Hello Newman: Milbank loses restructuring partner to Skadden’s relative City hiring spree Nathalie Tidman Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom continues to turn heads with its uncharacteristic hiring spree in London, this time in the…
Double blow for Magic Circle as US leaders Weil and Skadden secure M&A veterans Muna Abdi Leading US firms continue to dominate the London recruitment market with significant appointments from the Magic Circle, as Weil, Gotshal…
Bad timing – A&O loses M&A duo to Skadden following failed US merger talks Marco Cillario Allen & Overy has lost two well-respected London corporate partners to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom just days after…
Deal watch: Seats at the table for Travers, Skadden and Gateley as Pret acquires EAT and Oliver’s chain collapses Marco Cillario Two opposite developments in the UK high street have seen City and US firms advise as food chain Pret A…
A&O ups the ante on female partner promotions as Skadden ends City investment drought Nathalie Tidman Allen & Overy has promoted 14 London partners amid a scaled up 34-strong global round while Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher…
US firms deployed on $43bn Worldpay takeover as Freshfields scores lead on major bank merger Tom Baker Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is advising payment processor Worldpay on a proposed $43bn takeover offer by financial technology company…
Deal watch: Slaughters leads on Wonga collapse and joins Skadden, Ashurst and CC on £3.9bn Costa deal Thomas Alan Slaughter and May has landed key roles on the high-profile collapse of payday lender Wonga and Coca-Cola’s £3.9bn acquisition of national…
Deal View: Life after Hatchard – does Skadden hunger to take its peerless M&A team to the next level? Nathalie Tidman ‘Theirs is the biggest succession issue faced by any firm in the City,’ says one Magic Circle partner of Skadden,…
Deal view: Life after Hatchard – does Skadden hunger to take its peerless M&A team to the next level? Nathalie Tidman ‘Theirs is the biggest succession issue faced by any firm in the City,’ says one Magic Circle partner of Skadden,…
Skadden zeros out of London for second year running in global partner promotion round Nathalie Tidman While other US rivals beef up their London partner headcount, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has for the second…
Life during law: Richard Youle, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Marco Cillario When I moved to Hull from Sheffield at five my next-door neighbour was a just-born, [Linklaters partner] Alex Woodward –…
Skadden and A&O act on Vantiv’s £9bn buyout of UK payment processor Worldpay Tom Baker An Allen & Overy (A&O) team is advising UK company Worldpay on its £9bn sale to US payment processor Vantiv,…
Skadden, White & Case, Freshfields, Simpson lead elite firms on Europe’s largest software buyout Legal Business Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and White & Case advised HgCapital as it led a consortium of investors purchasing €4.64bn…
Dealwatch Legal Business SKADDEN PULLS MOODY’S IN €3BN DEAL Allen & Overy (A&O) and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom led as Moody’s…
Freshfields and Skadden win roles on LSE’s $685m buyout of Citi yield book Madeleine Farman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Skadden, Arps, Slate Meagher & Flom have won places advising on the London Stock Exchange (LSE)’s…
‘Move makes sense’: Skadden breaks up White & Case City PE duo with Youle hire Legal Business In what amounts to a break-up of one of the City’s most storied private equity partner duos, Skadden, Arps, Slate…
Dentons makes competition play with Skadden veteran Venit Legal Business European competition veteran James Venit is to leave Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom to join Dentons in Brussels after…
Kirkland and Skadden lead on $710m Hong Kong float for selfie app Meitu Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom have both advised on the planned $710m initial public offering…
Skadden impresses as it takes lead on Abbey Life acquisition Sarah Downey US firm takes first-time instruction from Freshfields client Phoenix Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is in line for a…
Freshfields leads for longtime client Henderson Group on $6bn merger Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom have guided global asset manager Henderson Group and Denver-based global…
