A merger or a takeover? Winston Taylor by the numbers Alex Ryan This year’s rush of mergers is showing no signs of slowing as Christmas approaches, with Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader the…
Revolving Doors: Willkie hires from Kirkland in Germany, while Slaughters London partner surfaces at Simmons Kate Peacock Willkie Farr & Gallagher has become the latest firm to hire a partner from Kirkland & Ellis, bringing over corporate…
‘History in the making’ – Hogan Lovells set for record $3.6bn merger with Cadwalader Georgina Stanley Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader are in merger talks that, if successful, will create a firm on the fringes of the…
Government plans to reverse PACCAR signal end to ‘turbulent time’ for litigation funding Alex Ryan The Ministry of Justice has today (17 December) announced plans to regulate the litigation funding sector, bringing an end to…
Sullivan & Cromwell swipes Kirkland PE and tax duo Eliza Winter Sullivan & Cromwell has hired two partners from Kirkland & Ellis into its London office, the firm announced today (16…
The banking crisis, Brexit and why he prefers in-house: HSBC’s GC on a career of once-in-a-lifetime experiences Theresa Hargreaves Few GCs have steered their legal teams through as many crises as Bob Hoyt. Now chief legal officer at HSBC…
Revolving Doors: Latham swipes German transactions team from Freshfields as Ropes rebuilds in private equity Theresa Hargreaves Latham & Watkins has significantly bolstered its German PE and M&A practices with the hire of a total of four…
‘A merger of complementaries’ or ‘transatlantic panic’? – the market view on Winston Taylor Kate Peacock ‘The Ashurst tie-up seems to have kicked people into action – there’s quite a panic about transatlantic mergers.’ Whether panic…
Taylor Wessing UK in transatlantic merger talks with Winston & Strawn Eliza Winter Taylor Wessing‘s UK arm is in talks to combine with US firm Winston & Strawn, in a transatlantic tie-up that…
Gibson Dunn and Latham score roles on Apollo’s investment in Wrexham Football Club Eliza Winter Gibson Dunn and Latham & Watkins have advised on a deal that has seen private equity giant Apollo take a…
Goodwin boosts City private equity with Paul Hastings trio Will Lewallen Goodwin is set to hire private equity partners Anu Balasubramanian, Jamie Holdoway and Chetan Sheth from Paul Hastings, as the…
Paul Weiss London push continues apace with eight new partners Eliza Winter Paul Weiss has made up eight new London partners in a 28-strong promotions round, as the firm continues the rapid…
Sidley assists as law firms line up for £350m Ipswich Town FC takeover Will Lewallen Sidley Austin is among a quartet of firms that advised as Ipswich Town FC changed its majority ownership last week,…
Revolving Doors: A&O Shearman builds in Riyadh as Kirkland, Paul Hastings, and more make flurry of City hires Eliza Winter Kirkland & Ellis has strengthened its London antitrust and competition practice this week with a double partner hire from Weil.…
DAC Beachcroft in fresh talks to sell claims business to PE Will Lewallen DAC Beachcroft is exploring a potential sale of its claims business to private equity investors. The firm is talking to…
‘Status quo is not an option’ – leading fin reg lawyers gather to debate future enforcement challenges Theresa Hargreaves Private practice litigators, barristers and in-house lawyers gathered in the City’s Minster Building for Legal Business and Legal 500’s annual…
‘Nobody really understood what I was going through’ – the in-house push for better IVF support Theresa Hargreaves ‘Nobody really understood what I was going through, and they were nervous to discuss it with me.’ This is an…
A&O Shearman’s first post-merger accounts reveal scale of pension deficit and partner capital injections Eliza Winter A&O Shearman has filed its first set of accounts as a merged firm, shedding light on the financial implications of…
‘Anything that begins with admin is at risk’ – the pressures fuelling firms’ business services cuts Eliza Winter Recent weeks have seen a flurry of major law firms confirm plans to restructure their paralegal ranks and business services…
‘For us, it all came together’ – how Proskauer built a London high yield offering in 12 months Alex Ryan ‘When you start a new practice, there are a tremendous amount of variables,’ says Jake Keaveny, head of European capital…
