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Dealwatch: City players drill down on Siccar Point Energy sale as US elite act on IFS and WorkWave deal
Significant deals in the pharmaceutical, energy and software space have got the market talking over the last week, as City and US giants scored major mandates. Ithaca Energy is acquiring …
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‘Buffeted from both sides’: City partners react as Clyde & Co and BLM finalise merger
With partners from Clyde & Co and BLM recently voting through their £700m merger, observers have offered conflicting views on what the tie-up means for the market. Legal Business broke …
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Paul Hastings toasts quarter century in London with 41% City revenue surge
In what the firm is hailing as ‘its best financial year ever’, Paul Hastings has posted an eye-catching 41% growth in City turnover from £108.6m to £157.2m. Globally, Paul Hastings did not …
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Dealwatch: Simpson Thacher and Kirkland lead on EQT’s €6.8bn BPEA deal as Freshfields and HSF jump aboard Stagecoach offer
EQT’s €6.8bn acquisition of Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA), Cinven’s $2.6bn buyout of BESP and Pan-European Infrastructure III’s (PEIF III) £595m cash offer for Stagecoach Group Plc have kept advisers …
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Latham becomes the first $5bn law firm club member as revenue soars 27%
Latham & Watkins has become the first law firm to break the $5bn revenue barrier as turnover spiked 26.7% to $5.489bn in the 2021/22 financial year. Profit per partner also …
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Clyde & Co and BLM to merge with partner vote imminent
Clyde & Co and BLM are at an advanced stage of merger discussions, with both sets of partnerships due to vote on a tie-up before the end of March. Legal …
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Dentons, DLA and Bakers to sever ties with Russia offices as A&O and CC wind down
Baker McKenzie, DLA Piper and Dentons have taken a different course to most international law firms, separating from their Russia practices and leaving independent firms behind, rather than closing the …
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Akin Gump, Freshfields and Latham latest to withdraw in Moscow as mass exodus ensues
Akin Gump, Latham & Watkins and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are among the latest international firms to shut down or suspend operations in Moscow, as pressure to take action has mounted …
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Deal watch: Global London elite turns out for KKR’s Refresco buyout and Macquarie’s Roadchef acquisition
The private equity boom has shown no signs of slowing down in recent weeks, with the London offices of US firms taking the lead on noteworthy acquisitions in the logistics, …
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Linklaters renounces Moscow office as Russia attacks Ukraine and peers react to invasion
Linklaters’ abandonment of its Moscow office in response to Russia’s sustained invasion of Ukraine has prompted peers to react, with many more likely set to follow suit. Linklaters announced the …
