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…
Allen & Overy bolsters US securities offering with former Skadden partner hire in Australia Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O) has added a three-strong US securities team to its Australian operations. The team joins the firm…
‘Positive and clear endorsement’: Slater and Gordon extends loan package with banks Legal Business Shares in Australia-listed Slater and Gordon (S&G) jumped yesterday (2 May) after the beleaguered law firm announced a deal with…
‘Growing confidence’: Linklaters and A&O lead on biggest post-crisis RMBS transaction Tom Moore Magic Circle firms Linklaters and Allen & Overy were instructed on the £6.1bn securitisation of UK mortgages by private equity…
Fit for purpose? Critics round on SFO as forex charges are dropped Legal Business The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been criticised for shutting down its investigation into alleged rigging in the foreign exchange…
The finance view: Scaling up – GCs and finance partners get ready for the grind of ring-fencing reforms Legal Business Victoria Young assesses the approach to implementation of ring-fencing rules Though the deadline for full implementation is over two years…
Half a million documents later: SFO drops forex investigation due to lack of evidence Legal Business The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has dropped its investigation into allegations of rigging in the foreign exchange (forex) market after…
