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Dechert and Squires at helm of €2bn fintech sale

A number of US firms have secured roles on the sale of fintech company Itiviti to Broadridge Financial Solutions for €2.14bn. Dechert led for Itiviti’s owners Nordic Capital, with a team steered by London corporate partners Ross Allardice and Mark Evans, along with senior associate Tony Brown. Itiviti, a capital markets product used by banks […]

Penningtons Manches Cooper promotes four in 2021 partner round

Penningtons Manches Cooper has promoted four lawyers in its 2021 partner promotions round. Clare Arthurs, Rebecca Andrews Walker, Elise Bevan and Alex Prew will join the partnership as of 1 April. Andrews Walker is a restructuring specialist, Bevan works in clinical negligence and Prew is a real estate lawyer. Arthurs, meanwhile, leads the knowledge function […]

Essex Court removes Uighur article from website after China sanctions

Essex Court Chambers has removed an article from its website that made reference to a legal opinion condemning the abuse of Uighur Muslims, just hours after the set was sanctioned alongside a group of UK individuals and business. Sanctions were handed down by China on Friday in relation to the alleged “lies and disinformation” that […]