Morgan Lewis and A&L Goodbody act as Fyffes ripe for Japanese takeover Legal Business Advisory roles in Sumitomo Corporation’s €751m takeover of Irish banana firm Fyffes have been split between a raft of US…
‘Detailed discussions’: KWM enters formal talks with shortlist of merger suitors Legal Business Partners at King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) have been told at a partnership meeting today (9 December) of a shortlist…
In-house: RBS loses divisional legal chief to property fund Valad Europe Legal Business The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has lost a senior member of its in-house legal team, with banking lawyer Robin…
‘Not just blue sky thinking’: Linklaters launches innovation group and pilots coding training Legal Business Linklaters has set up a partner-led global innovation team to oversee the firm’s use of technology, including plans to teach…
King & Spalding accounts for London and France show revenue up 11%, while profit dips 10% Legal Business Revenue at the London and Paris outposts of US firm King & Spalding surged 11% in 2015 to £41.9m as…
H1 2016/17: Nabarro posts solid financials ahead of 2017 mega merger Legal Business Ahead of its three-way tie-up with CMS Cameron McKenna and Olswang, Nabarro has increased its half-year revenues to £57.5m for…
‘A matter of efficiency’: BAT drops Linklaters from bribery probe Legal Business British American Tobacco (BAT) has picked Slaughter and May as its sole legal provider for its investigation into allegations of…
Kirkland and Skadden lead on $710m Hong Kong float for selfie app Meitu Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom have both advised on the planned $710m initial public offering…
Comment: Buck-passing and buyers’ remorse as KWM saga nears end Legal Business Though it will be outdated by the time this issue hits desks, I am professionally obligated I suppose to return…
Cinven returns to Freshfields for €1.69bn sale of HEG to GoDaddy Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised private equity firm Cinven’s €1.69bn sale of Host Europe Group (HEG) to GoDaddy.
‘An important step’: Shearman’s Soundy and Priestley resurface at Goodwin Legal Business Goodwin Procter has confirmed Mark Soundy and Sarah Priestley are joining following their resignation from Shearman & Sterling.
Linklaters LLPs show profits up 5% as board members share £20m Legal Business Linklaters top board members received almost £20m in profits for the 2015/16 financial year, according to the firm’s latest LLP…
Barclays takes more security over KWM assets with second debenture Legal Business Barclays has moved to take extra security over King & Wood Mallesons‘ assets with a second debenture, Companies House records…
Life during law: Jonny Earle, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Legal Business I don’t take anything for granted. I’ve been lucky, had some good breaks and people have invested time in me.…
Too big to fail? The battle to keep ring-fencing reforms on track Legal Business Envisaged in the wake of the financial crisis, ring-fencing reforms will tie up banks and legal advisers for years. Legal…
‘A combination of poor decisions’: KWM’s plan to recapitalise European business fails Legal Business Legacy SJ Berwin on the brink as global managing partner stands down Persistent troubles at King & Wood Mallesons’ (KWM)…
Quinn Emanuel’s Jagusch says modern arbitration has become ‘riddled with rogues and corruption’ Legal Business Arbitration today is full of routine corruption and rogue elements disrupting the process, argued Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s Stephen…
Slaughters and Addleshaws follow Simmons in developing fintech funds Legal Business Slaughter and May and Addleshaw Goddard are targeting the fintech market, following in Simmons & Simmons’ footsteps to develop funds…
United states: Kaye Scholer/Arnold & Porter union sees reshuffle in City practice Legal Business Merger will create a $1bn firm with over 1,000 lawyers In what is the largest announced US law firm merger…
Excalibur judgment leaves dispute funders with £20m bill Legal Business In November the long-running Excalibur litigation came to a head as London’s Court of Appeal (CoA) found the third-party funders…
