A&O grabs mandate for M&S in potential Ocado deal
A&O and Slaughters are advising on a deal between Ocado and M&S that could create the supermarket chain’s first food delivery service line.
DWF grabs mandate on Flybmi’s collapse
Flybmi has become the latest airline to enter into administration, with the company citing Brexit uncertainty as one of the main reasons for its collapse. DWF is acting for the administrators BDO, with a team led by Leeds-based associate partner Matthew Brown. The airline cancelled all flights over the weekend with immediate effect. DWF is understood to […]
Scottish firm grabs mandate in Liberty’s potential sale
Burness Paull is acting in the potential sale of landmark department store Liberty, as it is poised to change hands for the first time in nearly a decade. It is understood that private equity firm BlueGem Capital Partners, which bought Liberty for £42m in 2010, has recruited bankers to explore a potential sale. Glasgow-based capital markets […]
City duo secure lead mandates on HMV administration
Addleshaw Goddard and Howard Kennedy have been called in to act on the administration of HMV, after it struggled to scrape past Christmas and became the latest victim on the ailing high street. Addleshaws is advising administrators KPMG, led by business support and restructuring partners Fraser Ritson and Alison Goldthorpe. KPMG was confirmed as administrators […]
Cleary joins City duo on sale of Times Higher Education
Joining AIM: a field guide for applicants to AIM, a market of the London Stock Exchange
AIM, a market of the London Stock Exchange, is the world’s premier market for smaller growing companies. AIM serves as a mechanism for companies seeking access to capital to realise their growth and innovation potential. It plays a vital role in the funding environment for small and medium-sized enterprises as they develop their businesses. Since […]
A&O grabs mandate for M&S in potential Ocado deal
A&O and Slaughters are advising on a deal between Ocado and M&S that could create the supermarket chain’s first food delivery service line.
DWF grabs mandate on Flybmi’s collapse
Flybmi has become the latest airline to enter into administration, with the company citing Brexit uncertainty as one of the main reasons for its collapse. DWF is acting for the administrators BDO, with a team led by Leeds-based associate partner Matthew Brown. The airline cancelled all flights over the weekend with immediate effect. DWF is understood to […]
Scottish firm grabs mandate in Liberty’s potential sale
Burness Paull is acting in the potential sale of landmark department store Liberty, as it is poised to change hands for the first time in nearly a decade. It is understood that private equity firm BlueGem Capital Partners, which bought Liberty for £42m in 2010, has recruited bankers to explore a potential sale. Glasgow-based capital markets […]
City duo secure lead mandates on HMV administration
Addleshaw Goddard and Howard Kennedy have been called in to act on the administration of HMV, after it struggled to scrape past Christmas and became the latest victim on the ailing high street. Addleshaws is advising administrators KPMG, led by business support and restructuring partners Fraser Ritson and Alison Goldthorpe. KPMG was confirmed as administrators […]
Whatever happened to… the Blackstone juniors of 2016?
While The Lawyer’s annual Top 20 cases heralds star QCs at the top at their game, it also unearths the next generation of the Bar. Here’s how Blackstone juniors have fared since appearing in the list.
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The speed read: Slaughters’ shrinking partnership; and long-serving leaders
A varied week in the legal market gave rise to historical comparisons, awards winners and the end of the road for one barristers’ chambers.
Clifford Chance: We’re going to set targets to be more inclusive
Senior management at Clifford Chance will have to set out their diversity and inclusion targets to the firm, as it continues its push to reduce its gender pay gap. Members of the firm’s executive leadership group, including managing partner Matthew Layton and new senior partner Jeroen Ouwehand, are among those who have committed to publicly […]
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Simpson Thacher’s City revenue reaches new heights of $176m
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has added $11.4m to its turnover in London, giving the firm a 7 per cent boost in the City. According to the data, Simpson Thacher’s City numbers increased from $164.9m to $176.3m over 2018, again putting it just behind Weil Gotshal & Manges in terms of London revenue size. Yesterday Weil […]
Bakers sets target for senior-level BAME representation
In its latest gender pay gap report, Baker McKenzie has posted a target to achieve 14 per cent BAME representation across its London partnership and within senior levels. This is the first time that the firm has published ethnicity pay gap figures, with a 17 per cent hourly pay gap for black, Asian and minority […]
Kirkland’s City financials reach all-time high of $380m
Kirkland & Ellis’s latest financials have revealed the firm has increased its global revenue by more than $500m, up 19 per cent from last year’s $3.16bn to $3.76bn. Outpacing global growth, London revenue is believed to have hit $380m, rising nearly $100m from 2017’s $300m. Last year, it also hit the dizzying heights of $5m […]