Finance view – White & Case reinvents its London banking practice with some success Madeleine Farman Madeleine Farman and Victoria Young assess the firm’s reboot after a tough post-2008 run Traditionally a strong lender side practice…
The Finance View: Global firms jostle for position in panda bond market Legal Business Victoria Young reviews how global firms are positioning themselves to cash in on a market on the cusp As the…
The M&A Report: Private equity offers the clients for all seasons Multiple Authors Market turbulence looks likely to only send the private equity bandwagon spinning faster… for those who can get on board…
Green shoots: Global firms jostle for position in panda bond market Legal Business Victoria Young reviews how global firms are positioning themselves to cash in on a market on the cusp As the…
Eversheds defends £100m Northern Rock claim over allegations of professional negligence Kathryn McCann Eversheds is being sued by Northern Rock Asset Management (NRAM) over allegations of professional negligence, in a claim worth £100m.
Allen & Overy fills finreg gap with Herbert Smith Freehills Bradbury Victoria Young Six months after financial regulatory head Bob Penn quit for Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Allen & Overy (A&O) has…
Fintech boost: Simmons picks first recipients of free legal advice Legal Business Simmons & Simmons has announced credit-investment platform Alterest Investment Technologies, hourly car-insurance provider Cuvva, banking platform RailBank and invoicing firm…
Shearman exits continue as Paris duo follow global head out the door Legal Business Goodwin Procter announced today (5 October) that a team from Shearman & Sterling will be joining their private equity practice…
Recasting finance at Freshfields: high ambition married with gently lowered expectations Victoria Young Victoria Young and Madeleine Farman analyse the changes in Freshfields’ finance practice ‘I could have spent another ten years punching…
Q&A: Allen & Overy’s Scott Zemser talks leveraged finance, lockstep and competing in the US Madeleine Farman Legal Business caught up with Allen & Overy’s (A&O) new global co-head of leveraged finance, Scott Zemser.
Proskauer makes major LevFin play with Reed Smith partner Ben Davis Legal Business US firm Proskauer Rose has hired leveraged finance partner Ben Davis from Reed Smith as it ramps up growth of…
Making it in Manhattan: A&O pulls off four-partner finance hire to boost US presence Matthew Field Allen & Overy (A&O) has made a major addition to its US finance practice with the lateral hire of four…
A&O teams up with Deloitte for pioneering joint venture targeted at banking giants Madeleine Farman Axiom and Ashurst follow with similar service to meet regulations In the first marquee joint venture between a Magic Circle…
Ashurst extends banking practice with KWM funds finance hire Madeleine Farman Ashurst has continued to hire into its banking practice, appointing King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) partner Robert Andrews to its…
Global London advances: Latham makes key finance hire with appointment of Ashurst finreg head Madeleine Farman Latham & Watkins has bolstered its regulatory and disputes offering in the City with the hire of Ashurst’s head of…
FCA fines to companies drop by a third as banking scandals pass, while individual penalties rocket Legal Business New figures show while the total value of fines handed down by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has dropped by…
Big month for renewables as Linklaters acts on offshore windfarms with combined worth £3.9bn Legal Business Linklaters has advised on the development and financing of the first two UK offshore wind projects to obtain financing under…
A new triangle: Fieldfisher targets three key sectors in latest strategy Victoria Young Echoing its trademarked ‘virtuous triangle’ strategy of the past, Fieldfisher has picked three sectors to ‘turbocharge’ as it rolls out…
An appetite for renewables: Linklaters advises on £2.6bn Scottish wind farm Legal Business In the second renewables project Linklaters has finalised this month, the Magic Circle firm has advised on the construction and…
‘A landmark transaction’: Allen & Overy and Linklaters take roles on £1.3bn Dudgeon wind farm financing Victoria Young Teams from Magic Circle firms Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters have advised on the financing for the development of…
