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…
‘We want to associate ourselves with winners’: Hogan Lovells’ Zaldivar sets out stall for second CEO term Ayesha Ellis The partnership of Hogan Lovells has voted in chief executive Miguel Zaldivar for a second four-year term, the firm today…
Revolving Doors: Paul Hastings continues infrastructure hiring spree as White & Case strengthens debt finance practice Holly McKechnie Last week saw several hires in the finance sector and numerous lateral hires in the international market, as London calmed…
‘The busiest two months I’ve had for a long time’ – interview with Sidley London team following recent private equity push Elisha Juttla Following Sidley’s hire of private equity specialists Ramy Wahbeh and Kaisa Kuusk from Paul Weiss in June, Legal Business caught…
Revolving Doors: Kirkland, Shearman and Latham hire in New York Elisha Juttla Despite the sluggish summer hiring season, it has been busy in New York. After losing several partners to Paul Weiss,…
Alphas revisited: Private equity stars Holly McKechnie Victoria Sigeti, Freshfields Legal Business first named Freshfields’ Victoria Sigeti a rising star in 2016 while only a year into…
Alphas revisited: Finance stars Holly McKechnie Sinead O’Shea, Simpson Thacher Showcasing a striking client list that includes the likes of KKR, Viridian, JPMorgan, First Reserve, Silver…
Alphas revisited: M&A stars Holly McKechnie Caroline Rae, Herbert Smith Freehills Herbert Smith Freehills’ Caroline Rae is something of a torchbearer for female success in M&A. Last…
Alphas revisited: Mid-tier stars Holly McKechnie Karen Hendy, RPC While horror stories have become increasingly rare in recent years, RPC’s head of corporate Karen Hendy recounts…
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Women deal stars prove you can have it all – but don’t worry men, you are Kenough Nathalie Tidman Chatting with a male managing partner recently about – what else – the hire of Kirkland’s debt superstar Neel Sachdev…
Paul Weiss’ hire of Kirkland rock star is the shake-up we didn’t know we needed Nathalie Tidman ‘Paul Weiss hasn’t got enough partners in London for doubles ping pong!’ scoffed a senior source at the beginning of…
The Last Word: Gender agenda legal_admin ‘Firms have to be flexible and acknowledge they may have fantastic senior associates who want to put their partnership ambitions…
Kirkland departures rack up as Paul Weiss makes major London and New York plays Holly McKechnie August’s reputation as a slow month for lateral hires has been turned on its head in recent weeks, particularly considering…
Numbers unveiled: 2022/23 financial results show 8% average revenue growth Elisha Juttla The annual flood of financial results has engulfed the market once again, with Legal Business 100 firms observing how the…
The social mobility conundrum: a quantitative or qualitative approach? Holly McKechnie Following Slaughter and May’s July announcement that it would be setting ambitious social mobility targets for 2033, Holly McKechnie spoke…
‘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 raconteur’s raconteur par excellence’: Industry mourns loss of ESG luminary Paul Watchman Nathalie Tidman ‘Have I told you my friend’s story about being a munchkin in The Wizard of Oz in Aberdeen in the…
