Charles Russell restocks sports team with takeover of high profile boutique Tom Baker With the sports sector rapidly transforming from a collection of national cottage industries into big business, Charles Russell Speechlys (CRS) has…
A flying start – Eversheds Sutherland nears first anniversary with trio of corporate deals Hamish McNicol As the transatlantic Eversheds Sutherland tie-up approaches a year since going live, the firm has enjoyed a robust start to…
‘Totally out of the blue’: Slaughters’ von Bismarck awarded New Year OBE Nathalie Tidman Slaughter and May corporate luminary Nilufer von Bismarck has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s New Year’s honours list…
Deal watch: Linklaters and Simpson line up on £6bn KKR deal as Ashurst leads on £575m float Marco Cillario Capping off another busy year for European buyouts, Linklaters lined up opposite Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Dentons as Unilever…
Mouse grabs a Fox: Global 100 firms take centre stage as Murdoch sells empire to Disney for $52.4bn Tom Baker A raft of transatlantic firms have won roles advising on The Walt Disney Company’s $52.4bn acquisition of 21st Century Fox,…
Retail property crush as international firms battle to land roles on £18.5bn Westfield bid Tom Baker In what has been a busy week for landmark retail property deals, a host of firms from across the globe,…
Latham, Ropes and Travers get physical as US buyout house takes control of PureGym in the UK Marco Cillario Leonard Green acquires gym chain for £600m 2017 has continued to provide rich pickings for firms with marquee private equity…
Dealwatch: 2017 closes out with slew of energy, tech and transport deals Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Slaughter and May advised UK’s ‘big six’ energy providers Npower and SSE on the merger between…
Travers’ grip on Bridgepoint challenged as it wins Burger King franchise buyout Nathalie Tidman Travers Smith, one of Bridgepoint’s go-to firms, has sealed another mandate in the form of the private equity (PE) house’s…
Global Elite advise Siemens on €40bn German IPO of medical division Tom Baker Latham & Watkins, Linklaters and Sullivan & Cromwell are all advising as German conglomerate Siemens plans to list its €40bn…
Addleshaws and Ashurst picked as favourites as GVC pitches in for Ladbrokes takeover Hamish McNicol Addleshaw Goddard and Ashurst are acting as gaming and betting company GVC Holdings launches a proposed £3.9bn takeover of rival…
Deal watch: HSF, Travers and Linklaters front of the queue on Intu acquisition as WFW picks up $2.3bn Asia energy project Tom Baker Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), Travers Smith and Linklaters are all acting as retail property powerhouse Hammerson acquired its rival Intu…
Deal watch: Linklaters and White & Case in landmark Africa project as Slaughters and Macfarlanes lead on Cineworld takeover Marco Cillario UK-based deal specialists were busy this week advising on cross-border transactions spanning three continents. Linklaters and White & Case have…
Ashurst and Hogan Lovells win roles on Palmer & Harvey administration as takeover plan goes up in smoke Nathalie Tidman City firms have landed lead mandates on the administration of beleaguered British tobacco wholesaler Palmer & Harvey (P&H) following the…
Ashurst sees second City corporate departure to US firm in as many weeks Nathalie Tidman Ashurst’s beleaguered M&A practice has received a fresh blow as corporate partner Dominic Ross departs for the City office of…
Deal view: Ashurst strives to reboot M&A brand but deal market is getting tougher Nathalie Tidman Ashurst’s once-admired M&A reputation has taken a pounding of late. One former partner delivers representative sentiments: ‘Corporate was the jewel…
US firms lead in Europe as Franco-German merger creates new rail giant Marco Cillario Latham and Cleary advise as Siemens and Alstom combine US law firms took the lead as Siemens agreed to combine…
Autumn dealwatch: Euro mega deals keep Magic Circle busy Marco Cillario Freshfields and K&E act on Monarch administration Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s restructuring chief Ken Baird and finance partner Catherine Balmond led…
Boon for City real estate market as Eversheds Sutherland leads on largest-ever UK fund launch Kathryn McCann In a major boon to the UK property market, recent changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) have sparked a…
Deal watch: London PE teams lead on Pure Gym buyout as Freshfields doubles-up for CVC Tom Baker Established private equity players Latham & Watkins, Ropes & Gray and Travers Smith have won roles on Pure Gym’s sale…
