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
Hackers steal 1.2 billion passwords — four steps to take now
By Aravind Swaminathan and Tara McGraw Swaminatha The New York Times recently reported that an organised Russian criminal group stole approximately 1.2 billion username and password credentials associated with more than 500 million email addresses from hundreds of thousands of websites around the world. The article notes that the hackers used a large botnet (a […]
Follow-the-settlements clauses revisited
In autumn 2011, Thailand suffered severe floods. Among the properties damaged were shops and distribution centres owed by a subsidiary of Tesco. Tesco was insured against property damage and BI losses in Thailand under a master global policy issued by ACE European Group and under a local policy issued in Thailand by ACE INA. The […]
IRS implements sweeping changes to Circular 230: key points for practitioners
By Diana L Erbsen and Michael J Scarduzio Final Circular 230 regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on 9 June are now in effect, implementing sweeping changes to the governing practice standards for attorneys and other practitioners practising before the IRS. In large part, the IRS has adopted the proposed regulations (REG-138367-06) published on 17 […]
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: Kirkland v Linklaters; Shearman v A&O; and Clifford Chance goes flexible
The magic circle came under pressure from the US this week, while Clifford Chance’s shuttering of Coleman Street shows the firm can do just fine without an EC postcode. Here are the key takeaways. Linklaters isn’t off the hook from Kirkland just yet Kirkland & Ellis has been relatively quiet on the lateral hire scene this […]
“The burden is on Dechert”: SFO refutes US firm’s stance over ENRC damages
The Serious Fraud Office has said Dechert should have to pay more than £3m in damages if the ENRC’s claim against the pair is successful, in what is the latest development in an increasingly bitter dispute. The ENRC has been under investigation from the SFO since 2013, but has made several allegations since about how […]
Kirkland lures another Linklaters partner to the Gherkin
Kirkland & Ellis has taken another partner from Linklaters, as a second member of the magic circle firm’s tax team leaves for the US firm in London. Mavnick Nerwal will make the move to the Gherkin two years after Kirkland picked up former Linklaters partner Tim Lowe, who co-heads the US firm’s tax practice. Lowe joined […]
HSF guides WHSmith to $400m US acquisition
Herbert Smith Freehills and Kirkland & Ellis bagged roles on WHSmith’s latest expansion into the US market, as the company bought another stateside retailer that caters to airports and resorts. The Marshall Retail Group, advised by Kirkland, was acquired by the UK company for $400m (£312m). The Kirkland team was led by Los Angeles corporate […]
Pinsents and BCLP secure sale for Ebbsfleet Garden City vision
Pinsent Masons and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner have acted on a land purchase deal at the heart of the Ebbsfleet Garden City development.
DWF recruits from accountancy firms for new consulting venture
DWF has launched a consulting arm, with two hires from BDO and Grant Thornton. The firm, which listed on the London Stock Exchange earlier this year, has started DWF Regulatory Consulting and has hired BDO financial services partner Andrew Jacobs and Darren Fisher, who was previously a director in Grant Thornton’s financial services advisory arm. […]