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 […]
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 […]
Angola: a guide to corporate tax 2018
Q&A- The Legal 500: Fintech Country Comparative Guide – Portugal
Conceição Gamito, senior adviser, Tiago Correia Moreira, managing associate, Helena Correia Mendonça, principal consultant, and José Miguel Carracho, associate, write the portuguese chapter for the “Fintech Country Comparative Guide”. This chapter counted with the collaboration of Maria de Lurdes Gonçalves, senior associate, Inês de Melo Grilo and João Carlos Assunção, associates. This Q&A article covers […]
Implementing SHRD II in Portugal
By Paulo Olavo Cunha, Cristina Melo The Long-Term Shareholder Engagement Directive (SHRD II) requires EU member states to put in place, until 10 June 2019, certain mechanisms with a view to, among other things, increase the engagement of shareholders with trading companies listed in the member states. In Portugal, the transposition of SHRD II is […]
Project Finance 2019: Angola
By Manuel Protásio, Vanusa Gomes What are the main trends/significant developments in the project finance market in your jurisdiction? Angola is facing several political changes since the new government was elected in September 2017. The new government has made positive progress in strategic areas to promote transparency, good governance and to open the country to […]
Project Finance 2019: Mozambique
By Teresa Empis Falcão, Guilherme Daniel What are the main trends/significant developments in the project finance market in your jurisdiction? Mozambique expects to see the announcement of the final investment decision (FID) for one of the biggest gas projects in the Rovuma basin in the second quarter of 2019. The LNG project developed by the […]
Project Finance 2019: Portugal
By Teresa Empis Falcão, Ana Luís de Sousa What are the main trends/significant developments in the project finance market in your jurisdiction? The Portuguese market continues to show signs of increasing confidence from investors as a significant number of greenfield projects are being discussed and planned for the near future, both in the infrastructure and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rui Amendoeira appointed member of International Energy Law Research Institute
Oil & Gas partner Rui Amendoeira has been appointed an “Affiliated Member” of the International Energy Law Research Institute (IELRI). The IELRI is an international organization that fosters the conduct of research and capacity building in the field of energy and natural resources law around the world. Its Affiliated and Advisory Board members include some leading […]
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New York firms dominate the RPL rankings as US firms hit new London revenue high
Average revenue per lawyer (RPL) at the 50-largest US firms in the UK has broken through the $1m mark for the first time, The Lawyer can reveal, with average RPL rising by 8 per cent from $953,000 to a new record of $1.03m. The entry into The Lawyer’s US Top 50 2019 report this year of […]
The speed read: Europeans are happy, and some leaders really are strong and stable
As we approach the long weekend, here are the big themes from the last five days: 1. Restructuring lawyers are busy – and not just in the magic circle The struggling high street been a theme of the week, with Jamie Oliver’s restaurant business now in administration, and Freshfields and DLA Piper securing the mandate […]
The Lawyer Awards: HSF, Quinn and Stewarts among the litigation finalists
Ahead of The Lawyer Awards 2019, in association with Travelers, we’re looking back on some of the most complex or legally significant cases of the last 12 months, as eight teams vie for the top prize in this year’s litigation category. In a case that has been rumbling on since 2012, a joint team of […]
From hub to lab: Freshfields goes digital in Berlin
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has launched its first digital solutions lab in Berlin, the latest step in building a network of innovation units across its global footprint. The lab, located in the Factory co-working space nested in the Görlitzer Park area, will be led by the firm’s German real estate and litigation counsels Gerrit Beckhaus and […]
European 100 breaks through €10bn in buoyant year
The combined turnover of the largest independent European firms has broken through the €10bn barrier for the first time, exclusive data gathered by The Lawyer reveals this week. Collectively, the firms featured in this year’s European 100 report brought in a combined €10.4bn in 2018, up 6.5 per cent from €9.76bn in 2017. It is […]
Freshfields and DLA Piper guide Green through Arcadia’s CVA
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and DLA Piper are working together on Arcadia’s company voluntary arrangement (CVA), as Philip Green embarks on a plan to rescue the business. Freshfields’ restructuring partners Neil Golding and Adam Gallagher are leading for Arcadia, as its chair Philip Green plans the closure of 23 UK stores, including Topshop, Dorothy Perkins, Miss […]