Khaitan advises Altico on rupee term loan
Khaitan & Co advised Altico Capital India Private Limited on a secured lending of a rupee term loan to M/S Pharande Promoters & Builders (Borrower) for the purpose of construction of certain...
View ArticleAdmiral to launch first ever barrister panel
Motor insurance giant Admiral is approaching its former counsel to sit on its first ever panel of barristers’ chambers. The panel will result in Admiral instructing more barristers directly on major...
View ArticleConyers advises Xiangyu Investment on bonds issue
Conyers Dill & Pearman provided British Virgin Islands legal advice to Xiangyu Investment (BVI) Co Ltd. in connection with its issue of $300m 4.75% guaranteed bonds due 2019 guaranteed by Hong Kong...
View ArticleConyers advises Hanrui Overseas Investment on $300m bonds issue
Conyers Dill & Pearman provided British Virgin Islands legal advice to Hanrui Overseas Investment Co Ltd in connection with the issue of $300m 4.90% guaranteed bonds due 2019 guaranteed by Hanrui...
View ArticleEmerald Technology Ventures launches fourth fund
Guernsey firms Carey Olsen and Northern Trust have assisted Emerald Technology Ventures, a global pioneer in industrial technology investments, on the launch of its fourth venture fund, Emerald...
View ArticleGateley Plc advises on sale of deltatre
Gateley Plc’s Leeds office has completed the sale of sports media service company deltatre to US-based private investment company Bruin Sports Capital. A multi-disciplinary team led by Corporate...
View ArticleOgier advises HNA on £131m Canary Wharf acquisition
Ogier in Hong Kong have recently advised Chinese state-owned HNA International Investment on its £131m acquisition of a major commercial building in Canary Wharf. HNA acquired 17 Columbus Courtyard,...
View ArticleKhaitan advises Kosamattam Finance on IPO
Khaitan & Co advised Kosamattam Finance Limited in relation to its Initial public offering of secured Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs). This is the seventh consecutive Issue of NCDs by...
View ArticleHogan Lovells reveals 80% retention rate
Hogan Lovells has retained 80 per cent of its qualifying trainees, keeping on 24 of 30 of its newly-qualified lawyers at the firm this year. The firm received applications for an NQ role from 29 of its...
View ArticlePublic Interest Lawyers hauled before SDT over Iraq War claims
Public Interest Lawyers (PIL) will be hauled before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) over its role as advisers to an Iraq War inquiry. The Legal Aid Agency has also terminated its contract...
View ArticleShakespeare Martineau turnover falls to £71m post-merger
Shakespeare Martineau turnover has slipped 5.8 per cent to £71m in its first financial results since the merger of Shakespeares and SGH Martineau last June. During the 2014/15 financial year...
View ArticleClifford Chance boosts New York with dual partner hire
Clifford Chance has added two new partners to its New York office from Chadbourne & Parke and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The magic circle firm has recruited Chadbourne partner...
View ArticleThe 2016 Legal Scholarship Award recipient
Mariangela Bucci is the 2016 recipient of the Conyers Dill & Pearman legal scholarship award. The scholarship award, presented annually to a Bermudian enrolled in a law degree programme, is valued...
View ArticleAcclaimed book on judicial stamp duty co-authored by senior associate
Senior Associate Viorel Bran co-authored a book concerning judicial stamp fee legislation, an important starting point in the sinuous interpretation process of related legal provisions. The book is an...
View ArticleAndrew Hockton defends GP against indecent assault allegations
At the conclusion of a 16-day hearing the Medical Practitioners Tribunal found all 17 allegations of indecent assault against a GP not proved. The allegations were in relation to five patients. Sixteen...
View ArticleGateley wins Angelmist battle
Gateley Plc’s Corporate Recovery team has delivered an important victory for Angelmist Properties Ltd (in liquidation) and its liquidators Ian Richardson and Kevin Hellard of Grant Thornton UK LLP,...
View ArticleOgier advises on $850m refinancing for Chinese firm
Ogier recently acted as Cayman and BVI counsel to Biostime, a leading Chinese producer of infant nutritional products, enabling it to raise a $850m of new financing as part of a combined capital...
View ArticleKhaitan advises Apollo Tyres on $48m issue
Khaitan & Co advised Apollo Tyres Ltd and the arrangers to this issue including Axis Bank, DBS Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd in relation to issuance of listed non-convertible debentures...
View ArticleBird & Bird consulting boss quits
Bird & Bird is on the hunt for a new CEO for its Baseline consulting arm following the departure of Dominic Cook. It is understood Cook challenged the leadership of CEO David Kerr during the...
View ArticleSABMiller GC to step down in wake of ABInBev takeover
SABMiller general counsel John Davidson will stand down in six months following a management overhaul as a result of its takeover by Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABInBev). Davidson became the brewer’s first...
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