‘Natural choice’: long relationships see Freshfields and Linklaters bag roles on Poundland bid Legal Business Both Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer scored lead roles on an attempt by South Africa’s Steinhoff International Holdings to take…
Magic Circle firms lead on £615m Swiss takeover of British electronics company Legal Business Allen & Overy (A&O) and Slaughter and May have advised on the acquisition of British electronics company Premier Farnell by…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in June 2016 Legal Business NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT AND A&O LEAD NUCLEAR JV
‘Another milestone’: White & Case and A&O take roles in $1.3bn software deal as Avast buys AVG Madeleine Farman White & Case, Allen & Overy, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek have won advisory roles as…
US firms take roles as Melrose becomes first post-Brexit acquirer with $2.81bn Nortek purchase Legal Business In a post-Brexit referendum takeover which has seen turnaround group Melrose’s shares soar, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Weil, Gotshal…
Better together? – Those Anglo-Scots unions in focus Kathryn McCann Legal Business looks under the bonnet to assess how the Scottish arms of Pinsent Masons and CMS have fared post-merger.…
Dealwatch: KWM leads for regular client TransDigm on $1bn US defence purchase Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons, Latham & Watkins (KWM) and Cleveland firm BakerHostetler have advised on the $1bn sale of defense…
Freshfields’ top deal lawyer Mark Rawlinson quits for senior banking role at Morgan Stanley Madeleine Farman Mark Rawlinson, one of the top City lawyers of his generation, is to quit Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer to join Morgan…
Freshfields’ top deal lawyer Mark Rawlinson quits for senior banking role at Morgan Stanley Madeleine Farman Mark Rawlinson, one of the top City lawyers of his generation, is to quit Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer to join Morgan…
The usual suspects: Linklaters and Freshfields take roles as Steinhoff gears up for Poundland takeover Legal Business Magic Circle duo Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have scored lead roles on an attempt by South Africa’s Steinhoff to…
Easy as Pi: Magic Circle duo acts on £615m deal as Swiss manufacturer buys Premier Farnell Matthew Field Allen & Overy (A&O) and Slaughter and May have advised on the acquisition of British electronics company Premier Farnell by…
US firms Simpson Thacher and Wilson Sonsini connect for Microsoft’s $26.2bn LinkedIn purchase Matthew Field Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati have advised on Microsoft’s acquisition of professional social network LinkedIn…
Clyde & Co acts for Liberty House in bid to acquire Tata Steel’s UK assets Legal Business Clyde & Co is advising global metals group Liberty House Group, one of the key UK bidders looking to acquire…
Energy boost: Norton Rose and A&O power £10bn Welsh nuclear joint venture Matthew Field Norton Rose Fulbright and Allen & Overy (A&O) have advised as Horizon Nuclear Power has announced its joint venture for…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in May 2016 Legal Business SULLIVANS AND WACHTELL ADVISE ON $62m BAYER DEAL Sullivan & Cromwell, Allen & Overy (A&O), and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen &…
SullCrom, A&O and Wachtell advise on biggest M&A deal of the year to date as Bayer makes $62bn bid for Monsanto Madeleine Farman Sullivan & Cromwell, Allen & Overy, and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz all won roles, as healthcare and agriculture giant…
Media matters: Magic Circle firms take lead roles on £1bn Argus Media deal Legal Business Linklaters, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy have all won advisory roles as US company General Atlantic has taken…
Sidley secures TowerBrook work despite K&E charm offensive Legal Business Tussle continues over lucrative work after K&E raid After a high-profile tussle and one of the biggest team hires in…
Magic Circle take the lead as Glencore sells $2.5bn stake in agricultural arm Kathryn McCann Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters advised on Glencore’s $2.5bn sale last month of a 40% stake in Glencore Agricultural Products…
Less bark, more bite – competition to the fore as tougher enforcement arrives Legal Business New legislation and a tougher outlook from regulators has competition partners salivating, but the old guard maintain their dominance in…
