Abode Home Products acquired by Norcros
Norcros, the market leading supplier of innovative branded showers, taps, bathroom accessories, tiles and adhesives, has announced that it has acquired the entire issued share capital of Abode Home...
View ArticleBär & Karrer advises KKR on sale of stake in Scout24
KKR, a leading global investment firm, and other shareholders have agreed to sell their stakes in Scout24, Switzerland, to the insurance company Schweizerische Mobiliar. Schweizerische Mobiliar will...
View ArticleBär & Karrer awarded ‘Meilleur Cabinet Suisse’
At the 16th Trophées du Droit held at the Pavillon d’Armenonville in Paris yesterday, Bär & Karrer was awarded “Best Law Firm of Switzerland”. As a unique feature of these awards, shortlisted firms...
View ArticleKhaitan advises Siemens Industry Software on merger
Khaitan & Co advised Siemens Industry Software (India) Private Limited (SIS) on the scheme of amalgamation involving merger of LMS India Engineering Solutions Private Limited (LMS) with SIS....
View ArticleSimmons and Holman Fenwick named in ‘Panama Papers’ leak
Simmons & Simmons and Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) are among a number of international law firms named in the Panama Papers document leak. The leak of millions of documents from Panama law firm...
View ArticleHFW seals formal association with Shanghai shipping boutique
Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) has entered into a formal association with Chinese shipping boutique Wintell & Co, making it the latest international firm to offer a more integrated approach to...
View ArticleGoodwin Procter hires KWM team for Paris launch
Goodwin Procter is to open its first office in Paris after hiring a four-partner team from King & Wood Mallesons (KWM). KWM Paris managing partner and corporate co-head Christophe Digoy will join...
View ArticleAddleshaws makes up non-UK partners for first time
Addleshaw Goddard has made up 15 lawyers to its partnership, including two in its Dubai office. The promotions mark the first time the firm has made up partners outside of the UK. The round shows a...
View ArticleGibson Dunn scores William Hill mandate as Dentons and HSF muscle in on...
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has strengthened its relationship with William Hill, advising on the company’s deals with OpenBet and NYX Gaming, represented by Dentons. Under the terms of the transaction,...
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Balancing work with parenthood
Chances are you’ve already invested a lot of time and money in finding a training contract or pupillage, you have qualified and your career goal is to become a partner. Suddenly you find yourself in a...
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Clifford Chance wins role on Serco panel as Ashurst and Linklaters lose out
Addleshaw Goddard, Clifford Chance and DLA Piper have won spots on Serco’s legal roster, while former advisers Ashurst and Linklaters have missed out. Clifford Chance is set to become the outsourcer’s...
View ArticleExclusive: Peter Gray to sue Gibson Dunn over treatment in Djibouti case
Former Gibson Dunn & Crutcher partner Peter Gray has launched a lawsuit against the firm, accusing bosses of unfair dismissal and of failing to compensate him for his legal bills. Gray filed his...
View ArticleBates Wells Braithwaite promotes Stephen Callender to partnership
Bates Wells Braithwaite (BWB) has announce the promotion of Stephen Callender to partner in its corporate and commercial team. Stephen joined BWB from Fasken Martineau in 2014. As the corporate and...
View ArticleNageena Khalique QC speaks at the Scottish Government and Chief Social Work...
Nageena Khalique QC was invited to speak in Edinburgh at the Scottish Government and Chief Social Work Officers Strategic Workshop on Thursday 31st March 2016 She delivered a lecture entitled “Cross...
View ArticleOgier advises Palamon Capital Partners on sale of Towry to Tilney Bestinvest
Ogier, instructed by Slaughter & May, has advised Palamon Capital Partners on matters of Jersey law relating to its agreement, subject to regulatory approval, to sell Towry for £600 million to...
View ArticleRobert Rhodes QC speaks on bribery and corruption at the 2016 COMBAR North...
Outer Temple Chambers barristers recently participated in the 2016 COMBAR North American Meeting, which was held in Venice, Italy, from Thursday 31 March to Friday 1 April 2016. Robert Rhodes QC was...
View ArticleAm Law 100 firm selects Aderant Expert
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has selected Aderant Expert as their new practice management system. Davis Polk’s Executive Director – Finance and Infrastructure Robin Griffiths commented that the firm...
View ArticleLatham and O’Melveny lead on Virgin America’s $4bn sale to Alaska Air
Latham & Watkins and O’Melveny & Myers have won top the roles on Alaska Air Group’s $4bn (£2.8bn) acquisition of Virgin America. A Silicon Valley-based corporate team from Latham & Watkins...
View ArticleWhat now for Helen Titchener? The Archers and the criminal law
The Archers is beloved by lawyers. We may fib about our interest in it, and masquerade as people who are far too busy and intellectual to listen to a soap opera about simple farming folk. But we love...
View ArticleEversheds and Squires reappointed to KFC panel amid Yum! legal restructure
Eversheds and Squire Patton Boggs have been reappointed to KFC’s legal panel, which was reviewed following the restructuring of Yum! Brands’ legal team. The panel review was run by KFC European legal...
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