Vannin Capital has been acquired by a US headquartered investment business, nearly a year after withdrawing plans to list on the London Stock Exchange. Vannin will now be under the command of Fortress Investment Group in a deal that is expected to be finalised later this month. Vannin and its largest shareholder, Brandon Investments, was […]
Latham & Watkins is representing Virgin Galactic on its merger deal that will see it become the first publically traded spaceflight company. US-based partners at Latham have been advising the Virgin Group on the tie-up with Social Capital Hedosophia. The deal has been led by New York corporate partner Justin Hamill, partner Josh Dubofsky, who […]
Keystone Law has posted its financial results for 2018, with double-digit growth in turnover and sustained growth in recruitment in its first year as a publicly-listed company. The firm revealed 35 per cent growth in turnover from £31.6m to £42.7m. Profit before tax grew by 56.8 per cent, up from £3.3m to £5.1m. Keystone founder […]
Jones Day and Travers Smith have advised on the £185m IPO of casual dining group Loungers. Loungers, which operates 146 café-bar sites across England and Wales under brands Lounge and Cosy Club, has been advised by co-lead of Jones Day’s banking, finance and securities practice Giles Elliott and capital markets partner Vica Irani. Having revealed […]
Vannin Capital has been acquired by a US headquartered investment business, nearly a year after withdrawing plans to list on the London Stock Exchange. Vannin will now be under the command of Fortress Investment Group in a deal that is expected to be finalised later this month. Vannin and its largest shareholder, Brandon Investments, was […]
Latham & Watkins is representing Virgin Galactic on its merger deal that will see it become the first publically traded spaceflight company. US-based partners at Latham have been advising the Virgin Group on the tie-up with Social Capital Hedosophia. The deal has been led by New York corporate partner Justin Hamill, partner Josh Dubofsky, who […]
Keystone Law has posted its financial results for 2018, with double-digit growth in turnover and sustained growth in recruitment in its first year as a publicly-listed company. The firm revealed 35 per cent growth in turnover from £31.6m to £42.7m. Profit before tax grew by 56.8 per cent, up from £3.3m to £5.1m. Keystone founder […]
Jones Day and Travers Smith have advised on the £185m IPO of casual dining group Loungers. Loungers, which operates 146 café-bar sites across England and Wales under brands Lounge and Cosy Club, has been advised by co-lead of Jones Day’s banking, finance and securities practice Giles Elliott and capital markets partner Vica Irani. Having revealed […]
Kirkland and Latham top the US 50 law firms in London table with considerable revenue growth.
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The head of Linklaters‘ contract lawyer platform has left to join Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as London chief operating officer, The Lawyer understands. Mark Higgs, who was COO of the firm’s Re:Link service, has spent almost 11 months at Linklaters. In October, he was promoted to global head of alternative legal services, only a few weeks […]
The upcoming general election gave rise to three legal-related stories this week, while Kirkland lost two partners in rapid in succession and its US rivals claimed the biggest IPO mandate going. DLA Piper rethinks its training – when will others follow? In a year that has seen numerous efforts from private practice to bolster innovation […]
Lloyds can breathe a monumental sigh of relief after the High Court today rejected a £385m claim from aggrieved investors, with Herbert Smith Freehills and Brick Court Chambers landing a huge victory for the bank after a five-month hearing and lengthy wait for judgment. In a mammoth judgment handed down today, Justice Norris said he […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is on call for Deloitte’s north-west European arm as the accounting firm faces a claim that it did not take the appropriate measures when a forensic services director was asked to retire. The claimant, David Joseph, was given a notice of retirement by Deloitte in July 2019 and thereafter, he exercised his […]
This week systemic coaches Zita Tulyahikayo and James Pereira QC report on the Mindfulness in Law Group, which is supported by The Law Society.
By John Butterfield QC, Simon Hunka Two counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers are acting for the defence in a murder trial in which a couple are accused of killing a homeless woman so that they could claim her benefits. John Butterfield QC and Simon Hunka are acting for Kathleen Salmond, 40, of Farnhurst Road, Hodge Hill. […]
