Simpson Thacher taps Freshfields for M&A heavyweight Spiers Legal Business Wall Street leader Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has made a rare London hire after recruiting high-profile Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner…
US firms take roles as Melrose becomes first post-Brexit acquirer with $2.81bn Nortek purchase Legal Business In a post-Brexit referendum takeover which has seen turnaround group Melrose’s shares soar, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Weil, Gotshal…
US firms Simpson Thacher and Wilson Sonsini connect for Microsoft’s $26.2bn LinkedIn purchase Matthew Field Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati have advised on Microsoft’s acquisition of professional social network LinkedIn…
Simpson Thacher tops first quarter global deal tables, as Davis Polk dominates Europe Legal Business Despite a looming Brexit referendum swaying levels of transactional activity, certain law firms are enjoying a healthy pipeline of deals…
Simpson Thacher, Davis Polk and Bär & Karrer win mandates on $43bn ChemChina-Syngenta deal Legal Business Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Davis Polk & Wardwell, and Swiss firm Bär & Karrer have landed key advisory roles on…
US and Irish firms act on $16.5bn Tyco-Johnson Controls merger Jaishree Kalia Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, A&L Goodbody and Arthur Cox have all landed roles advising on…
Partner promotions: Simpson Thacher makes up three London partners while Sullivan focuses on US Kathryn McCann Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has promoted nine new partners across the firm, including three in London, while fellow Wall Street…
Dealwatch: Davis Polk and Simpson Thacher lead as AstraZeneca takes over ZS Pharma for $2.7bn Jaishree Kalia Wall Street leaders Davis Polk & Wardell and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett are lead advisers on Anglo-Swedish pharma giant AstraZeneca’s…
White & Case’s City office wins first work from CVC as PE house leads on $2bn Alvogen acquisition Legal Business White & Case, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Slaughter and May have all won roles as CVC Capital Partners, Vatera…
Simpson Thacher’s Glover: Tied up and tied down – a peculiar way to police the private funds market Legal Business The financial crisis ushered a wave of new regulations aimed at mitigating systemic risk to the financial system. While no-one…
Significant mandates: Hogan Lovells among raft of firms on GE’s financial restructuring Legal Business Hogan Lovells plus a host of US firms have won roles on GE’s major financial restructuring, including the $26.5bn sale…
Dealwatch: Simpson Thacher leads for KKR as thetrainline.com opts for sale over IPO Legal Business Private equity powerhouse KKR has purchased travel ticket seller thetrainline.com, with its go-to law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett advising…
Life During Law: Jason Glover, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) was a great place to be in the 1990s. Geoffrey Howe deserves a huge amount of credit.…
US associate bonuses: Simpson first to unveil, Cravath follows and Skadden tops with $110,000 bonus Legal Business The US bonus season, usually led by Cravath Swaine & Moore, has this year seen Simpson Thacher & Bartlett kick-start…
Another partner exit at Weil’s London office Legal Business Weil Gotshal & Manges’ head of European high yield Gil Strauss has become the most recent prominent partner to leave…
Linklaters and Simpson Thacher lead on Sanpower’s landmark acquisition of House of Fraser Legal Business Linklaters and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have taken lead roles on the landmark acquisition by Chinese conglomerate Sanpower Group of a majority…
Hogan Lovells, CC, Simpson Thacher and Ashurst secure roles on Investindustrial’s €2bn sale of Avincis Caroline Hill Hogan Lovells and Clifford Chance (CC) have secured leading corporate roles on European investment group Investindustrial’s €2bn disposal of aerial service provider…
Best year for UK IPOs since 2010 as Slaughters and Simpson Thacher bring £1bn Infinis to market Jaishree Kalia Private equity exits are turning 2013 into the best year for UK IPOs since around 2010 as Slaughter and May and Simpson…
Deal watch: telecoms stays on front pages as Skadden and Simpson Thacher lead on Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s mobile business Mark McAteer Following Monday’s $130bn deal between Vodafone and Verizon, yet another blockbuster telecoms transaction has emerged to keep M&A lawyers enthralled,…
Resurgence in debt and equity capital markets sees Allen & Overy claim top spot for issuer and manager roles David Stevenson Allen & Overy (A&O) has topped Thomson Reuters’ table of legal advisers on global debt and equity capital markets work for…
