M&A stages tentative comeback but dealmakers remain hamstrung by uncertainty Alex Ryan ‘The biggest issue for the market is uncertainty’, says Richard Youle, who has headed Skadden’s London office since July. ‘Whether…
Global 100 Overview: Spinning around Alex Ryan The contrast between last year’s Global 100 report and this year’s could hardly be starker. Last year saw firms blow…
Allen & Overy dodges data leak bullet as firm tight-lipped on ransom outcome Alex Ryan As the deadline for Allen & Overy (A&O) to pay a multimillion dollar ransom on its data passed by without…
Dealwatch: Telegraph auction off as Barclay brothers pay off Lloyds debt with loan Alex Ryan The Telegraph and The Spectator are no longer up for auction after Abu Dhabi-backed RedBird IMI helped the Barclay family…
Revolving doors: Global 100 bolster ranks in Europe, Asia and the Middle East Alex Ryan Despite losing yet another partner in London this week to Paul Weiss, Kirkland & Ellis has continued to build its…
Dealwatch: €5bn Vodafone deal shows ‘the debt is there, if you can find the right transaction’ Alex Ryan The biggest European transaction of recent weeks came when Vodafone announced the sale of its Spanish business to TMT investor…
Allen & Overy suffers ‘data incident’ as ransomware group LockBit claims responsibility Alex Ryan Allen & Overy has confirmed that it has suffered a ‘data incident’. Posts from X user and self-described ‘threat intelligence…
LB100 – firm profile – Womble Bond Dickinson: Joining the dots Alex Ryan With mergers and performance across the pond enduringly hot topics in this year’s LB100 report, LB checked in with Womble…
LB100 – Overview: Here comes the rain again Alex Ryan Last year’s LB100 report saw firm leaders bullish, overwhelmingly characterising a boom market, even as macroeconomic indicators had started to…
Partners vote yes on A&O Shearman – now they have to make it work Alex Ryan ‘You’ve now got one more 64,000lb gorilla,’ said one former UK firm leader, in response to the news that the…
Revolving doors: Two out, two in at Kirkland, as A&O sees first exit following merger approval Alex Ryan London fraud specialist Andy McGregor has become the first partner to leave Allen & Overy since partners voted in favour…
It’s a ‘yes’ from them – A&O and Shearman partners vote through landmark $3.5bn transatlantic deal Alex Ryan Allen & Overy (A&O) and Shearman & Sterling are set to go ahead with their transatlantic merger, after partners at…
Weil set for new London leadership as longstanding office head Mike Francies prepares to step down Alex Ryan Longstanding Weil Gotshal & Manges London managing partner Mike Francies is set to step down after more than 20 years…
A&O Shearman merger vote to kick off this month as pensions issues overcome Alex Ryan Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling today (18 September) announced that their respective partnerships will start voting on their…
Revolving doors: Firms build up London deal teams as Keystone hires six new partners Alex Ryan Amid a recent spate of senior deal lawyer appointments, McDermott has brought former Kirkland & Ellis partner Usman Khan into…
Dealwatch: Big-ticket life sciences activity picks up again as overseas investors buy into the UK Alex Ryan The broader life sciences sector saw a spate of deal activity in recent weeks, with two acquisitions over the billion-dollar…
‘The investment opportunity of a lifetime’: could a booming infrastructure sector offer firms a route into high-value transactional work? Alex Ryan According to Dealogic, 2023 saw the lowest Q1 global deal volume and value since 2012, with just 9,400 deals worth…
The Client Profile: Sebastian Goldsmith, Medigold Health Alex Ryan ‘I came into law by accident,’ admits Sebastian Goldsmith, general counsel (GC) of occupational health service provider Medigold Health. ‘I…
Magic Circle in the US: Running to stand still Alex Ryan ‘There are more than 40 US law firms that are more profitable than the Magic Circle. The Magic Circle firms…
Revolving doors: Shake-ups at Kirkland and Paul Weiss, as Fieldfisher picks up competition team hire Alex Ryan Kirkland & Ellis was at the centre of not one but two of the biggest stories in the London lateral…
