Khaitan & Co advised Delivery Hero UG (DH UG) and Foodpanda GP UG (Foodpanda UG), the shareholders of Foodpanda and affiliates of DH UG, in relation to sale of their entire stake in Foodpanda to ANI Technologies Private Limited (Ola), India in exchange for stock in Ola. The core transaction team included Ketan Kothari (Director), […]
TLT has advised Santander on a landmark transaction signalling that the energy storage market is now ripe for debt funding. The investment sees Santander provide a £28.5m facility to Battery Energy Storage Solutions Limited (BESS), an independent developer, operator and owner of battery storage units in the UK that aims to reach a 100MW portfolio […]
Jones Day has lost finance partner Paul Simcock to Vinson & Elkins in London as the firm works to bolster its corporate finance practice in the City.
Kinstellar, Emerging Europe and Central Asia’s leading independent law firm, has been shortlisted in two categories, Law Firm of the Year: Central Europe (Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia) and Law Firm of the Year: Eastern Europe & the Balkans (Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia) at The Lawyer European Awards. The ceremony will take place in London on 15 March 2018. Kinstellar won the prestigious […]
By Brett A. Kagetsu, Denis G. Silva A recent announcement by Canadian securities regulators demonstrates their growing concern with biased promotional materials, and highlights the risks to issuers when engaging with prospective investors. The regulators state that they are seeing promotional activities by issuers that are either untrue or unbalanced to such a degree that […]
By Courtney Rothery, Robyn Waller Imprisonment fears have been allayed for arbitrators and party-appointed experts involved in UAE-seated arbitrations following the latest amendments to Article 257 of the UAE Penal Code. THE PREVIOUS WORDING OF ARTICLE 257 OF THE UAE PENAL CODE In October 2016 arbitrators and party-appointed experts involved in UAE-seated arbitrations (who may or may not […]
By David Aylen, Elizaveta Osipchuk On July 27, 2018, the Russian State Duma passed first reading of a draft bill entitled “On Amendments to Part Four of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation (on geographical indications)” (the Bill). As a part of the general legislative process, a bill has to undergo three readings at the Russian […]
By James Green, Kevin Sartorio Does copyright subsist in a work created by a private party but which is subsequently incorporated by reference into regulations by legislatures? Or, once a work has been incorporated by reference, is the work public domain such that anyone can freely publish and sell copies of it? In a recent decision […]
By Kieran Laird, Ursula Johnston The government has deferred the vote on the current Brexit deal and we are now in the throes of a Tory leadership contest to see who will be the new Prime Minister. Theresa May used to say that Brexit means Brexit. But what does it mean now and what can businesses […]
Khaitan & Co advised Delivery Hero UG (DH UG) and Foodpanda GP UG (Foodpanda UG), the shareholders of Foodpanda and affiliates of DH UG, in relation to sale of their entire stake in Foodpanda to ANI Technologies Private Limited (Ola), India in exchange for stock in Ola. The core transaction team included Ketan Kothari (Director), […]
TLT has advised Santander on a landmark transaction signalling that the energy storage market is now ripe for debt funding. The investment sees Santander provide a £28.5m facility to Battery Energy Storage Solutions Limited (BESS), an independent developer, operator and owner of battery storage units in the UK that aims to reach a 100MW portfolio […]
Jones Day has lost finance partner Paul Simcock to Vinson & Elkins in London as the firm works to bolster its corporate finance practice in the City.
Kinstellar, Emerging Europe and Central Asia’s leading independent law firm, has been shortlisted in two categories, Law Firm of the Year: Central Europe (Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia) and Law Firm of the Year: Eastern Europe & the Balkans (Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia) at The Lawyer European Awards. The ceremony will take place in London on 15 March 2018. Kinstellar won the prestigious […]
Pinsent Masons has named its new China co-heads replacing the leadership it lost to Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) in September last year.
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“No-one’s interested in KWM any more,” we’re confidently told by, er… lots of former KWM partners. This comes as news to us, as our analysis of what happened to the trainees who had to be rescued from the smoking ruins of King & Wood Mallesons’ UK operation is our most-read article of the month to […]
Watson Farley & Williams has re-elected its co-managing partners for a further five years, with the firm also revealing its half-year results for 2018/19. London-based Chris Lowe and Hamburg’s Lothar Wegener first took up the post in 2014 and will now increase their reign by five years taking them until 2024. Lowe said: “We are energised […]
When Deloitte announced it had fired 20 partners over a four-year period for inappropriate behaviour it was praised on all sides for its open approach. The biggest City law firms, however, are trying to close down the discussion, but The Lawyer isn’t going to collude with them in their efforts to duck the biggest issue […]
Sidley Austin has announced its partner promotions for the New Year, making up 30 partners worldwide. While this is a big increase on the 19 partners elected last year, the firm stayed cautious in London, promoting just one. Lyndsey Laverack will become a partner in the M&A and private equity group in London. She has been […]
Reynen Court, the platform claiming to be a “one-stop” tech solution for the legal industry, has completed its first series A investment round, attracting cash from two of its biggest law firm backers. The heavyweight firms joined Prins H LLC, an investment vehicle set up by the platform’s founder and CEO Andrew Klein to provide […]
Baker McKenzie infrastructure PE duo Tim Sheddick and Katie Hicks have joined Shearman & Sterling in London, the latest in a series of moves to US firms in this space. Sheddick has been with Bakers since 1999 and was made a partner in 2006. One of his key clients is Macquarie, which he advised in […]
