Clydes makes up nine in latest partner promotions round
Clyde & Co has promoted nine new partners across its international network in the latest move to increase its 375-strong partner base. The insurance sector received the largest intake of partners,...
View ArticleWalder Wyss advises BioVersys on £4.4m financing round
Walder Wyss has advised BioVersys AG, Basel, on its extended series A financing round. The financing round amounts to CHF5.5m (£4.4m) and was subscribed by existing shareholders. The Walder Wyss team...
View ArticleUnicase advises on Kazakhstan street lighting modernisation project
Unicase is advising the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the government of Kazakhstanon over the implementation of the street lighting system modernisation project. The...
View ArticleConyers advises on investment in Egyptian education sector
Conyers Dill & Pearman advised NBK Capital Partners on the corporate structuring of an investment in Kaumeya Language Schools in Egypt by NBK Capital Equity partners Fund II LP. The Fund partnered...
View ArticleLabrador deal wins Air Finance Deal of the Year award
Airfinance Journal has recognised Labrador Aviation Finance’s $928m ABS deal as Editor’s Deal of the Year for 2016. Conyers Dill & Pearman acted as offshore counsel alongside Pillsbury Winthrop...
View ArticleSports Direct gets green light to continue derivative claim against Rangers FC
SDI Retail Services, a company in the Sports Direct group, has been given permission to continue its derivative claim against Rangers Football Club. The claim relates to Rangers’ purported termination...
View ArticleKhaitan advises on HEG financing deal
Khaitan & Co advised Aditya Birla Finance Limited in its financing of approximately INR90 crores availed by HEG Limited to be utilised for its long term working capital requirements and partial...
View ArticleOgier advises Lenovo Group on $1bn capital markets issue
Ogier has acted as Cayman counsel on an innovative perpetual securities issue by Lenovo Group, the world’s biggest seller of personal computers. Ogier’s Hong Kong team, led by partner Anthony Oakes,...
View ArticleKhaitan advises on Lulu Lucknow loan facility
Khaitan & Co advised Bank of Baroda in relation to a rupee term loan facility of INR945 crores ($145m) availed by Lulu Lucknow Shopping Mall Private Limited for the purpose of financing the cost of...
View ArticleOgier advises on major asset finance deal for international aircraft group
Ogier Cayman has acted in a major asset finance deal by advising HSBC Bank as administrative agent and collateral agent for the senior lenders in connection with the provision of an exit credit...
View ArticleKhaitan advises on fintech investment
Khaitan & Co advised Perfios Software Solutions Private Limited in relation to series A investment by Bessemer India Capital Holdings II Ltd through a primary acquisition of securities in Perfios...
View ArticleEight Lex Mundi members collaborate on South American bank’s European...
When a major South American bank needed to restructure its operations across Europe, they reached out to Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados [MLGTS], Lex Mundi member firm for...
View ArticleCelebrate Be Kind to Lawyers Day with Clio
Lawyers are chronically overworked, stressed, and undervalued. At Clio, we think this is a crime (pun intended). So we’re going to treat you with discounted tickets to the greatest legal tech...
View ArticleHunton & Willams appoints cybersecurity partner as new London head
US firm Hunton & Williams has appointed cybersecurity and privacy partner Aaron Simpson as its new UK head. Simpson joined the firm in 2003 from Skadden Arps Slater Meagher & Flom, and was sent...
View ArticleSimmons re-elects Passmore for third term as senior partner
Simmons & Simmons has re-elected Colin Passmore for a third term as senior partner after being re-elected to the role he has held since 2011. Passmore’s reappointment will be effective from 1...
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Freelance lawyering: what’s the point?
Are you slogging your guts out in the hope that somebody somewhere will notice and one day in the distant future you might get the nod and be promoted to partner? Are you concerned about burn out? Do...
View ArticleFCA appoints Bovill to supervisory panel
The Financial Conduct Authority has announced its new Skilled Person Panel, effective until 2021. The panel is a supervisory tool, used by the financial watchdog to carry out independent reports, known...
View ArticleHR horrors workshop
Goodman Derrick’s employment team will be hosting a workshop on HR horrors and how to deal with them. The workshop will use case studies to deal with some of the tricky HR situations often faced by...
View ArticleOlivier Bustin in white paper on the future of Africa
In response to questions about the African continent and investments by European companies in these countries, notably in Francophone Africa, the AfricaFrance Foundation in its “White Paper” collects...
View ArticleKhaitan advises on JSW bank guarantee facilities
Khaitan & Co advised JSW Steel Limited in relation to bank guarantee facilities of €113.75m availed by JSW Steel (UK) Limited and JSW Steel (Netherlands) B.V. from Credit Suisse in connection with...
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