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
Portugal: An introduction to public law
By Catarina Pinto Correia, Ana Marta Castro, Pedro Fontes 2018 begins with a general positive feeling, since, in 2017, Portuguese economy grew – for the fourth year running – at a projected rate of approximately 2.5%. This growth follows a deep recession experienced between 2011 and 2013, years that were also marked by a significant decrease […]
Portugal: An introduction to insurance
The insurance M&A activity during 2017 followed the consolidation trend of the previous years, with a number of sales procedures of insurance companies being completed or initiated during this period. Similar to the previous years, these sales procedures attracted mainly foreign investors (particularly China-based), thus the control of the insurance sector has become more and […]
Portugal: An introduction to Energy & Natural Resources
By Rui Amendoeira, Miguel Soares Branco In 2016, Portugal ran for four days straight on renewable energy alone. Recent investments in renewable energies mean that currently Portugal runs approximately 60 per cent on renewable energy all year round. Without relevant oil and gas developments, this European country represents the modern approach to the energy sector with […]
Agreement on Mutual Administrative Assistance and Tax Cooperation between Angola and Portugal
The Agreement on Mutual Administrative Assistance and Tax Cooperation between Angola and Portugal (the “Agreement”) has been enacted by Presidential Decree 317/18, dated 31 December 2018. The Agreement applies to all taxes, excluding customs duties and social security contributions, and the following matters:
Competition Authority created in Angola
By Nuno Ruiz, Miguel Mendes Pereira, Ricardo Bordalo Junqueiro, Joana Pacheco On 21 December 2018, Presidential Decree 313/18 approving the bylaws of the Angolan Competition Regulatory Authority (“CRA”) was published, putting in place the last piece of the Angolan competition law regime. The decree completes the Angolan Competition Act (“ACA”), of 10 May 2018 (see Flash here), and the […]
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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Arthur Cox scouts Freshfields alumni for aviation practice
Arthur Cox has taken on a double hire, including Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s former global aviation head, to bolster its aviation team. Partners Rob Murphy and Laura Cunningham, two Freshfields alumni, have moved from London to join the Irish firm’s Dublin office. Murphy joins as co-chair of Arthur Cox’s aviation team, returning to private practice after a year as chief […]
The speed read: the A&O-Deloitte carousel, Brexit in court and a Weil reunion at Kirkland
What a week for Allen & Overy. On Monday it emerged that its one-time managing partner contender Michael Castle is heading to Deloitte to lead its UK legal arm. It took the accountancy firm long enough to get their man: it is nigh on a year since The Lawyer reported it had kicked off its search. […]
Fried Frank bulks up corporate practice in 2019 partner promotions round
Fried Frank has announced its partner promotions round, making up ten partners worldwide, with one sitting in London. This is the second partner the firm has promoted in London in the last two years, with corporate lawyer David Christmas making the cut last year. Christmas’s promotion came after three fallow years where Fried Frank did […]
Mishcon moves to replace Levitt with Kingsley Napley hire
Mishcon de Reya has moved to fill a gap left by its former head of white collar crime and investigation Alison Levitt QC by hiring Kingsley Napley criminal litigation partner Johanna Walsh. Walsh will join the firm on 4 February having previously worked at DLA Piper and litigation boutique Peters & Peters with a focus […]
Clifford Chance among firms advising on halted nuclear project
Japanese firm Hitachi has suspended its £20bn nuclear power plant project in Anglesey, a construction deal that had been overseen by magic circle firm Clifford Chance and Burges Salmon. A Clifford Chance team led by partner Nigel Howorth, who works on areas including planning, energy and environment, was involved as an advisor to Horizon Nuclear […]
CMS places its bets on the North with surprise Liverpool launch
In a bid to pick up further work arising from the “Northern Powerhouse” initiative, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang is opening an office in Liverpool, hiring a partner from DWF for the launch. This will be the firm’s first UK office opening since its tripartite merger with Nabarro and Olswang in May 2017 and its tenth UK […]