Taylor Wessing has hired CEA Capital Partners investment director Ernst-Albrecht von Beauvais as a partner in its Düsseldorf office. Von Beauvais is a media specialist who previously worked for Bertelsmann Group. He has also worked as head of business development at German pay-TV station Premiere. At Taylor Wessing he will concentrate on international M&A and leveraged buyouts, with a particular focus on media and telecommunications. First revealed on www.thelawyer.com/lawyernews, 17 April
City old guard dominate M&A rankings for first quarter 2003
The UK M&A tables for the first quarter have turned up the usual culprits in terms of the top rainmakers, but there were a couple of new names on the list. Linklaters partner Clodagh Hayes, who was made up just two years ago, took 24th place in terms of deal value and third when ranked […]