Life sciences investment group Abingworth has hired a new general counsel, poaching John Heard from Intel Capital. Heard will replace former general counsel Clare Wilkinson, who left to take the top legal job at Omega Fund Management. At Intel Heard specialised in legal advice on capital venture financing deals for start-up technology companies. He will carry out a similar role at Abingworth, but will focus on the life sciences sector.
Transport deals provide rich pickings for City project teams
Allen & Overy‘s (A&O), Ashurst‘s, CMS Cameron McKenna’s, Denton Wilde Sapte’s (DWS) and Herbert Smith’s project practices have all received boosts this month through key London transport infrastructure deals. However, the news has not been as good for Linklaters, which has been driven out of the £5bn M25 widening project after its client was cut […]