A&O displaces Ashurst on underwriting role for Cairn Homes
Allen & Overy (A&O) has picked up an instruction for the underwriters on a fresh placing and open offer for newly-listed Cairn Homes. The instruction sees the magic circle firm pick up a role...
View ArticleExclusive: Freshfields set to open second legal services hub in Vancouver
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer will open its second legal services centre at the end of this year with bosses on the brink of opting for Canada. Freshfields executive partner Michael Lacovara told The...
View ArticleHarry Trusted, Eliot Woolf and Ben Bradley take part in Wheelchair Awareness Day
Three Outer Temple Barristers were invited to take part in a wheelchair awareness day, organised by Bolt Burdon Kemp Solicitors, with the able assistance of the Back-Up Trust and the Wheelchair Rugby...
View ArticleWho’s Who Legal recognises Gowling WLG’s life sciences team
Three members of Gowling WLG’s Life Sciences Group in Canada and the UK have been distinguished as leading lawyers in their sector in Who’s Who Legal: Life Sciences 2016. Regarded as one of the world’s...
View ArticleGateley plc increases banking team
The UK’s first commercial law firm to become a publicly-quoted company, Gateley Plc, has announced two more appointments to its national banking and finance team. Christopher Fanner, formerly Head of...
View ArticleDavis Polk chooses Aderant Expert for new practice management system
Legal software company Aderant announced today that Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has selected Aderant Expert as their new practice management system. Davis Polk’s executive director – finance and...
View ArticleGoodman Derrick advises Neon X on Portland TV MBO
Goodman Derrick has advised Neon X and Chris Ratcliff on the management buy-out of Portland TV from Northern & Shell. Portland TV, established in London Docklands in 1995, was the adult...
View ArticleKhaitan advises Kiwi Investments on GWK stake
Khaitan & Co advised Kiwi Investments Ltd, a foreign promoter company of GKW Ltd in relation to acquisition of 14.99 % stake in GKW Ltd by Matrix, an Indian promoter company of GKW Ltd, as inter-se...
View ArticleNabarro makes up five in increased promotions round
Nabarro has increased its promotions round, making up five partners this year compared to the three made up in both 2014 and 2015. The round is the largest for the firm since 2013 when it made up eight...
View ArticleNoerr breaks through €200m turnover barrier with 5 per cent rise
German firm Noerr has continued a strong run of financial results, reporting a 5.3 per cent rise in turnover for the 2015 financial year to bring revenue to €207.7m (£167.2m). The firm said income from...
View ArticleEssex County Council joins growing number of ABSs
Essex County Council has become the fourth local authority to gain an alternative business licence (ABS) allowing its in-house legal team, Essex Legal Services (ELS), to increase its number of clients....
View ArticleMagic circle duo lead on Glencore’s $2.5bn sale of agricultural arm
Linklaters has won the top mandate for Glencore on the $2.5bn (£1.8bn) stake sale of its agricultural arm to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). The magic circle firm is a regular adviser to...
View ArticleFladgate breaks £40m with 14% revenue rise
Fladgate has posted a provisional 14 per cent rise in turnover to £42.15m for the 2015/16 financial year, becoming the first UK 200 top 100 firm to report its financial results this year. The rate of...
View ArticleMayer Brown pilots agile working in London
Mayer Brown is piloting agile working in its construction department, with management to report on the results of the trial to the partnership in July. If the trial goes well, Mayer Brown would be one...
View ArticleHaigh dispute: Gibson Dunn replaced by Bryan Cave for GFH Capital
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has come off the record for GFH Capital on its long running dispute with former general counsel David Haigh. Gibson Dunn partner Philip Rocher has been replaced by Bryan Cave...
View ArticleConyers advises Shanda Investment Holdings on proposed merger to Ku6 Media Co
Conyers Dill & Pearman is providing Cayman Islands advice to Shanda Investment Holdings Limited, a private investment group, on its proposed merger with Ku6 Media Co (KUTV) by way of a “going...
View ArticleFieldfisher partner takes on GC role at MarketInvoice
Fieldfisher partner Simon Coles has moved in-house to lead the legal team of cash flow finance provider MarketInvoice. The banking and restructuring lawyer has worked at Fieldfisher since 2014 after...
View ArticleBär & Karrer advises African Bank on its successful restructuring and re-launch
As part of its comprehensive corporate restructuring, Residual Debt Services Ltd (formerly known as African Bank Limited (in curatorship)) has successfully completed its voluntary exchange offer...
View ArticleRichard Gibbs prosecutes motorist who purposely drives into accident firm’s...
A 29-year-old man from Edgbaston had been jailed for 18 months for driving a courtesy car into the windows of an accident firm, One Call Accident Management. CCTV footage showed that the Mandip Dhillon...
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