Revolving doors: City move for Weil as HSF adds duo in South Africa Muna Abdi In a quiet week for lateral recruitment, Weil, Gotshal & Manges hired from Ashurst in the City as other firms made…
Globetrotters in Europe: Dentons and White & Case expand operations as Weil scales back in CEE again Marco Cillario Global players scaled up their investment in continental Europe this autumn, with Dentons launching its fourth German base and White…
Another CEE closure for Weil Gotshal as Prague team launches independent firm Marco Cillario Weil, Gotshal & Manges is continuing to scale back its once-potent central and eastern Europe (CEE) operations with its entire Czech…
Mayer Brown makes up four in London as Weil renews City commitment after last year’s promotion drought Thomas Alan Mayer Brown and Weil, Gotshal & Manges have minted four and three partners respectively in the City amid increased global promotion rounds…
‘Real fire power’: Weil loses banking head to White & Case’s unrelenting hiring spree Nathalie Tidman White & Case’s City hiring spree continues to go great guns with the recruitment of Weil Gotshal & Manges’ well-regarded…
Life during law: Mike Francies Nathalie Tidman I was probably the world’s worst children’s entertainer. I needed a Saturday job to earn money but played football on…
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…
‘Obviously unsustainable’: High Court intervenes to cut £900-an-hour Weil Gotshal fees Tom Baker Lord Justice Leggatt of the High Court has been forced to scale back legal costs after US firm Weil, Gotshal…
Weil Gotshal and Debevoise see double-digit PEP hikes as Reed Smith’s top line makes a comeback Marco Cillario Weil, Gotshal & Manges has scored an 18% global rise in profits per equity partner (PEP) as London turnover soared…
An ‘amicable’ discussion sees Weil Gotshal exit Hungary as 20-strong team joins Bird & Bird Marco Cillario Bird & Bird has bolstered its Budapest operations by adding a 20-strong Weil, Gotshal & Manges team, bringing the US…
Weil Gotshal to shut Hungarian operations as team jumps to expansive Bird & Bird Marco Cillario Weil, Gotshal & Manges will close its Budapest office after its 20-strong Hungarian team agreed to join Bird & Bird…
Weil, CC and Travers line up on £1bn Canadian private equity pensions deal Tom Baker Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Clifford Chance (CC) and Travers Smith have advised on the £1bn sale of Civica by the private equity arm of Canadian pensions company OMERS…
S&C and Wachtell lead on Amazon’s $13.7bn Whole Foods buyout Tom Baker Sullivan & Cromwell and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz lead a host of elite US law firms advising Amazon on its $13.7bn purchase of…
Simpson Thacher acts for CVC on record-breaking €16bn new fund Legal Business Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s London office has advised CVC Capital Partners on its record-breaking €16bn fundraising.
Weil adds to banking practice with Baker McKenzie infrastructure specialist Hibbert Georgiana Tudor Weil, Gotshal & Manges confirmed today (19 April) that it has hired infrastructure and real estate finance partner Paul Hibbert…
Hogan Lovells makes major Silicon Valley play with Weil Gotshal corporate team Legal Business While the transatlantic firm has repeatedly stated its aim to bulk out its corporate weight, Hogan Lovells is expected to…
Kirkland takes Weil PE partner to replenish battered Munich offering Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis has hired Munich-based corporate partner Volkmar Bruckner from Weil, Gotshal & Manges following its loss of a…
Middle East exodus continues: Weil shuts Dubai arm despite rebound year as PEP cracks $3m Legal Business Weil, Gotshal & Manges is to close its Dubai arm this summer, making the top 25 global law firm the…
White & Case bags another deal for Bridgepoint on Zenith buy Legal Business White & Case, Squire Patton Boggs and Weil, Gotshal & Manges all played key roles in private equity group Bridgepoint’s…
Private equity: Advent and Bain return to Weil for latest payments acquisition Legal Business Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Hogan Lovells have taken key roles as Advent International and Bain Capital Private Equity have…
