Worldpay IPO to spark London fintech boom after £2.2bn float Jaishree Kalia Dealmakers predict end-of-season deal flourish in Q4 London’s goal of becoming a hub for tech companies to list took a…
Moving on: homebuilder McCarthy & Stone turns to A&O for its November listing Victoria Young Regular counsel Freshfields advises lead arrangers on £1bn IPO Retirement home builder McCarthy & Stone has selected Allen & Overy…
DealWatch Corporate activity in October Legal Business MAGIC CIRCLE DUO SERVE UP QUORN DEAL Linklaters and Allen & Overy (A&O) took lead roles as the private…
City firms poised to ride fintech wave Legal Business Victoria Young reports on the diverse mix of law firms looking to take advantage as finance meets technology UK Economic…
News in brief – November 2015 Legal Business SLAUGHTER AND MAY WIPES £600M OFF BA SUIT Litigators at Slaughter and May have successfully struck out around £600m from…
Global 100 quartet line up as Shire continues acquisition spree Legal Business Ropes & Gray, Slaughter and May, Davis Polk & Wardwell and Sullivan & Cromwell have all picked up advisory roles…
Dentons to vote on new union with Australian and Singaporean firms Sarah Downey Dentons announced last night (2 October) it intends to create a tripartite union with Australian firm Gadens and Singaporean firm Rodyk…
Brodies hires Freshfields partner Fountain amid double corporate hire Legal Business Scottish firm Brodies is taking its private equity offering up a gear by hiring Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Karen Fountain…
Moore chosen as Linklaters’ next managing partner Legal Business Global head of banking Gideon Moore has been selected as the next managing partner of Linklaters, pipping dispute resolution head…
Ropes & Gray promotes two new London partners in global round of 17 Legal Business Having been increasingly focused on growing its City offering through lateral hires and expanding into new practice areas, Boston-based Ropes…
KWM’s Hong Kong office doubles up on prime capital markets deals Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons has advised on Hong Kong’s largest rights issue to date this year, with investment house Fosun…
Game over: Debevoise, A&O and Fenwick & West lead on Candy Crush maker’s sale for $6bn Jaishree Kalia Debevoise & Plimpton, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Fenwick & West have scored roles advising video game maker Activision Blizzard…
Economic recovery will not lead to decline in the disputes sector Legal Business We are delighted to sponsor the Disputes Yearbook, which now forms a central part of Legal Business’ wide-ranging and insightful…
Legal privilege: the ripples flow on still from Three Rivers Legal Business Colin Passmore assesses a key ruling in the increasingly contentious area of legal privilege. In June this year, the Hong…
Latham & Watkins: Masterminding a fraud claim – the English courts as a magnet forum? Legal Business Simon Bushell London chair of litigation, Latham & Watkins [email protected] The world is an increasingly small place: money travels far…
CMS: Crowdfunding litigation – power to the people? Legal Business Tim Hardy Partner, CMS [email protected] David Bridge Senior associate, CMS [email protected] When the people of France gave the Statue of…
Harneys: British Virgin Islands positioned to become an international arbitration centre Legal Business Phillip Kite Global head of litigation and insolvency, Harneys [email protected] The British Virgin Islands’ (BVI) Arbitration Act 2013 came into…
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan: Party-appointed arbitrators, impartiality and a perceived need for change Legal Business Anthony Sinclair Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan [email protected] It is an old adage that the quality of any arbitration…
Signature Litigation: Legal privilege: far from resolved Legal Business Abdulali Jiwaji Partner, Signature Litigation [email protected] Daniel Hayward-Hughes Associate, Signature Litigation [email protected] The right of clients to preserve the confidentiality…
Signature Litigation: Policing arbitration – can accountability deficit be addressed? Legal Business Natalia Chumak Partner, Signature Litigation [email protected] Nick Storrs Senior associate, Signature Litigation [email protected] Over recent decades, arbitration for dispute resolution…
