Skadden and Paul Weiss lead as Intel buys back $14bn Apollo stake in Irish semiconductor plant Kate Peacock Skadden and Paul Weiss have taken lead roles on Intel’s $14.2bn repurchase of Irish semiconductor plant Fab 34. The deal…
‘We want to be bigger, better, everywhere’ – John Quinn on why Quinn Emanuel isn’t slowing down Eliza Winter ‘I am yet to find a person who wants a wallflower or a potted plant for a litigator,’ says John…
Dentons spins off entire UK immigration practice to Vialto Kate Peacock Dentons is spinning off its entire UK immigration team, as the firm steps away from work in the practice area.…
Linklaters makes up 37 new partners with London securing more than a third of promotions Kate Peacock Linklaters has promoted 37 lawyers to its partnership around the world, including 14 in London. The number of City promotions…
Pinsent Masons promotes 23 new partners, with six in London Will Lewallen Pinsent Masons has promoted 23 lawyers to its partnership, with six in London – down slightly from 24 and eight…
Top sports boutique Northridge becomes latest firm to score private equity investment Will Lewallen Ropes & Gray and Shoosmiths have advised on a deal which has seen leading sports boutique Northridge Law take private…
Spread of transatlantic firms in the mix on Unilever’s $45bn food business sale Eliza Winter Clifford Chance and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz are advising Unilever as it agrees to combine its foods division with…
Sidley hits Clifford Chance for heavyweight restructuring duo as firm’s London hiring gathers pace Will Lewallen Sidley Austin is continuing its London hiring spree with the addition of two senior partners in Clifford Chance’s Tier 1…
How Pinsents’ forensic accounting partners doubled their billings Will Lewallen Pinsent Masons has been investing in its in-house forensic accounting team in recent years as the firm looks to retain…
Burford Capital stock price drops nearly 50% after US court overturns $16bn Argentina ruling Kate Peacock Burford Capital’s share price has dropped by nearly 50%, following a US appeals court’s reversal of a $16bn judgment against…
Bigger than eBay and News Corp: running the data on Kirkland’s staggering scale Alex Ryan The world’s first $10bn law firm. The scale of Kirkland’s 2025 financial results defies easy comprehension, with the firm now…
Mayer Brown rides 10% increase to break $2bn in turnover for the first time Eliza Winter Mayer Brown has posted a 10% increase to its topline, with revenue rising to $2.17bn, up from a more modest…
‘The merger is working’ – HSF Kramer on its US corporate push Will Lewallen Ernest Wechsler, HSF Kramer’s US managing partner for corporate, is bullish about the firm’s growth prospects in the US. Speaking…
S&C, Kirkland, Skadden among Q1 M&A leaders as megadeals drive activity Kate Peacock With 2025 delivering one of the strongest-ever years for M&A, expectations for the year ahead were high. After a wave…
Knights in merger talks to create £200m firm Kate Peacock Listed UK firm Knights is in talks to take over South East firm Moore Barlow, a deal which could create…
Quinn Emanuel posts third year of double-digit growth as revenue hits $2.8bn Eliza Winter Quinn Emanuel has posted a 12.6% increase to its topline in its third consecutive year of double-digit growth, with revenue…
Trophy mandates and client plaudits: Weil’s London M&A team hits its stride Kate Peacock The year may have got off to a turbulent start, but Weil Gotshal & Manges’ London corporate team is having…
Trading Places: Ropes hires Freshfields levfin co-head as top Kirkland litigator retires Eliza Winter Freshfields’ leveraged finance global co-head Allison Liff has left the firm to join Ropes & Gray in New York. Liff…
Freshfields and Covington advise as Merck acquires US biotech company Terns for $6.7bn Will Lewallen Freshfields has scored a lead role in another US acquisition by pharma giant Merck, this time on the sell-side, advising…
HSF Kramer picks up three-partner corporate team from Paul Hastings in New York Will Lewallen Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has hired a three-partner corporate team from Paul Hastings in New York, in the biggest stateside…
