Dealwatch: City players drill down on Siccar Point Energy sale as US elite act on IFS and WorkWave deal Charles Avery Significant deals in the pharmaceutical, energy and software space have got the market talking over the last week, as City…
Revolving doors: Kirkland snaps up A&O antitrust partner as Deloitte loses TMT trio Megan Mayers The appetite for competition, tech and disputes partners is the theme of this week’s recruitment round up. Kirkland & Ellis…
Revolving Doors: White & Case expands transatlantic banking offering as Squire Patton Boggs builds out data protection team Charles Avery White & Case has announced additions to its banking and finance practice on both sides of the Atlantic. Paul Yin…
‘Continuing our growth story’: Noerr sees 9% growth as revenue reaches €297m Charles Avery Noerr has continued its recent trajectory of growth by posting a global top line of €297m across 2021, up by 9%…
‘Buffeted from both sides’: City partners react as Clyde & Co and BLM finalise merger Tom Baker With partners from Clyde & Co and BLM recently voting through their £700m merger, observers have offered conflicting views on…
Paul Hastings toasts quarter century in London with 41% City revenue surge Tom Baker In what the firm is hailing as ‘its best financial year ever’, Paul Hastings has posted an eye-catching 41% growth in…
‘Still much progress to be made’: Freshfields reveals modest improvements in pay gap stats Megan Mayers Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is the first of the Magic Circle to share its pay gap statistics for 2021. Despite steady…
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…
