Legal 500 US: Latham tops the charts in new US rankings Barnaby Merrill The Legal 500 United States 2024 rankings have arrived, and with it a bevy of new numbers to crunch. Leading…
To live or die in DC – getting deals done amid US antitrust crackdown Barnaby Merrill In many ways, the deal is the easy part. Financing in place, subclauses, choosing exactly the right type of pen…
The Legal 500 View – The word from Manhattan Barnaby Merrill Conversations with private equity and corporate partners in New York before March 2020 used to be predictable. ‘Busy?’ ‘Oh yeah.’…
Euro Elite Benelux: Full steam ahead Barnaby Merrill Independent law firms across the Benelux region have gone into 2022 with a renewed sense of optimism, with them successfully…
Southern and Eastern Europe: A long recovery Barnaby Merrill As with many global sub-regions, southern and eastern Europe (SEE) is slowly emerging from a period of stark economic slowdown…
Croatia – ups and downs Barnaby Merrill Having enjoyed steady economic growth following its accession to the European Union (EU) in 2013, Croatia saw an abrupt halt…
Romania – bounceback Barnaby Merrill Romania has seen buoyant growth in recent years, with its economy upgraded to ‘emerging market’ by FTSE Russell in 2019.…
Ukraine – green shoots and uncertainty Barnaby Merrill Ukraine has broadly seen an improvement in its economic outlook since the 2019 election of comedian and actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy…
Greece – the long road back Barnaby Merrill Despite a Covid-induced 8.2% contraction in GDP last year, compounding over a decade of economic decline, Greece serves as an…
Cyprus – work in progress Barnaby Merrill Cyprus, a divided island nation, faces an uncertain future on the geopolitical front. The northern region of the country remains…
Bulgaria – M&A and energy boom Barnaby Merrill Bulgaria has, to say the least, performed commendably at shielding its economy from the significant disruption seen in many other…
