Ashurst vice chairman Mary Padbury is to stand down from her role after four years in the post.
Mayer Brown has hired a partner from Ashurst to launch its first office in Japan.
Locke Lord global chair Jerry Clements has stepped down after over a decade at the helm of the US firm. Clements, who was appointed in 2006 and led the firm through the cross-Atlantic Edwards Wildman merger in 2015, announced plans to step down last year. She will become the chair emeritus of the firm and […]
LegalWorks Nordic and Axiom announced today that they have entered into a strategic collaboration to service customers in the Nordic region, bringing Axiom’s best-in-class, technology-enabled legal solutions to leading companies in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland.
International law firm Gowling WLG has advised client Cairngorm Capital Partners LLP (Cairngorm Capital) on the acquisition of M J Wilson Group Limited (MJ Wilson), the leading independent UK distributor of process instrumentation and control products. The transaction was led by Corporate, Finance and Tax partner Ian Piggin, Jade MacDonald and Stephen Bowman with support […]
To deal with growing client demand Tikit expands its sales team with the appointment of former IT Lab employee Craig Dootson. Craig has vast experience of the IT industry having worked across multiple areas including licensing, thin client technology, cloud hosting and Office 365.
Cedarlake Private Equity Fund I, advised by Rantum Capital, has acquired from Argos Soditic Funds the majority of BMF Group AG, the world’s third-largest ropeway manufacturer with more than 320 employees in Switzerland. Vischer advised Cedarlake and Rantum. The team led by partner Dr. Robert Bernet comprised Dr. Peter Kühn, Sebastian Flückiger, Ruben Masar, Aron […]
By Ian Chapman-Curry Key Points Calculating pension loss can be complex, especially where the employee was in a defined benefit pension scheme. The Employment Tribunal service published a 2003 guidance note which suggested two methods for approximating pension loss without the need for actuarial advice, but this guidance has now been withdrawn. During April and […]
Ogier has provided Luxembourg advice to Echo Energy plc (Echo Energy) on the raising of £20m through an issue of bonds listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange Euro MTF Market. Echo Energy plc is a London listed Latin American focused mid-cap oil and gas company pursuing a high value piped onshore gas strategy across South […]
Ashurst vice chairman Mary Padbury is to stand down from her role after four years in the post.
Mayer Brown has hired a partner from Ashurst to launch its first office in Japan.
Locke Lord global chair Jerry Clements has stepped down after over a decade at the helm of the US firm. Clements, who was appointed in 2006 and led the firm through the cross-Atlantic Edwards Wildman merger in 2015, announced plans to step down last year. She will become the chair emeritus of the firm and […]
Clifford Chance global head of corporate Guy Norman has been reappointed to a second term in the role, effective from 1 May.
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Sullivan & Cromwell have teamed up to advise FTSE 250 engineering company Weir on its billion-dollar acquisition of US provider Esco.
Clyde & Co has made up 12 associates to equity partner, swelling the firm’s partnership numbers to over 400 for the first time in its history.
Exclusive research conducted by The Lawyer has revealed the most common names for male and female partners in the UK’s largest firms.
Allen & Overy (A&O) has developed a new online platform in the wake of impending derivatives regulations.
Cadent Gas has launched its first panel tender since the £13.8bn deal which saw it split from National Grid in December 2016.