A&O and Linklaters scale back in Russia as foreign firms feel the brunt of sanctions Legal Business Law firms scramble to reposition Moscow practice as EU sanctions hit home Russia’s volatile political environment began to have an…
Freshfields, Linklaters and Taylor Wessing advise on United Biscuits sale to Turkish buyer Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters and Taylor Wessing have taken the leading roles representing the sale of UK-based United Biscuits to…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in November 2014 Legal Business BATTERSEA POWER STATION SEES BAKER & MCKENZIE AND NRF TAKE THE LEAD In one of the largest real estate financings…
£1.25bn in revenue: Linklaters top earner brings home £2.4m as profits rise 7% Legal Business Recently filed accounts at Companies House have shown the highest paid member of the Linklaters partnership took home £2.4m at…
Dealwatch: Magic Circle lead on £5.2bn Aviva takeover of Friends Life Sarah Downey In one of the biggest deals the UK insurance sector has seen in years, Aviva‘s acquisition of Friends Life for…
Slimming down: Linklaters to vote on overhaul of management structure Legal Business The Linklaters partnership will vote on plans to shrink the firm’s international board by four members tomorrow (25 November 2014)…
Bringing a ‘new dimension’: King & Spalding hires Linklaters securities partner Legal Business Linklaters’ partner Tom O’Neill has swapped Silk Street for Old Broad Street with King & Spalding making a double hire to…
Clifford Chance leads for Barclays in ongoing Forex investigation as regulators levy £2bn fine on five banks Legal Business Five banks have been collectively fined £2bn by UK and US regulators for failing to stop traders from trying to…
Dealwatch: Davis Polk and Linklaters act on UBM’s £565m rights issue Tom Moore Corporate partner Simon Witty, who Davis Polk & Wardwell hired from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in 2012 to launch its English…
Dealwatch: Lathams, Linklaters and HSF lead on $700m Dealogic sale Legal Business Lathams & Watkins, Linklaters and Herbert Smith Freehills have all won roles advising on The Carlyle Group and Euromoney Institutional…
Dealwatch: Freshfields, Taylor Wessing and Linklaters advise on Jaffa Cake manufacturer United Biscuits sale Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Taylor Wessing and Linklaters have won the lead roles advising on the sale of UK-based United Biscuits…
Linklaters, Freshfields and Travers Smith fix RAC deal with Singapore’s GIC Legal Business Carlyle abandons flotation to sell half of its majority stake Since the summer, London’s IPO market has seen postponements, cancellations…
Not a ‘secret cartel’: Linklaters and Milbank secure victory for Visa against major retailers Jaishree Kalia Linklaters and Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy have secured a judgment in favour of Visa after 12 major UK retailers,…
Revolving Doors: Linklaters makes a strategic hire in Europe, Hunton & Williams expands in the City while the LSB appoints a new chief Legal Business Last week saw Linklaters make a key hire from DLA Piper in Frankfurt as it sought to expand its cross-border…
Dealwatch: After GSK deal, Linklaters leads for Novartis on $275m sale of influenza vaccines as Bakers acts for CSL Jaishree Kalia Linklaters and Baker & McKenzie have won lead roles advising on Novartis’ definitive agreement to divest its influenza vaccines business…
Dealwatch: Freshfields and Linklaters stationed on multibillion pound train leasing sale Legal Business Magic Circle duo Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have advised on the sale of Porterbrook Rail Finance, one of the…
The clients’ verdict: Linklaters wins best firm in show from annual in-house survey Legal Business In what signals a marked return to favour for the City’s elite players, Magic Circle firm Linklaters has led the…
Dealwatch: Linklaters and Clifford Chance drive webuyanycar.com owner’s IPO Legal Business As the rush by British companies to float on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) continues apace, Magic circle pair Linklaters…
Linklaters wins best firm in show from annual in-house survey Legal Business In what signals a marked return to favour for the City’s elite players, Magic Circle firm Linklaters has led the…
Dealwatch: Linklaters, Freshfields and Travers Smith fix RAC deal with Singapore sovereign wealth fund Legal Business Linklaters’ corporate heavyweight Charlie Jacobs and private equity partner Alex Woodward advised US private equity firm Carlyle on the sale…
