1 March 2010

Tulkinghorn: Lovely bubbly

Tulkinghorn was left ­craving his regular evening tipple of Bollinger last week after the partners at Olswang caused a run on the glug in Holborn.

Ash Coleman-Smith

People moves

Berwin Leighton Paisner has snared a PR and marketing guru to drive its ­marketing strategy.

Taylor Wessing advises esure on £185m Lloyds buyout

Taylor Wessing has ­fielded a seven-partner deal team on its mandate to advise longstanding client esure on the motor insurance group’s £185m private equity-backed management buyout from Lloyds Banking Group.

Lovells drives through LVG sale for Kelso

Lovells has advised private equity house Kelso Place Asset Management on its acquisition of a company that owns a driving school just days after it went into administration.

Michelle Duncan

Paul Hastings revels in City disputes advancement

A year after Paul Hastings made one of the boldest group hires in a very long time, the fruits of its seven-partner raid on Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft is there for all the market to see.