‘A satisfactory year’: Travers sees revenue dip as PEP holds steady Tom Cox Travers Smith’s 2024-25 revenue has slipped 2% to £210m for the year ending 30 June, down from £215m last year.…
Addleshaws posts fifth consecutive year of double-digit revenue growth Will Lewallen Addleshaw Goddard has posted double-digit revenue growth for the fifth consecutive financial year, marking a successful first 12 months in…
Quartet of transatlantic firms get VIP access as Soho House goes private in $2.7bn deal Will Lewallen A quartet of international law firms have taken key roles on a take-private deal which has seen international private members…
Four firms take slice of the action as Kingsmill owner buys Hovis for £75m Theresa Hargreaves A quartet of law firms have advised on the £75m acquisition of Hovis by Associated British Foods (ABF), a deal…
Slaughters, Latham and HSFK lead on National Grid’s £1.5bn LNG sale Will Lewallen Slaughter and May, Latham & Watkins and Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer have all taken lead roles on Centrica’s £1.5bn acquisition…
South Asian Heritage Month: ‘My experiences have shaped me – that adds value in terms of what I bring to the firm’ Will Lewallen Twenty years ago, Sajida Hussain approached the reception desk of an assessment centre and said she was there for an…
Proskauer lands White & Case lev fin partner as City finance hiring spree continues Bertie Ford US firm Proskauer has continued its City finance build-out with the hire of White & Case leveraged finance partner Peter…
Eversheds Sutherland pushes PEP to £1.4m as revenue sees another year of growth Will Lewallen Eversheds Sutherland has posted across-the-board increases for the 2024-25 financial year, with profit per equity partner (PEP) closing in on…
Trading places: Leading litigator leaps to Latham as Simpson Thacher bulks up in Boston Alex Ryan Simpson Thacher has continued to build out its Boston office, adding M&A partner William Lay from Kirkland & Ellis. Lay…
DLA and DWF crack $50m sale of Fabergé eggs maker Bertie Ford DWF and DLA Piper have advised on the sale of renowned jeweller Fabergé to a US tech investment firm for…
Pinsents posts modest revenue increase as PEP stalls Will Lewallen Pinsent Masons grew revenue by just under 5% during the last financial year, with the increase in fee income coming…
Clifford Chance and Latham lead on Metlen’s £6bn London listing Bertie Ford Clifford Chance and Latham have picked up key roles on the largest listing of a European company in the UK…
Kirkland, Simpson Thacher lead as Claire’s files for second bankruptcy in seven years Tom Cox Kirkland & Ellis and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett are advising as fashion accessories retailer Claire’s filed for bankruptcy in the…
Revolving Doors: Proskauer takes Schulte partner in post-merger exit as William Fry picks up Eversheds Dublin quartet Bertie Ford Proskauer has hired financial services regulatory partner Anna Maleva-Otto from legacy Schulte Roth & Zabel into its London funds group,…
Three months to make a $3bn merger: how McDermott sealed the Schulte deal in double-quick time Alex Ryan ‘It was from May to July, from discussion to finalisation’, says Ira Coleman (pictured top), chairman of the newly merged…
‘We’re not out of the woods yet’ – partners size up EU-US trade deal Bertie Ford ‘It’s worse than it was 12 months ago, but it’s better than it was two weeks ago,’ says Jason Hungerford…
McDermott and Schulte partners to share London leadership as $2.8bn merger goes live Alex Ryan The London office of the newly merged McDermott Will & Schulte will be co-led by partners from both legacy firms,…
Paul Hastings London co-chair leaves for Linklaters Tom Cox Linklaters has hired Mei Lian, co-chair of Paul Hastings’ London office, as a partner in its corporate and structured lending…
Slaughters and A&O Shearman lead on £2.4bn takeover of FTSE 250 financial services group Will Lewallen Slaughter and May and A&O Shearman have taken lead roles on the £2.4bn takeover of FTSE 250 financial services firm…
CMS passes €2bn revenue milestone as network celebrates quarter-century Tom Cox CMS has surpassed the €2bn mark in global revenue for the 2024 calendar year, reporting a 6% increase to €2.073bn,…
