Dealwatch: Telegraph auction off as Barclay brothers pay off Lloyds debt with loan Alex Ryan The Telegraph and The Spectator are no longer up for auction after Abu Dhabi-backed RedBird IMI helped the Barclay family…
Dealwatch: €5bn Vodafone deal shows ‘the debt is there, if you can find the right transaction’ Alex Ryan The biggest European transaction of recent weeks came when Vodafone announced the sale of its Spanish business to TMT investor…
Deal star Johnson lands at Paul Weiss amid fresh round of hires from Kirkland and Linklaters Elisha Juttla Quelling weeks of market speculation, former Kirkland & Ellis deal star Roger Johnson has finally landed at Paul Weiss, along…
Dealwatch: Big-ticket life sciences activity picks up again as overseas investors buy into the UK Alex Ryan The broader life sciences sector saw a spate of deal activity in recent weeks, with two acquisitions over the billion-dollar…
Alphas revisited: Women deal stars five years on Holly McKechnie ‘There is still fundamentally an issue with how women are perceived in the legal market and how well they can…
Alphas revisited: Private equity stars Holly McKechnie Victoria Sigeti, Freshfields Legal Business first named Freshfields’ Victoria Sigeti a rising star in 2016 while only a year into…
Alphas revisited: Finance stars Holly McKechnie Sinead O’Shea, Simpson Thacher Showcasing a striking client list that includes the likes of KKR, Viridian, JPMorgan, First Reserve, Silver…
Alphas revisited: M&A stars Holly McKechnie Caroline Rae, Herbert Smith Freehills Herbert Smith Freehills’ Caroline Rae is something of a torchbearer for female success in M&A. Last…
Alphas revisited: Mid-tier stars Holly McKechnie Karen Hendy, RPC While horror stories have become increasingly rare in recent years, RPC’s head of corporate Karen Hendy recounts…
Sponsored briefing: The influence of diversity in M&A Guest Blog Emma Danks, partner and co-head of Taylor Wessing’s international corporate group shares her experience on how the M&A industry has…
Sponsored briefing: Addressing the gender imbalance Guest Blog We ask three of DLA Piper’s female M&A stars some of the most pressing questions currently facing women in the…
Sponsored briefing: Simons Muirhead Burton: M&A capabilities Guest Blog From its civil liberties roots, Simons Muirhead Burton (SMB) has grown over the last 50 years into a full-service law…
Sponsored Q&A: Michal Berkner, senior M&A partner at Cooley in London Guest Blog Michal Berkner is one of the most distinguished M&A lawyers in Europe, advising on some of the region’s most complex…
DWF in talks to delist as private equity buyer circles Ayesha Ellis The board of DWF Group Plc has confirmed market speculation that it is in negotiations with mid-market private equity firm…
‘Carveouts are here to stay’: green energy deals dominate as major players see signs of a bounceback Alex Ryan Early 2023 has been a tough time for deals. In our 2023 Deals Yearbook, for instance, citing Dealogic, we noted…
Dealwatch: ‘Heading back in the right direction’ – positive mood continues for public M&A as UK elite line up on big-ticket deals Ayesha Ellis In the first half of June, the UK economy suffered another blow. Global soda ash producer, WeSoda, made the decision…
‘Carveouts are here to stay’: green energy deals dominate as major players see signs of a bounceback Alex Ryan Early 2023 has been a rough time for deals. In our 2023 Deals Yearbook, for instance, citing Dealogic, we noted…
Deals Yearbook 2023: Strength in depth – market veterans and M&A stars on closing deals in tougher times Legal Business
Sponsored firm profile: Long term ambition trumps short term reaction Guest Blog Eversheds Sutherland’s Richard Moulton on why 2022’s market dip hasn’t dampened the desire to become a leading global M&A powerhouse…
