The mother of invention – why necessity and high prices will push private equity to new heights Legal Business Travers Smith’s Paul Dolman argues a reviving buyout industry will increasingly drive European deal markets 2014 was a year that…
Coming off the naughty step Guest Blog Baker & McKenzie’s Jonathan Walsh charts the quiet rehabilitation of asset-backed lending Securitisation has taken a battering in recent years.…
The future is not where it used to be: Ashurst’s Vickers and Burton on a seismic shift in Europe’s leveraged debt markets Guest Blog For many participants in Europe’s leveraged market, 2014 on first impressions heralded something approaching a new normal.
Important decision of Swiss Federal Supreme Court on intra-group financing arrangements Legal Business Bär & Karrer’s Till Spillmann and Luca Jagmetti discuss its practical consequences. The Swiss Federal Supreme Court ruled in a…
Rumbling on – Barclays’ profits plunge after £750m Forex provision Legal Business The fallout from the Forex rigging scandal continues to rumble on with Barclays this week being the latest in a…
A $2.9bn cost – US bank results reveal lenders still suffering from high legal expenses Legal Business US banks have started to announce their results for Q4 2014, revealing a large hit to balance sheets from legal…
Guest post: Christmas comes early – SFO scores 1st Bribery Act convictions Guest Blog The SFO has successfully prosecuted its first series of Bribery Act convictions. On Friday the SFO reported that ‘Gary Lloyd…
Q&A: A&O capital markets co-heads talk innovative solutions and sharing leadership Jaishree Kalia Six months on from being elected co-heads of Allen & Overy’s (A&O) capital markets global team, David Benton and Simon Hill…
The king is dead – hunting out the new breed of dealmakers in banking lawyers sights Tom Moore The veteran deal bankers have moved on and there’s a new pecking order with US banks and credit funds staking…
Guest post: If your anti-bribery policy is more than three pages, it probably won’t work Legal Business Three years ago Bribery Inc. went mad. Every law firm, accounting firm and uncle Tom Cobley and all got into…
‘Ahead of the curve’: Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance act on UK government’s landmark renminbi bond issue Jaishree Kalia Magic Circle firms Allen & Overy (A&O) and Clifford Chance have advised on the UK’s renminbi debut bond issue, the…
The $50m question – will Akin Gump’s record-breaking City acquisition pay off? Tom Moore There was a rushed engagement before the union and there is unlikely to be a long honeymoon for the 26…
Offshore firms join in as Cleary and Clifford Chance lead on Rusal’s $5.15bn debt restructuring Legal Business Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Clifford Chance picked up the lead roles along with a raft of offshore firms as…
Financial mis-selling in Ireland and the importance of knowing the consumer Legal Business MARKET VIEW – LITIGATION John O’Riordan of Dillon Eustace explains what advisers should bear in mind There has been a…
Ropes & Gray loses high yield partner Bloom as Jones Day builds capital markets practice Legal Business High-yield expert Jonathan Bloom has quit Ropes & Gray after five years to join rival US firm Jones Day’s London…
‘A true asset’: Travers Smith private equity star Phil Sanderson set to join Ropes & Gray Legal Business City firm Travers Smith has lost heavyweight private equity partner Phil Sanderson who is set to join US firm Ropes…
Sidley Austin and Linklaters lead on Bank of Cyprus €1bn capital raise Sarah Downey The London teams of both US firm Sidley Austin and Magic Circle firm Linklaters have scored heavyweight roles advising on…
Taylor Wessing and Macfarlanes advise on £350m RBS credit facility deal Legal Business Anglo-German firm Taylor Wessing and City-firm Macfarlanes have both landed leading roles on a major refinancing deal as the real…
Weil Gotshal heads H1 global private equity table as DLA Piper enters top 20 Legal Business Weil Gotshal & Manges has come out on top of the latest H1 private equity league tables in a top 20…
Guest post: Good news for the SFO in Innospec – jury convicts former CEO and sales director Legal Business Dennis Kerrison and Miltiades Papachristos were found guilty [on Wednesday 18 June] at Southwark Crown Court of conspiracy to commit…
