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Deal watch: Magic Circle trio banks on Virgin Money sale as €7.1bn Adyen IPO and £1.8bn Equitable Life disposal keep raft of advisers busy
Magic Circle heavyweights Slaughter and May, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Clifford Chance (CC) have scored key roles on the £1.7bn sale of Virgin Money while the €7.1bn Adyen initial …
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Taylor Wessing’s UK PEP shoots up 20% as global revenue exceeds the £300m mark
In another early sign of a good 2017/18 for UK firms, Taylor Wessing has followed up on a disappointing performance last year with a solid 12% revenue growth to £144.6m …
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Thrusting DWF primed for largest law firm listing yet but eyebrows raised at touted price
Thrusting national operator DWF is gearing up to be the largest UK firm float yet with a London Stock Exchange listing later this year. The top 25 UK law firm …
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CMS cites ‘19%’ UK profitability hike as turnover tops £500m in first post-merger results
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has released a selection of financial highlights for the year following its three-way merger but disappointingly kept some key metrics under wrap. The firm revealed …
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Norton Rose Fulbright raises LPC maintenance grant to £10k
Norton Rose Fulbright has upped its Legal Practice Course (LPC) maintenance grant by 43%. The firm will now provide trainees with a £10,000 allowance – a substantial increase from the …
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Employment partners rue ‘conservative’ Supreme Court judgment in highly-anticipated gig economy case
A Supreme Court decision which was expected to have significant ramifications for the ‘gig economy’ has disappointed employment partners who hoped the ruling would move questions around workers’ rights further …
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Another record year for Fieldfisher as ‘more international’ firm breaks £200m barrier
Fieldfisher’s leader believes the firm has a ‘very happy partnership’ after cementing its position as the mid-market pace setter with a 24% increase in revenue this year. The firm turned …
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News round-up, 13 June
Need help with commercial awareness? The Lex 100 rounds up some interesting news stories from around the web. 1. Louboutin wins legal battle over red soles [via BBC News] 2. …
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Deal watch: Westfield GC exits for something ‘very different’ as takeover completes while DLA lands Poundworld administration role
Retail’s high street struggles are keeping advisers in the sector busy, as multiple firms took roles on the £18.5bn takeover of Westfield Corporation and DLA Piper took the lead on …
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Dentons delivers 36% PEP turnaround on ‘strongest ever’ financial results in UK and Middle East
The global management of Dentons are well known sceptics of the significance of profit per equity partner (PEP) but its UK and Middle East business is happily talking up 36% …
