A&O, Sullivan and Wachtell win roles on Bayer’s $62bn bid for Monsanto
Allen & Overy (A&O), Sullivan & Cromwell and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz have won mandates on the latest billion-dollar merger between Bayer and Monsanto. Chemicals company Bayer has...
View ArticleBär & Karrer advises EQT on settlement of public tender offer
On 29 February 2016, EQT VII, a fund of the private equity group EQT acting through Kiwi Holding IV S.à r.l., launched an all-cash public tender offer for all listed shares in Kuoni Travel Holding Ltd....
View ArticleHSF adds Bowman Gilfillan corporate partner to South Africa presence
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has launched a South African corporate practice with the hire of Bowman Gilfillan partner Rudolph du Plessis. Du Plessis’ hire follows HSF’s Johannesburg launch last...
View ArticleClifford Chance and Freshfields take the lead on Midea’s offer for Kuka
Clifford Chance and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have scooped the lead roles on Midea Group’s offer for robot maker Kuka. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised home appliances manufacturer Midea,...
View ArticleBLP boosts Hong Kong asset finance with boutique bolt-on
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has acquired Hong Kong-based asset financing boutique William KK Ho & Co, two months after seven asset finance lawyers left to join Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW). The...
View ArticleRevealed: Judging panel for The Lawyer Business Leadership awards
A mix of senior in-house lawyers, law firm CEOs and business services groups leaders will make up this year’s judging panel for The Lawyer Business Leadership Awards. The in-house lawyers on the panel...
View ArticleS&O Partnership listed in Acquisition International’s Best Boutique Law Firms...
S&O Partnership has been listed in Acquisition International’s Best Boutique Law Firms 2016. The publication said: “S&O Partnership is a leading firm of criminal and regulatory lawyers that...
View ArticleThe 60-second interview: Back offices help international strategy
Halebury head of BD Helen Burness provides the alternative legal providers’ perspective on law firms’ strategy to outsource work (and roles) to Warsaw and Manila in The Lawyer’s 60-second interview on...
View ArticleOsborne Clarke introduces hot-desking in new Reading office
Osborne Clarke has adopted a “sit anywhere, work anywhere” policy in its new Thames Valley office. The firm’s lawyers have been working open plan and flexibly since 2001, but the new “connected...
View Article10 projects from BWB shortlisted for 2016 Stephen Lloyd Awards
Bates Wells Braithwaite has just finished shortlisting 10 fantastic projects which were successful in the 2016 application process, and have now moved into the development phase. Over the next few...
View ArticleBär & Karrer advises Investindustrial on acquisition of majority equity stake
Investindustrial, a leading European investment group, has signed an agreement with Catelli S.r.l. to acquire 60% of the share capital of Artsana Group S.p.A.. Bär & Karrer acts as Swiss legal and...
View ArticleBär & Karrer advises TE Connectivity on completion of acquisition
TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE: TEL), a Swiss domiciled world leader in connectivity and sensors, completed its acquisition of Jaquet Technology Group, a Swiss dom- iciled global engineering and...
View ArticleSchoenherr launches new Anti-Corruption Guide available on new online portal
Schoenherr has launched the comprehensive Anti-Corruption Guide for CEE (the “Guide”). The guide provides an overview of all relevant anti-corruption and related criminal law regulations throughout...
View ArticleThe Lawyer Business Leadership Summit and Awards: Why you should be there
The Lawyer deputy editor Matt Byrne reveals the jam-packed agenda and themes in the upcoming Business Leadership Summit and Awards on 28 and 29 September. To find out more about the event’s brilliant...
View ArticleDAC Beachcroft strikes first Northern Ireland best friend deal
DAC Beachcroft has agreed a formal best friends relationship with Northern Ireland insurance firm McKinty & Wright. The three-year deal will see DAC and McKinty & Wright refer work to each...
View ArticleThe 60-second interview: “No firm will succeed by cost cutting alone”
Osborne Clarke IT director Nathan Hayes says that firms should focus on service, not cost cutting in The Lawyer’s 60-second interview on key topics from the upcoming Business Leadership Summit. Are you...
View ArticleThree top tips: Success as a family lawyer
Irwin Mitchell partner Ros Bever shares her top three tips for success as a family lawyer.
View ArticleClydes launches in Miami with litigation bolt-on
Clyde & Co has made good on its promise to open in Miami by acquiring local litigation boutique Thornton Davis Fein. The news comes a month after The Lawyer first revealed that Clydes was circling...
View ArticleIlyashev & Partners sees success at Legal Awards 2016
Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm has been named Law Firm of the Year in Bankruptcy and senior partner Roman Marchenko is recognised as the best in the nomination “Best Lawyer in Arbitration” at the...
View ArticleGowling WLG sees success in latest stage of Glee case
The Court of Appeal has ruled that trade marks registered as a series are compatible with EU law. The decision, handed down today (25 May) marks another victory for Gowling WLG client Comic Enterprises...
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