A&O Shearman only firm to pick up new KC as silk appointments rise Alex Ryan This year’s 2024 round of King’s Counsel appointments saw only one solicitor advocate take silk – in line with each…
‘A clear shift toward fewer but larger deals’ – mega-deals fuel growth as partners predict 2025 M&A trends Elisha Juttla Leading M&A partners are predicting an increase in deal activity in 2025 driven by sectors including tech, financial services and…
The Private Equity Elite: the top general counsel in PE Georgina Stanley What does it take to run the legal team in one of the most profitable deal shops in the world?…
AI spy: avoiding bad AI investments Guest Blog In the wake of recent advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI), AI has shot to the top of the board…
Getting exit ready Guest Blog Multiple signs are pointing to an increasing momentum around M&A activity. If you’ve been holding out for better conditions to…
M&A Yearbook: Foreword – Taylor Wessing: Blue skies ahead Guest Blog After two subdued years, global M&A activity is showing signs of recovery. Though large-ticket M&A and private equity deals have…
Disputes Yearbook: Foreword – Stewarts: Groundhog Day? Guest Blog A quick scan of the inevitable January opinion pieces predicting trends in the litigation market for the year ahead gives…
Securities litigation in the UK: A changing landscape? Guest Blog Stewarts look at the UK financial market, with special focus on FSMA
The UK mediation sector Guest Blog Independent Mediators’ provide insight into the recent developments in the mediation sector in the UK
Two themes in arbitration cases before the English courts: state parties and the nature and extent of the court’s pro-arbitration approach Guest Blog Stewarts on some recent developments in arbitration in the UK
A focus on ESG litigation Guest Blog Osborne Clarke on how seriously companies should take greenwashing accusations
Class/collective actions Guest Blog Mayer Brown discusses the importance of businesses understanding their exposure
Lead partner: 2024 will be a year of change in the UK. The question is, how much? Guest Blog Do you have a crystal ball? If you do, then perhaps you can share the outcome of the UK election…
Lead partner: The year the United Kingdom becomes a globally leading life sciences hub? Guest Blog As part of its ambition for the United Kingdom to become a tech and science superpower by 2030, in 2023,…
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…
Sponsored briefing: Financing growth in uncertain times Guest Blog Chris Hastings, Ceri-Ann McGraa and Ian Tetsill discuss the current M&A market trends and the market predictions for the future
Sponsored briefing: The regulatory environment for M&A transactions Guest Blog The team at Eversheds Sutherland discuss some of the key themes in the regulatory environment and how these are impacting…
Sponsored briefing: Data as an asset – corporate M&A and joint ventures Guest Blog The team at Eversheds Sutherland discuss data in M&A, joint ventures, and managing and leveraging data assets
Sponsored briefing: M&A transactions and ESG: where are we now? Guest Blog Sarah Turner and Stephen O’Reilly consider the issues the ‘S’ in ESG will have on M&A transactions
Sponsored briefing: Access to capital: adding client value differently Guest Blog Legal Business recently met with members of Aon’s UK transaction solutions team – the insurance broking arm of Aon’s M&A…
