Cash is king
Cash management is difficult for any firm to balance, especially in these hard economic times. Getting it right could make the difference between success or failure.
Davis Polk, Shearman advise on £5bn Brazilian IPO
Shearman & Sterling has advised the underwriters on Brazil’s biggest IPO to date – the $8bn (£5bn) listing of Banco Santander’s Brazilian subsidiary.
Altogether now
The global downturn will sort the men from the boys when it comes to litigation. Domestic litigation has failed to reach epidemic proportions, but firms with strong international practices are picking up a plethora of instructions that will keep them in good health for several years to come.
Govt dept issues tender for sole adviser
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is looking for a single firm to advise it on employment and HR issues.
Opinion: FSA: leave insider dealing prosecutions to the SFO
It is astonishing that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has been able to transform itself from benign regulator to assertive criminal prosecutor in the absence of public debate about its accountability.
Cash is king
Cash management is difficult for any firm to balance, especially in these hard economic times. Getting it right could make the difference between success or failure.
Davis Polk, Shearman advise on £5bn Brazilian IPO
Shearman & Sterling has advised the underwriters on Brazil’s biggest IPO to date – the $8bn (£5bn) listing of Banco Santander’s Brazilian subsidiary.
Altogether now
The global downturn will sort the men from the boys when it comes to litigation. Domestic litigation has failed to reach epidemic proportions, but firms with strong international practices are picking up a plethora of instructions that will keep them in good health for several years to come.
Govt dept issues tender for sole adviser
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is looking for a single firm to advise it on employment and HR issues.
Simpson Thacher names new KKR link
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett acquisition finance veteran Tony Keal is retiring at the end of this calendar year, with the firm nominating recently promoted partner Ian Barratt to
take over the key Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) relationship in London.
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Clifford Chance to have first European senior partner as Bickerton drops out
The race for Clifford Chance’s senior partner role is down to two, with former London managing partner David Bickerton dropping out of the running. With Bickerton, who seemed poised to scoop the top role, stepping aside, the new senior partner will be based on the Continental front – Paris managing partner Yves Wehrli and Amsterdam managing partner […]
The speed read: silver circle modernisation and why Clifford Chance’s latest partner loss is part of a wider trend
Well, Travers Smith proved us wrong, sort of. In The Speed Read two weeks ago we cynically noted that plenty of firms had female candidates for senior or managing partner but few ever ended up electing them. Travers has bucked the trend, however, by handing the senior partner role to long-time head of tax Kathleen […]
Shearman faces HK capital markets void as entire team exits for Chinese rival
Shearman & Sterling’s entire Hong Kong capital markets team is moving to PRC rival Fangda Partners’ Hong Kong office in the most significant coup yet by a Chinese firm to scale up in the financial hub. The Lawyer can confirm that the entire Hong Kong capital markets practice at Shearman led by partners Colin Law and […]
Three new London partners for BCLP in first post-merger promotions round
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has made up 23 lawyers to partner in its latest promotions round, with the majority being legacy Bryan Cave lawyers. It is the first set of promotions since Bryan Cave and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) merged in April. Eighteen lawyers have been promoted across the United States, while three solicitors – all […]
Live blog: crunch time for the Brexit deal
The latest reaction as Theresa May fights to get her Brexit deal through Parliament.
Simpson Thacher makes major infrastructure PE play with Clifford Chance hire
Clifford Chance infrastructure M&A star Amy Mahon is joining Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s City office in yet another departure from the magic circle firm’s private equity group. Mahon’s exit follows that of Brendan Moylan to Latham & Watkins earlier this year, along with Allen & Overy infrastructure finance partner Conrad Andersen. After Moylan, Mahon was […]