130 29 4 Primus Derling 80 18 4 Benelux Firm Total lawyers Total partners No. of offices Loyens & Loeff 865 214 11 De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek 446 60 6 Stibbe 384 …
Baltics Firm Total lawyers Total partners No. of offices Sorainen 219 32 4 Ellex 195 41 3 COBALT 182 32 4 TGS Baltic 135 25 4 FORT 50 13 3 Benelux Firm Country Total lawyers Total partners No. of offices Loyens & Loeff Netherlands 862 216 12 NautaDutilh Netherlands 430 68 6 Stibbe Netherlands 381 …
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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Freshfields and K&E act on Monarch administration Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s restructuring chief Ken Baird and finance partner Catherine Balmond led the team advising KPMG as Monarch Airlines filed for administration. Kirkland & Ellis and Reed Smith advised the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), while Stephenson Harwood acted for the Pension Protection Fund.
Global 100 firms have taken the lead on a trio of multibillion-dollar deals announced this week as the autumn deal season kicks off in earnest. London’s big four international firms have featured large opposite Wall street rivals, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer acting on Hellman & Friedman’s $5.3bn acquisition of Nets and Clifford Chance (CC) on …
