Five firms line up on BBA Aviation’s $2bn purchase of Landmark
Slaughter and May and Sullivan & Cromwell teamed up to advise BBA Aviation on its $2bn (£1.3bn) purchase of aircraft service provider Landmark Aviation, owned by the Carlyle Group.
Slaughter and May and Sullivan & Cromwell teamed up to advise BBA Aviation on its $2bn (£1.3bn) purchase of aircraft service provider Landmark Aviation, owned by the Carlyle Group.
We didn’t deliberately co-ordinate the publication of our China Elite report (click here for an executive preview) with George Osborne’s visit to the PRC, but it’s happy timing.
During the run-up to the London 2012 Olympic Games, Celia Carlisle was working on providing the infrastructure for the world’s biggest sporting event.
Hogan Lovells has ended its relationship with Indonesian association firm Hermawan Juniarto, three years after the tie-up started.
Zhong Lun’s partners have decided to launch a new international strategy after months of consultation to remain independent, while its Hong Kong associated firm has officially integrated into the mainland base.
This week our top briefings writers are taken from the litigation sector, and their posts include information on the new higher court fees, the litigation funding process, and the state of the UK’s arbitration sector.
Formal education has its place, but law needs to move with the times and appreciate the benefits that organic learning through technology can bring.
Move of the week Watson Farley & Williams has hired maritime partner Joe McGladdery, who joins from Wikborg Rein. McGladdery joined Wikborg’s partnership in 2012 and has experience advising on commercial matters, asset-back finance transactions and new-building programmes. His clients include BG Group and Paragon Offshore and he is a former general counsel of Qatar […]
For the first time, Chinese firms can be ranked by revenue, and one thing is clear, most of the elite Chinese firms have enjoyed stellar growth in the past year. How?
400 brands sold in 190 countries is one major global footprint to keep on the right legal track. The trick is to build strong teams, says Unilever legal chief Ritva Sotamaa, who launched a company-wide legal academy this year
Overseeing transactions valued at a combined £9bn a year, Fosun international GC Xu Yao says the investment group can be both a rewarding and a gruellingly demanding client for external firms. From Canada’s Cirque du Soleil to French holiday group Le Club Mediterranee; from Australian oil and gas company Roc Oil to Israeli cosmetics outfit […]