Dealwatch: Simpson Thacher and Kirkland lead on EQT’s €6.8bn BPEA deal as Freshfields and HSF jump aboard Stagecoach offer Charles Avery EQT’s €6.8bn acquisition of Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA), Cinven’s $2.6bn buyout of BESP and Pan-European Infrastructure III’s (PEIF III)…
Revolving doors: Addleshaw launches three new offices while Freshfields competition partner departs for MoFo Megan Mayers Addleshaw Goddard has announced the launch of three new European offices this week, opening a new Luxemburg base and adding two…
Latham becomes the first $5bn law firm club member as revenue soars 27% Charles Avery Latham & Watkins has become the first law firm to break the $5bn revenue barrier as turnover spiked 26.7% to…
Clyde & Co and BLM to merge with partner vote imminent Tom Baker Clyde & Co and BLM are at an advanced stage of merger discussions, with both sets of partnerships due to vote on…
Dentons, DLA and Bakers to sever ties with Russia offices as A&O and CC wind down Charles Avery Baker McKenzie, DLA Piper and Dentons have taken a different course to most international law firms, separating from their Russia…
Revolving doors: three in two out for Linklaters as Cooley bolsters transatlantic competition practice Megan Mayers Linklaters has lured three lawyers from US firm Vinson & Elkins to its leveraged finance practice in its home market,…
‘Record revenues’ for Garrigues as turnover breaks €400m barrier Charles Avery Garrigues has seen a 7% rise in revenue for the 2021/22 financial year, enabling it to become the first Iberian…
Akin Gump, Freshfields and Latham latest to withdraw in Moscow as mass exodus ensues Charles Avery Akin Gump, Latham & Watkins and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are among the latest international firms to shut down or suspend…
‘Dramatic expansion’: Goodwin’s London turnover spikes 63% amid lateral bonanza Megan Mayers The London office of Goodwin has seen revenue soar 63% in 2021/22 amid a surge in lateral hires over the…
Deal watch: Global London elite turns out for KKR’s Refresco buyout and Macquarie’s Roadchef acquisition Charles Avery The private equity boom has shown no signs of slowing down in recent weeks, with the London offices of US…
Revolving doors: Greenberg continues City hiring spree as Jones Day snaps up Hogan Lovells antitrust partner Megan Mayers US firms have dominated another week of lateral recruitment with notable hires in the City and overseas. Greenberg Traurig has…
‘Get the credit you deserve’ – top female partners on breaking biases and inspiring role models Georgina Stanley As the world watches the battle rage in Ukraine, talking about gender inequality risks coming across as somewhat trite. But…
Linklaters renounces Moscow office as Russia attacks Ukraine and peers react to invasion Charles Avery Linklaters’ abandonment of its Moscow office in response to Russia’s sustained invasion of Ukraine has prompted peers to react, with…
International Women’s Day 2022: Denise Gibson, Allen & Overy, Leading Individual – Acquisition Finance Georgina Stanley Which woman most inspired you in your legal career and why? I don’t think I could put it down to…
International Women’s Day 2022: Farah O’Brien – Corporate co-chair, Latham & Watkins London; leading individual, premium M&A Georgina Stanley Which woman most inspired you in your career and why? I haven’t had one role model instrumental to my career…
International Women’s Day 2022: Akima Paul Lambert, dispute resolution partner, Hogan Lovells – next generation partner, commercial litigation – premium Georgina Stanley Which woman most inspired you in your legal career and why? When I was growing up in the Caribbean, I…
International Women’s Day 2022: Barbara L. Becker, chair & managing partner, Gibson Dunn, New York Megan Mayers Which woman most inspired you in your career and why? That is a hard question! I think I take inspiration…
International Women’s Day 2022: Perlette Jura, Gibson Dunn, Los Angeles – disputes Megan Mayers Which woman most inspired you in your career and why? The Honorable Pamela Ann Rymer. I was fortunate enough to…
International Women’s Day 2022: Teresa Zueco, managing partner, Squire Patton Boggs in Madrid Laura Pollard Which woman most inspired you in your legal career and why? My first ‘boss’ Margaret Civetta, corporate partner at DLA…
International Women’s Day 2022: Patricia Volhard, Debevoise & Plimpton, Frankfurt and London – leading individual investment funds, Germany Georgina Stanley Which woman most inspired you in your legal career and why? There have been so many strong women who have…
