Expectations high as Thomson Reuters and Slaughters ramp up legal tech incubator competition Thomas Alan Competition for access to legal tech start-ups is heating up as global multimedia giant Thomson Reuters and City blueblood Slaughter…
Deal watch: Slaughters and Kirkland drill into giant $12bn offshore plc merger as Travers and Eversheds maximise L&G’s pensions buy-out Nathalie Tidman Slaughter and May and Kirkland & Ellis have led on the $12bn combination of UK Plc offshore drilling companies Ensco and Rowan…
Deal watch: Rich pickings for Links as insurance and education sectors mark busy autumn for City elite Marco Cillario It has been a busy few weeks for Linklaters’ transactional team as the firm scooped spots on two multibillion pound…
Government letter reveals conditions of ex-SFO boss Green’s Slaughter and May role Tom Baker Following the much-anticipated confirmation of David Green’s move to Slaughter and May earlier this week, a government document has revealed the…
‘Natural fit’ – Slaughters confirms long-anticipated hire of ex-SFO boss Green Hamish McNicol Slaughter and May’s high-profile move for former Serious Fraud Office (SFO) director David Green QC has finally been confirmed, following…
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…
Magic Circle duo goes full throttle on Aston Martin’s landmark London listing Nathalie Tidman City heavyweights Slaughter and May and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have taken the driving seat on the proposed initial public offering (IPO) of…
Deal watch: Weil and Slaughters lead on Bain’s £1.2bn esure bid as CC and RPC land House of Fraser roles Nathalie Tidman Weil Gotshal & Manges and Slaughter and May have scooped key mandates on Bain Capital’s proposed £1.2bn takeover of UK insurer esure…
Slaughters confirms highly-symbolic legal tech incubator launch as another start-up secures $13m investment Thomas Alan The burgeoning legal technology scene has seen Slaughter and May confirm it will launch a legal technology incubator in the next…
Deal watch: Slaughters tunes into Sky bidding war as Links and Ashurst waste no opportunity on Cory Riverside disposal Nathalie Tidman Slaughter and May has been drafted in by the Walt Disney Company on its Sky News bid while Linklaters and Ashurst took the…
Slaughters’ high-profile move for ex-SFO chief hits watchdog’s review Tom Baker Slaughter and May’s high stakes move on former Serious Fraud Office (SFO) director David Green QC is being held up…
Magic Circle duo secure key mandates as Novartis sells its €13bn stake to GSK Thomas Alan Slaughter and May and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have landed pivotal roles on a $13bn deal which sees GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) acquire…
Deal watch: Magic Circle duo lead on Vodafone’s €18.4bn buyout of Liberty Global European Assets Thomas Alan Slaughter and May and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have landed key roles on Vodafone’s €18.4bn buyout of Liberty Global European assets, as Vodafone…
Deal watch: International firms find cure for Takeda’s £46bn pharma takeover as CMS and Pinsents tie up giant wind farm disposal Nathalie Tidman Slaughter and May, Linklaters, Davis Polk and Ashurst are among the firms to have won major mandates on Japanese pharmaceutical…
‘Synergies and cost savings’: Links, Slaughters and Gibson Dunn advise as Sainsbury’s takes over Asda to create supermarket giant Marco Cillario Linklaters, Slaughter and May and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher have won key roles as Sainsbury’s agreed to merge with Asda…
Slaughter and May return to Hong Kong for third-ever lateral hire Thomas Alan The lateral-phobic Slaughter and May has returned to the market barely a year after its first London foray with its third-ever…
Promotions dip again as Slaughter and May announces four new partners Thomas Alan As the latest firm to unveil its new partners, Slaughter and May has announced four promotions, a drop from last…
Progress but still work to do on Bunhill Row as Slaughter and May discloses gender pay disparity Thomas Alan Slaughter and May has become the latest magic circle firm to reveal a difference in pay between its male and…
Deal watch: Global 100 elite line-up on $6bn GKN-Dana transatlantic union Marco Cillario A group of elite firms both sides of the Atlantic, including Macfarlanes and Slaughter and May, face off as British…
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