Khaitan & Co advised Divgi Warner Private Limited in relation to acquisition of 60% stake from Borg Warner Inc., joint venture partner for $15m. Divgi-Warner is a joint venture between BorgWarner, USA and Divgi-Metalwares, India, bringing over 100 years of product innovation in drivetrain technology. The customer base includes TATA and Mahindra in India, as well […]
DLA Piper has raised salaries for its trainees and lawyers
The Lawyer’s revelation that DLA has started punishing partners for not accurately recording their time hit a nerve with our readers. But it turns out there are more severe directives out there…
Denise Nurse trained at Charles Russell and worked in-house at BSkyB before embarking on a second career as a broadcaster, presenting for Sky News, Sky Travel and hosting Escape to the Country for the BBC. She established ‘alternative law firm’ Halebury with business partner Janvi Patel in 2007. What’s your background? Why did you become […]
For the second year running Shoosmiths has won the ‘Motor Finance – Legal Provider of the Year’ award at the Motor Finance Awards 2016. The team beat law firms such as Gowling WLG to the prize, awarded at the ceremony held at the Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof Hotel in Frankfurt, Germany, on 7 April. The awards […]
The corporate team from the Manchester office of national law-firm, Shoosmiths has advised private equity firm, NorthEdge Capital (NorthEdge), on its investment into TKC, a Greater Manchester-based kitchen trade supplier. The investment was used to back a management buyout of TKC and to secure a majority stake in the £19m-turnover business for NorthEdge. This is […]
Khaitan & Co advised Divgi Warner Private Limited in relation to acquisition of 60% stake from Borg Warner Inc., joint venture partner for $15m. Divgi-Warner is a joint venture between BorgWarner, USA and Divgi-Metalwares, India, bringing over 100 years of product innovation in drivetrain technology. The customer base includes TATA and Mahindra in India, as well […]
DLA Piper has raised salaries for its trainees and lawyers
The Lawyer’s revelation that DLA has started punishing partners for not accurately recording their time hit a nerve with our readers. But it turns out there are more severe directives out there…
Denise Nurse trained at Charles Russell and worked in-house at BSkyB before embarking on a second career as a broadcaster, presenting for Sky News, Sky Travel and hosting Escape to the Country for the BBC. She established ‘alternative law firm’ Halebury with business partner Janvi Patel in 2007. What’s your background? Why did you become […]
Khaitan & Co advised Divgi Metalware Private Limited in relation to a private equity investment by Nandan Nilekani through his Private Equity Fund NRJN Family Trust in Divgi Metalware Private Limited for $4.5m. DIvgi Metalware Private Limited is in the business of manufacturing of gears and screw machinated parts. Sharad Abhyankar (Partner) and Ashwinee Oturkar […]
Slaughter and May and Allen & Overy (A&O) have advised in a £5.3bn asset sale from UK Asset Resolution Limited (UKAR) to a consortium of investors, including bond fund Pacific Investment Management Co (Pimco). Slaughters corporate partner Guy O’Keefe and finance partner Oliver Storey instructed UKAR, which was formed by the UK government at the peak of […]
Osborne Clarke has appointed litigation partner Ashley Hurst to head the firm’s digital business sector after Adrian Bott left the role to head up the firm’s Hong Kong presence earlier this month. Hurst joined Osborne Clarke in 2016 as a commercial litigation partner after spending 10 years at Olswang. Hurst trained at Hogan Lovells. In contrast […]
White & Case regulatory partner James Greig is moving back in-house after just two years at the US firm. Greig joined White & Case in 2016 from BNY Mellon, where he was EMEA regulatory counsel and head of the office of public policy and regulatory affairs. His last stint in private practice was between 2002 […]
Clifford Chance has won a first time instruction from Elliott Advisors on its purchase of UK bookshop Waterstones. This is the first time Elliott has completed a private equity deal in Europe, seeking counsel from magic circle partners Chris Sullivan and Spencer Baylin. The deal sees investment group Elliott purchase the bookstore operator for an […]
The hunt for David Green QC’s replacement as director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has come to an end, with former FBI deputy general counsel Lisa Osofsky set to take charge, The Lawyer understands. Osofsky is currently the EMEA investigations head at governance and compliance organisation Exiger. Green’s tenure came to an end on […]
Kirkland & Ellis partner David Higgins has made his lineup debut at his new firm, supporting the team on a deal opposite his old shop Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. The deal saw Kirkland act for private equity house Pamplona on its sale of European pet food manufacturer Partner in Pet Food (PPF) to Cinven. Kirkland led […]