Deal watch: CMS, Matheson and Akin Gump act on high-profile international deals Legal Business As international M&A catches the headlines, CMS Cameron McKenna has advised a consortium owned by Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing…
Corporate: Alibaba and Kabel Deutschland deals land roles for Freshfields, Linklaters and Hengeler Mueller Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have landed two major corporate mandates advising Alibaba on what Reuters describes as ‘the most…
Two birds, one stone – A&O finance veterans joins Co-op team as GC as firm acts on rescue Jaishree Kalia Securing a major deal and having one of your partners take a senior role with the same client is a…
Deal Watch: Clutch of US firms including Skadden, Cleary and Kirkland secure high value corporate mandates David Stevenson After the slowest opening M&A quarter for a decade the past week saw signs of the forecasted uptick in M&A…
Ashurst takes lead role in headline deals Francesca Fanshawe Top 15 UK firm advises clients Commerzbank and Morrisons Ashurst is leading on two headline transactions announced in mid-May as…
Cinven gifts Freshfields with IPO while HSF defends Severn Trent Jaishree Kalia A handful of major corporate mandates were unveiled last month as private equity house Cinven kicked off its £1.4bn proposed…
Deal Watch: Nabarro and Ashurst act on sale of LSE HQ as King & Spalding secures repeat European M&A for GSK David Stevenson Ashurst and Nabarro‘s real estate teams have secured a role on the sale of another landmark London building, while King…
Deal Watch: Magic Circle advises on headline debt deals as re-financing work keep advisers busy David Stevenson In a dire market for new money M&A, debt restructuring continues to be a lifeline for major advisers with Freshfields…
Headline Deals: Ashurst takes lead for Commerzbank and Morrisons Francesca Fanshawe Ashurst is leading on two headline deals announced this week as Germany’s Commerzbank enters talks to sell a £4bn UK…
Corporate stirrings: Cinven gifts Freshfields with IPO while HSF defends Severn Trent Legal Business A handful of major corporate mandates were unveiled this week as private equity house Cinven kicked off its £1.4bn proposed…
Global firms strengthen white-collar practices Legal Business A number of global firms boosted their white-collar defence practices last month with a spate of hires from US and…
CMS and Osborne Clarke scale back Integreon deals Sarah Downey CMS Cameron McKenna (CMS) and Osborne Clarke (OC) have scaled back their legal process outsourcing (LPO) agreements with Integreon within…
Hogan Lovells gets brand boost Apple-style with $17bn bond role David Stevenson Hogan Lovells’ corporate team has received a welcome profile-raiser after advising Apple on its record-breaking $17bn bond issue. Stuart Stein,…
OFT senior director joins Gibson Dunn’s City office Jaishree Kalia Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has recruited Ali Nikpay, senior director at the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) into its antitrust…
Leverage starts to resurface in dormant market David Stevenson Liberty Global’s $23.3bn acquisition of Virgin Media and Dell’s proposed $24.4bn leveraged buyout have deal finance advisers asking whether this…
Stepping Up – Clifford Chance’s corporate revolution Legal Business Clifford Chance’s corporate practice had a stonking year in 2012, rocketing up the league tables and scoring roles on four…
TNK-BP takeover saga ends in largest Russian deal ever David Stevenson The ongoing battle over what was to become of Russian oil joint venture (JV) TNK-BP finally concluded at the end…
Trowers unveils new strategy as Adlington bows out Legal Business Trowers & Hamlins senior partner elect Jennie Gubbins has told LB that she is looking to raise the firm’s corporate…
IP review: No quarter given Mark McAteer In-house teams are generally cutting back on legal spend with law firms but IP is a trend buster. As budgets…
Corporate review – Welcome back to the new normal Legal Business The overall success of M&A in 2012 hinges on the eurozone but there is much to be positive about, you…
