MoFo doubles up on first Korean AIM float
Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) has taken on two roles in the first flotation of a Korean company on AIM.
Akin gump, wachtell on Halcyon NY listing
US firms Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz are playing key roles in the New York listing of hedge fund company Halcyon Asset Management.
Links, jones day to act on kazakh mega-deal
Linklaters and Jones Day have been handed key roles on a proposed mega-deal that would see the creation of a £20bn mining giant in Kazakhstan. Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) has made an approach for copper producer Kazakhmys, with the former understood to have turned to Jones Day European head of capital markets Giles Elliott, who represented it during its £136bn London Stock Exchange IPO in December.
Court of Appeal allows document disclosure in English arbitration
XXIV Old Buildings has scored a Court of Appeal victory allowing documents generated for an English arbitration to be disclosed for the purposes of proceedings in New South Wales (NSW) and British Virgin Islands (BVI).
Influx of retired judges threatens to flood arbitration and ADR markets
There is a world beyond the bench – provided practitioners know where to look for it.
Reed smith wins role on AOL’s bebo buyout
The London office of Reed Smith Richards Butler has won a minor role in a major US technology deal, handling UK issues on AOL’s $850m (£424.24m) cash buyout of social networking site Bebo.
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Lovells to act on ICTS europe holdings sale
Lovells has landed an instruction from German private equity house Deutsche Beteiligungs advising on its e100m (£78.73m) acquisition of ICTS Europe Holdings.
Magnificent ’07: The Lawyer US Top 50 2007
Despite, or perhaps even because of, the rocky trading conditions, 2007 will be remembered as a banner year for the top US law firms – as The Lawyer’s exclusive research reveals
The Rocky road to ruin
After weeks of threats it looks as if the Government is finally going to be sued over its handling of the Northern Rock fiasco.
Lovells bags role on sale of Moscow hotel and offices
Lovells has landed a role advising the vendors on a major real estate deal in Moscow, with the transaction being led out of London.
ICC Arbitration chief quits after strategy row
The ICC International Court of Arbitration chairman Pierre Tercier has resigned after a disagreement about the future direction of the court. Tercier’s resignation, which will take effect from the end of June, follows a decision by the ICC chairmanship, headed by Marcus Wallenberg, that it would not propose a renewal of his term in office […]
A&O banking partner moves in house at TAQA
Allen & Overy (A&O) banking partner and former New York chief Carl Sheldon has joined the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) as its first ever general counsel. Sheldon was lured away from the magic circle firm after being introduced to TAQA through A&O’s banking practice. TAQA has had close links with the firm since […]