Kirkland returns to Linklaters to hire UK competition head Riedel Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis has turned to Linklaters for the second time this year and taken another leading partner with the…
Partnership promotions: Linklaters focuses on corporate practice in 23-strong round Legal Business In a sign that the Magic Circle firm has renewed confidence in its traditional M&A stronghold, Linklaters has promoted nine…
A €350bn asset manager: Slaughters and Links lead on Santander and UniCredit’s asset management merger Legal Business Slaughter and May and best friend firm Uría Menéndez plus Davis Polk & Wardwell in the US were instructed by…
Dealwatch: A&O, Linklaters and Slaughters take lead on Virgin Active sale to South Africa-listed Brait Sarah Downey Magic Circle trio Allen & Overy (A&O), Linklaters and Slaughter and May have taken instructions advising on Virgin Group’s £682m…
Links, A&O and HSF win roles on Sabadell’s £1.7bn TSB takeover Legal Business Less than a year after Lloyds floated TSB Bank, Linklaters, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) all…
International hires: A&O makes first lateral in South Africa as Freshfields bulks up in Hong Kong with Links partner Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy (A&O) has bolstered its project finance offering in its sub-Saharan practice with its first lateral partner hire…
Getting the High Court’s approval: Linklaters, Sullivan and Ropes advise on Towergate’s £1bn restructuring Legal Business Linklaters, Sullivan & Cromwell and Ropes & Gray have advised as Towergate secured approval from the High Court on its plan…
Dealwatch: Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Latham advise on $7.7bn Pirelli sale to ChemChina Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC), Linklaters and Latham & Watkins are advising on the $7.7bn bid by China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina)…
A €6.6bn purchase: Linklaters and Milbank advise on Borealis’ Swedish Fortum Distribution deal Sarah Downey Linklaters and US firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy have picked up key instructions on the €6.6bn purchase of Fortum…
Dealwatch: Linklaters, A&O and HSF win places on Sabadell’s £1.7bn TSB offer Sarah Downey Linklaters, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) have all been instructed on the high profile £1.7bn takeover…
Senior appointments: Linklaters appoints new US head as Dentons picks Jones’ successor as UKMEA chief Kathryn McCann Yesterday saw two high-level legal appointments with Linklaters appointing Scott Bowie as head of its global US practice and Dentons…
Linklaters suffers blow as US firms hire trio of leading partners Legal Business Linklaters lost a trio of heavyweight partners in February with Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and Kirkland & Ellis cherry-picking…
A £1bn offer: Linklaters, Ashurst and Gibson Dunn win roles on Domino Printing acquisition Jaishree Kalia Linklaters, Ashurst and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher have all landed roles on Japanese electronics company Brother Industries’ acquisition of UK…
Senior appointments: Linklaters picks successor to top finance job as Jim Rice prepares to step down Legal Business Linklaters has appointed longstanding partner and global financial regulation group head Michael Kent as divisional practice head of finance &…
Significant departures: Milbank hires Linklaters’ global energy co-head in double partner hire Legal Business Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has hired two leading projects partners from Linklaters‘ London office, Matthew Hagopian and Manzer Ijaz, who count among…
Dealwatch: Linklaters, HSF and Travers Smith win key roles as Man Group acquisition targets Japan Kathryn McCann Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) won its first M&A mandate for Man Group, as the hedge fund acquired the investment management…
A broad education: Linklaters renews ULaw partnership with increased focus on business Legal Business After losing two Magic Circle firms as clients, the University of Law has managed to retain Linklaters with the duo announcing a…
Trainee retention: Clifford Chance and Linklaters keep on 91% of spring qualifiers Legal Business Both Clifford Chance and Linklaters have revealed they are keeping on 91% of their spring 2015 cohort with the firms…
Investing in London: Kirkland hires Linklaters real estate M&A head Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis has hired Linklaters‘ head of real estate M&A Matthew Elliott, who leaves the Magic Circle firm after…
Targeting Amsterdam: Baker & McKenzie bulks up with Linklaters partner and Houthoff Buruma team Tom Moore Baker & McKenzie has ramped up its corporate offering in Amsterdam with the hire of seven lawyers including Linklaters‘ corporate…
