The death of the SFO and corporate criminal law as we know it?
The future of UK enforcement and prosecution in the corporate crime sphere has never been easy to predict. Indeed, Theresa May in her role as Home Secretary had long been an advocate of the SFO’s...
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Law firms lack office space imagination
This week’s cover feature highlights a major issue that is anything but solely a legal market trend. How big businesses can get the most out of their offices – which, of course, means their people – is...
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Ireland: Brexit’s biggest legal services winner
Since the referendum result, firms including Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Hogan Lovells, Slaughter and May and Allen & Overy have put forward applicants to join the Roll of Solicitors in the...
View ArticleSlaughters pilots AI software with Autonomy founder Lynch
Slaughter and May has become the latest firm to jump on the artificial intelligence (AI) bandwagon, teaming up with technology investment fund Invoke Capital, which is headed up by Autonomy founder...
View ArticleBoyum acquires beas group
Danish Boyum IT Solutions A/S has acquired Swiss beas Group, the top international provider of manufacturing software for SAP Business One. The acquisition is part of Boyum’s growth strategy. Walder...
View ArticleOgier advises Paloma Capital on launch of Jersey fund
Ogier in Jersey advised Paloma Capital LLP in relation to the launch of a Jersey Private Placement Fund. The fund was established to make investments in UK real estate. The fund is a closed ended...
View ArticleKhaitan advises Wolters Kluwer on Access Matrix stake
Khaitan & Co advised Wolters Kluwer International Holdings BV on its acquisition of 40% stake in Access Matrix Technologies Private Limited from RJ Mobitech Private Limited for $6m. Wolters Kluwer...
View ArticleKhaitan advises Divgi on PE investment
Khaitan & Co advised Divgi Metalware Private Limited in relation to a private equity investment by Nandan Nilekani through his Private Equity Fund NRJN Family Trust in Divgi Metalware Private...
View ArticleSquire Patton Boggs gears up for elections as Crossley steps down
Squire Patton Boggs will hold a leadership election in the coming months after Europe and Middle East managing partner Peter Crossley announced he is stepping down. Crossley, who has been in the role...
View ArticleCuatrecasas opens in Columbia through association with local firm
Iberian firm Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira has entered the Colombian market through an association with local firm Posse Herrera Ruiz. The firms have created a new company to operate in the country,...
View ArticleAshurst Abu Dhabi head exits for US firm Curtis Mallet-Prevost
Ashurst Abu Dhabi managing partner Alastair Holland has exited the firm for US firm Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle. Holland was made up to partner at Ashurst in 2011 and was promoted to the...
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Angola and Mozambique: The smart money is on clean energy
Q: What were the major trends in the energy market in Angola and Mozambique in the last year? Francisco Avillez, managing partner, SCAN: The consolidation (or acquisitions) of big investments with big...
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Why Manchester is workspace trending right now
This year’s UK 200: Workspace Trends 2016 (in association with JLL) report not only contains a wealth of real estate data on more than half the firms in the UK 200. The report also includes profiles of...
View ArticleAshurst Hong Kong managing partner joins Allen & Overy
The steady stream of exits from Ashurst continue as Hong Kong managing partner Lina Lee and colleague corporate partner Jonathan Hsui have both left for Allen & Overy. Lee was appointed to run the...
View ArticleKhaitan advises Divgi Warner on Borg stake
Khaitan & Co advised Divgi Warner Private Limited in relation to acquisition of 60% stake from Borg Warner Inc., joint venture partner for $15m. Divgi-Warner is a joint venture between BorgWarner,...
View ArticleUpcoming gallery exhibition: Telling Tales
Collyer Bristow presents Telling Tales curated by Rosalind Davis The next exhibition to fill the Collyer Bristow Gallery space showcases the work of artists covering the age range of 19-84. The show is...
View ArticleTackling discrimination against new mothers
Leading businesses are forming a new alliance to tackle pregnancy and maternity discrimination, which affects about 390,000 pregnant women and new mothers each year. Among those forming a coalition are...
View ArticleGateley advises on post-Brexit IPOs
Gateley has advised Cantor Fitzgerald Europe on the successful £26.6m fundraising and admission to the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of Autins Group Plc. The float sees Autins Group become the...
View ArticleSpace start-ups programme
ETH Zurich was awarded the contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the ESA Business Incubation Centre Switzerland. The initiative was launched by the State Secretariat for Education, Research...
View ArticleMagic circle duo win top roles as Biffa ends IPO drought
Linklaters and Clifford Chance have won lead roles on the IPO of waste management business Biffa, despite equity capital markets (ECM) continuing to suffer post Brexit. Corporate partner Iain Wagstaff...
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