Freshfields leads in Cinven £475m software deal
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised key client Cinven in its sale of software developer Northgate Public Services to a Japanese buyer.
East & Concord advises on construction of Beijing’s Maglev train line
On December 30, 2017, Beijing’s first medium-low speed maglev line S1 with independent intellectual property started its trial operation officially. Li Dongming, Li Jian and Yang Lu from East & Concord’s Beijing Office provided legal advice on the investment and construction of the project. The magnetic levitation S1 line is a demonstration line of medium-low […]
London leads the way in Reed Smith 2018 promotions
Reed Smith has promoted five of its London lawyers to partner in its 2018 promotions round. They are the employment team’s David Ashmore, real estate’s Joanna Carter, Antonia Panayides of the shipping group, Elizabeth Farrell from energy and natural resources and IP lawyer Philip Thomas. Farrell and Panayides both trained at Reed Smith. Ashmore started his […]
Khaitan & Co advises Hindustan Media on restructuring
Khaitan & Co advised Hindustan Media Ventures Limited in relation to the scheme of arrangement in relation to proposed demerger of Business to Consumers segment (higher education courses to retail consumers) of India Education Services Private Limited into Hindustan Media Ventures Limited, under section 230 -232 of the Companies Act 2013; and reduction of share […]
Angola: a guide to corporate tax 2018
Congo: Revision of mining code
By Olivier Bustin and Pierrick Ferrero Following the actions by the Ivory Coast in 2014, as well as Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Senegal in 2016, who adopted a new mining code, the DRC has recently revised its mining code enacted in 2002…
Mozambique: Shipping law 2018
An International Comparative Legal Guide to shipping law in Mozambique in 2018…
Angola: Shipping law 2018
An International Comparative Legal Guide to shipping law in Angola in 2018…
Growth and internationalisation of European elite law firms
By Dominic Carmen Faced with stronger competition from international giants, our third Euro Elite report finds the independent law firm holding its own throughout the continent…
‘Local content’ measures in Francophone sub-Saharan Africa
VdA’s Matthieu Le Roux and Olivier Bustin on the search for balance between legitimate ambitions, socio-economic realities and the management of expectations…
Freshfields leads in Cinven £475m software deal
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised key client Cinven in its sale of software developer Northgate Public Services to a Japanese buyer.
East & Concord advises on construction of Beijing’s Maglev train line
On December 30, 2017, Beijing’s first medium-low speed maglev line S1 with independent intellectual property started its trial operation officially. Li Dongming, Li Jian and Yang Lu from East & Concord’s Beijing Office provided legal advice on the investment and construction of the project. The magnetic levitation S1 line is a demonstration line of medium-low […]
London leads the way in Reed Smith 2018 promotions
Reed Smith has promoted five of its London lawyers to partner in its 2018 promotions round. They are the employment team’s David Ashmore, real estate’s Joanna Carter, Antonia Panayides of the shipping group, Elizabeth Farrell from energy and natural resources and IP lawyer Philip Thomas. Farrell and Panayides both trained at Reed Smith. Ashmore started his […]
Khaitan & Co advises Hindustan Media on restructuring
Khaitan & Co advised Hindustan Media Ventures Limited in relation to the scheme of arrangement in relation to proposed demerger of Business to Consumers segment (higher education courses to retail consumers) of India Education Services Private Limited into Hindustan Media Ventures Limited, under section 230 -232 of the Companies Act 2013; and reduction of share […]
Schoenherr advises Liechtensteinische Landesbank on acquisition of Semper Constantia
Schoenherr has advised Zürich listed Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG (“LLB”) on the acquisition of Semper Constantia Privatbank AG (“Semper Constantia”), Vienna. The acquisition agreement was signed on 21 December 2017. The purchase price amounts to €185m and will be paid partly in cash and partly in LLB shares. The final purchase price will be determined at […]
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City trio score top roles on Facebook’s new HQ
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP), Hogan Lovells and Eversheds Sutherland have acted on Facebook’s acquisition of new office space in the City, doubling its footprint in the capital. The move sees Facebook acquire over 600,000sq ft of space in Kings Cross. BCLP advised longstanding client King’s Cross Central Limited Partnership (KCCLP) on the pre-let sale, led by […]
Fourteen firms win top roles on Pearson’s revamped roster
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Herbert Smith Freehills and Goodwin Procter have all won panel spots on Pearson’s legal roster.
Mayer Brown bulks up in white-collar with double hire from Norton Rose Fulbright
Mayer Brown has hired two partners from Norton Rose Fulbright’s London office as the firm looks to strengthen its global white-collar and investigations practice. Norton Rose Fulbright head of business ethics and anti-corruption Sam Eastwood will join the firm on 20 August, while dispute resolution and investigations partner Jason Hungerford joins Mayer Brown with immediate […]
Burges Salmon PEP drops for second consecutive year
Burges Salmon’s average profit per equity partner (PEP) has dropped for the second year in a row, while revenue nudged up 3 per cent to hit £90m. The Bristol-headquartered reported a dip in PEP of nearly 2 per cent from £435,000 to £430,000. Since recording a PEP high of £523,000 in 2015/16, Burges Salmon has […]
Raft of litigation heavyweights line up for $2.6bn oligarch case
City litigation heavyweights are preparing for the latest case between Ukrainian lender PrivatBank and its former owners, the Ukrainian oligarchs Gennadiy Bogolyubov and Igor Kolomoisky, which could be worth up to $2.6bn (£2bn). Partners from Hogan Lovells, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Fieldfisher and Pinsent Masons will face off in the High Court as PrivatBank alleges […]
29 lawyers over two months: Dechert nets largest group hire from Quinn Emanuel
Dechert has completed the mass hire of 29 lawyers from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s product liability team in the US. The group has been joining since the end of May, after the arrival of Quinn’s product liability co-chairs Sheila Birnbaum and Mark Cheffo. The pair made the move with fellow partner Douglas Fleming, another […]