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…
‘Opportunistic’: Sidley Austin taps Simpson Thacher for brace of London private equity lawyers Nathalie Tidman With demand for City-based buyout specialists greater than ever, Sidley Austin is making good on its strategy of bolstering its…
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…
Deal watch: Latham and CC advise on billion-pound listing as market confidence starts to return Marco Cillario Global 100 leaders lined up on two billion-pound-plus European IPOs this week, as market confidence continues to return in 2017.…
GCs take on corporate sustainability briefs as plcs strive to protect brands Legal Business Angry shareholders, rising demands for transparency, tougher regulation, declining trust in business and the need to access new markets. Just…
Insolvency and Restructuring: Responsive approach to clients needs Legal Business Restructuring and insolvency situations call for practitioners who combine thorough legal expertise with in-depth knowledge of the market and a…
GCs take on corporate sustainability briefs as plcs strive to protect brands James Wood Angry shareholders, rising demands for transparency, tougher regulation, declining trust in business and the need to access new markets. Just…
Dealwatch Legal Business SKADDEN PULLS MOODY’S IN €3BN DEAL Allen & Overy (A&O) and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom led as Moody’s…
‘Move makes sense’: Skadden breaks up White & Case City PE duo with Youle hire Legal Business In what amounts to a break-up of one of the City’s most storied private equity partner duos, Skadden, Arps, Slate…
Rising Stars: Insurance Legal Business Phil Hagan Group legal director PHOENIX GROUP 2016 was undoubtedly a standout year for Phil Hagan, who is primarily responsible…
Rising Stars: Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Legal Business Amanda Miller Collins Vice president and lead European counsel SHIRE As a UK-focused, Irish-headquartered entity with operational headquarters in the…
Making ripples – Turbulent times ahead for the Swiss legal market Dominic Carman Switzerland is changing. Among the country’s traditionally-minded law firms, conservatism is in decline, fuelled by a greater appetite for domestic…
The last word: Dealbreakers News Editor After a rocky 2016 with Brexit and Trump, we ask the City’s leading corporate players how 2017 will play out.
‘Serious issues’: City lawyers raise concerns as MoJ pushes ahead with corporate liability reform Tom Baker Top City lawyers have outlined their concerns as the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) pushes ahead with law reform for corporate…
‘Deals are being done’: AIM-listed Gateley’s half-year revenues soar 19% to £35.2m Kathryn McCann AIM-listed Gateley has seen revenues jump significantly for the six months to 31 October 2016, up 19% from £29.6m to…
Study finds executives at risk due to increasing anti-corporate litigation culture Legal Business Cyber incidents, data privacy, rising regulation, litigation funding, and shareholder activism are putting corporate leaders under more pressure than ever…
Freshfields and Hengeler act as Blackstone inks largest European real estate deal this year Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Hengeler Mueller have won spots advising as Blackstone Group purchased a portfolio of offices from IVG…
Allen & Overy and DLA Piper chip in as US elite act on $47bn Qualcomm deal Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy (A&O) and DLA Piper have won roles among US heavyweights as Qualcomm acquires Dutch firm NXP Semiconductors…
Irwin Mitchell exits continue as two corporate partners join OC in London Kathryn McCann Following last month’s exits to Dentons, Irwin Mitchell has lost a further two partners in London, with Edward Persse and…
