Khaitan advises Reliance on share capital transfers
Khaitan & Co acted as sole legal counsel to Reliance Industries Limited in relation to restructuring of promoter holding by inter-se transfers amongst promoter group entities. This involved...
View ArticleRapid client on-boarding checks
Clio, the cloud-based legal practice management provider, and Amiqus ID, the solution for compliance and client on-boarding checks, have released their integration intended to reduce the time it takes...
View ArticleLK Shields advises Cignal on telecoms towers expansion
LK Shields has advised Cignal on a considerable expansion of its telecommunication towers portfolio. Cignal is Ireland’s newest communications infrastructure provider and was created by the acquisition...
View ArticleUnicase guest lecturers at KIMEP University
Unicase partner Zhanar Abdullayeva and administrative director Zulfira Sadyrbayeva were recently guest lecturers at KIMEP University. Zhanar Abdullayeva explained the importance of education and...
View ArticleRBS GC joins UBS as AsiaPac wealth management head
Former RBS general counsel Dan Williams has resurfaced as UBS’ Asia Pacific wealth management general counsel, after leaving the Scottish bank in the wake of a costs-cutting review earlier this year....
View ArticleReed Smith hires seven-lawyer litigation team for Miami launch
Reed Smith is launching its fifteenth US office with a seven-lawyer team joining the firm in Miami. The team joins from arbitration and litigation boutique Astigarraga Davis, with founding partner José...
View ArticleMishcon posts third majority-female promotions round in a row
Mishcon de Reya has promoted three lawyers to partner in its 2017 promotions round. Corporate lawyer Ben Annable, employment specialist Susannah Kintish and the real estate team’s Chhavie Kapoor all...
View ArticleKirkland partner joins KKR-funded vehicle as first GC
Kirkland & Ellis partner Mark Knight has joined KKR-funded Pillarstone as its first general counsel. Knight is understood to have been a non-salary partner at the US firm, having been promoted in...
View ArticleIndustrial property code approved in STP
It was published in the Diário da República Decree-Law no. 23/2016, enacting the first Industrial Property Code of Sao Tome and Principe (IPC-STP). The diploma came immediately into force. It took...
View ArticleFinancial law forum
The 2017 edition of our Arendt Financial Law Forum took place on 4 April. Watch the video at:...
View ArticleKhaitan advises Music Broadcast on IPO
Khaitan & Co acted as the sole legal counsel and advised Music Broadcast Limited in relation to the $74m Initial public offering. Music Broadcast Limited is the first private FM radio broadcaster...
View ArticleKhaitan advises on bank bonds issue
Khaitan & Co advised Kotak Mahindra Bank (Arranger) on various aspects of the debut issue of non-convertible, redeemable, unsecured, Basel III Compliant, Tier 2 bonds in the nature of debentures...
View ArticleOgier advises on first liquor licences for Cayman gas stations in 20 years
Ogier has secured the first alcohol licences for gas stations for at least 20 years as part of the firm’s growing suite of legal services to local firms in Cayman. Restrictions in the laws governing...
View ArticleCharles Graham QC represents the TAB Executive
By its decision dated 13 March 2017, the Takeover Appeal Board (TAB refused the appeal of Mr Dave King, Chairman of Rangers International Football Club (RIFC), against the Ruling of the Hearings...
View ArticleProtection for whistleblowers
Stewarts employment partner Richard Nicolle is quoted in an article in the Times published on 11 April about protections for whistleblowers contained in the Public Interests Disclosure Act 1998, and...
View ArticleWalder Wyss acts for fintech start-up on financing round
Swiss fintech startup Lend has completed its Series A financing round, raising CHF3.5m from Polytech Ecosystem Verntures and private angel investors. Walder Wyss AG acted as adviser to Lend in all...
View Article‘Anticorruption and Fraud: detection and measurement’ conference
Anglo-American University, in cooperation with Transparency International Czech Republic and the law firm Kinstellar, held a one-day international conference. David Ondráčka, Director of Transparency...
View ArticleKinstellar advises M7 on two deals in Hungary and Czech Republic
Our teams in Budapest and Prague advised M7 Real Estate on its €68.5m senior debt facility from Starwood European Real Estate Finance. M7 recently closed its first Central European fund for third-party...
View ArticleCapita selects 21 firms for new legal roster
Capita has appointed 21 firms to its new legal roster, including DWF, Herbert Smith Freehills and Pinsent Masons. The outsourcer last reviewed its panel in 2015, with the new terms lasting until...
View ArticleDLA Piper closes Canberra office
DLA Piper has shut down its Canberra office as the global firm continues to shake up its global network by pulling out from less profitable locations. DLA Piper has confirmed to The Lawyer that it is...
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