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Retail disputes will clog the courts for a decade
As we begin to see the tail-off from recession litigation, the pandemic has accelerated all the worst trends in the retail sector
Bumper profits, but shrinking equity – we need an alternative career path
Despite rising profits firms are increasingly looking for ways beyond money to attract people
Lone firms die, but the pack survives
While some of London’s smaller firms are vanishing, there are plenty more where they came from
BCLP put its hopes in McKinsey; now wait for the result
A post-merger review gave BCLP a set of goals, but the results so far are mixed
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After Deloitte, PwC is next in line to buy a firm
As it edges closer to the £100m revenue mark, PwC Legal is looking for growth in the regions
The big laterals in Asia are male
Partnership demographics in Asia are changing, but the pace is glacial
Hogan Lovells sticks to Holborn Viaduct as HQ decision nears
Hogan Lovells is in talks to take on 280,000 square feet in a development opposite its Atlantic House headquarters. The firm is understood to have set its sights on Royal London’s upcoming Holborn Viaduct scheme, which comprises Kimberley House (14-21 Holborn Viaduct), Meridian House and 32 Farringdon Street. Altogether, the scheme covers 387,000 square feet, […]
Private equity snaps up another top 100 firm
Another private equity house has taken its first foray into the legal sector with the acquisition of a UK200 firm. Consumer firm Fletchers Solicitors has been acquired by an affiliate of Sun European Partners. The private equity business looks for “defensible businesses in growing markets with tangible performance improvement opportunities” and focuses on the business […]
Bolt gears up for first formal panel review
Bolt is embarking on a wide-scale panel review as it expands into new regions and business verticals. Having put a mini panel in place in May this year, the Tallinn-headquartered ride-hailing app will begin looking to assemble a formal panel in early 2022. Though the current panel is largely UK and Western Europe-focused, the new […]
Ince back on M&A trail with new acquisition bid
The Ince Group is purchasing corporate advisory business Arden Partners for a proposed £10m, as the listed firm once the again enters the M&A scene. The acquisition should close in the first quarter of 2021. The acquisition of Arden by Ince will value each Arden share at approximately 31 pence. Upon completion of the transaction, […]
City trio lead IKEA’s acquisition of former landmark Topshop store
Linklaters, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Reed Smith are lined up on IKEA’s £378m acquisition of Topshop’s former flagship store on Oxford Street. Ingka Investments, IKEA’s largest owner and operator, has agreed to purchase the sprawling property at 214 Oxford Street. The crowning jewel in Philip Green’s Arcadia empire, Topshop’s 100,000-sq ft-store was vacated in December last year. […]
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Slaughters partners to fund tech startups
Slaughter and May partners will be able to invest their own money in tech startups enrolled in the firm’s incubator programme. It is the first time Slaughters gives its partnership opportunities for direct investment in companies involved in its 2019-launched Collaborate accelerator, which next year kicks off its third edition. Collaborate cohort members will be […]
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