Khaitan advises Haitong on sale of stake
Khaitan & Co advised Haitong International Securities Group Limited in relation to the sale of 100% stake in Haitong India held by Haitong Bank SA, Portugal to Haitong International Investment...
View ArticleKhaitan advises Axis Bank HK on ZIV loan
Khaitan & Co advised Axis Bank Limited, Hong Kong branch in relation to a working capital demand loan facility of €15m provided to ZIV Aplicaciones Y Tecnologia, an offshore subsidiary of Crompton...
View ArticleNo5 barristers in £1m attorney case
Emma Sutton and Ian Brownhill have appeared in the Court of Protection relating to how an elderly woman with dementia’s estate has been handled by her attorneys. Ian Brownhill was instructed to act in...
View ArticleWalker Morris ‘one of the UK’s most active deal advisers’
The corporate team at Walker Morris has been recognised for its deal success in Bloomberg’s Global M&A Market Review Legal Rankings for 2016. Walker Morris has been ranked joint 17th overall in...
View ArticleEdmund Nourse QC successfully defends Takeover Panel Executive
Edmund Nourse acted for Takeover Panel Executive in bringing regulatory proceedings resulting in only the fifth and sixth “cold-shoulder” orders made by the Takeover Panel. The Respondents were found...
View ArticleLex Mundi enlists Pennsylvania firm Pepper Hamilton as member
Lex Mundi’s board of directors have voted unanimously to admit Pepper Hamilton as its exclusive member firm for US, Pennsylvania. Pepper Hamilton is a leading, full-service law firm with more than 450...
View ArticleKWM financials “more mismanaged than BHS”
A leading insolvency practitioner has said King & Wood Mallesons’ (KWM) financial situation in Europe has been “more mismanaged than BHS” after even its administrators walked away over concerns...
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Sainsbury’s launches tender for three-year panel
J Sainsbury’s has put its three-year general panel out to tender, with existing advisers vying to gain spots on the new roster. This panel review, led by Sainsbury’s head of legal Nick Grant, will...
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Morgan Lewis tasked with untangling Trump conflicts of interest
Morgan Lewis & Bockius has been instructed by US President-elect Donald Trump to untangle the conflicts of interest relating to his business interests and impending presidency. In a press...
View ArticleWebinar – Smarter with collections
Improving cash flow, decreasing collection cycles and recovering delinquent accounts are pivotal to a law firm’s ability to remain profitable in the new world of discounts, write-downs and increased...
View ArticleKWM to cancel training contracts tomorrow
King & Wood Mallesons trainees will have their training contracts cancelled tomorrow (Friday 13) as the firm makes arrangements for them to transition to other organisations. Trainees were informed...
View ArticleQC appointments hit six-year high with 113 new silks
A record number of barristers have been made up to silk this year, with 113 QC appointments announced this morning (12 January). The percentage of successful applicants is slightly lower than in 2016,...
View ArticleBär & Karrer advises Alpine Select on public share buy-back
On 10 January 2017 Alpine Select Ltd, Zug announced a meeting which will take place on 7 February. At this meeting shareholders will, among other things, vote on a capital reduction through the...
View ArticleKhaitan advises Everstone on Rubicon shares buy
Khaitan & Co advised Everstone Capital Asia Pvt Ltd in relation to a primary and secondary acquisition of shares of Rubicon Research India Private Limited for some $32m (INR 220 crores). The...
View ArticleShoosmiths adds three partners to London office
Shoosmiths has announced three new partner appointments into the firm’s London office across the commercial, corporate and financial services practices. Specialist technology and outsourcing lawyer...
View ArticleCleantech lists on Nasdaq First North, Copenhagen
Cleantech Building Materials plc (CBM), a UK-incorporated company, has listed on Nasdaq First North, Copenhagen, with assistance from Gowling WLG’s Corporate team. Gowling WLG originally set up the...
View ArticleKinstellar advises KBC on acquisition of United Bulgarian Bank and Interlease
Kinstellar has successfully advised the Belgian KBC Group on the €610m acquisition of the fourth biggest bank in Bulgaria, United Bulgarian Bank (UBB), and of the third biggest leasing company in...
View ArticleShoosmiths advises on Scottish sea farm sale
Rope grown mussel producer and supplier SI Seafarms has been bought by Blueshell Mussels. Blueshell made an offer to all 78 shareholders of SI Seafarms to purchase the entire share capital of company....
View ArticleDeane S Price named president of Aderant
Aderant has promoted Deane S Price to the position of President. Having served almost six years at Aderant, the last three as Chief Operating Officer, Price has been integral to the strategic company...
View ArticleWalker Morris supports Age Partnership on The Marketing Lab acquisition
A team of corporate lawyers at Walker Morris has advised retirement and equity release specialist, Age Partnership, on its acquisition of website development business The Marketing Lab. The Marketing...
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