Financings
*Telecommunications group Ionica L3 was advised by Olswang in its refinancing exercise to raise u30m on an equity basis; Morgan Stanley was advised by Clifford Chance and
*Telecommunications group Ionica L3 was advised by Olswang in its refinancing exercise to raise u30m on an equity basis; Morgan Stanley was advised by Clifford Chance and
Over 300 trainees from around Europe are expected to attend the first Euro Ball in London later this year. The ball, co-organised by the national committee of the Trainee Solicitors Group and its London branches, will be held on the night of the group’s annual international event Project Europe. Staged at Westminster Boating on 8 […]
A new National DNA database has been designed by Bath-based software firm Praxis, part of Touche Ross Management Consultants. Praxis project manager Nigel Reckless says the brief provided by the Forensic Science Service required that the system contained the technical precautions to support the scientific and legislative safeguards built in. “The database only retains details […]
Pearl Assurance, advised by Brecher & Co, has acquired a 50 per cent stake in Moor House on London Wall for u10m, from Greycoat, advised by Herbert Smith.
Gateley’s chairman Nigel Payne has slammed the firm’s shareholders for not voting to allow virtual annual general meetings (AGMs) to take place. In a statement published on the London Stock Exchange, following the AGM that was held today at 12.30pm, Payne noted his disappointment and frustration that the board’s proposal to allow virtual AGMs was […]
Pinsent Masons is representing its longstanding client Everton FC on its sale to Friedkin Group. Blue Heaven Holdings has agreed to sell its 94 per cent stake in the Merseyside club, subject to approvals. Pinsents is leading for Everton FC, while Northridge is advising the seller and Proskauer Rose is on call for The Friedkin […]
9 Stone Buildings, one of the oldest barristers’ chambers in Lincoln’s Inn, has disintegrated as the remainder of its members depart for other sets. 9 Stone was a traditional and commercial chancery set known for its expertise in corporate and personal insolvency matters, and its client roster included liquidators, creditors and Government bodies such as […]
Plans for a radical overhaul and extension of the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s ability to issue financial penalties has been slammed by the City of London Law Society (CLLS) as “arbitrary and not fit for purpose”. The regulator launched a profession-wide consultation in June in requesting market opinions on a new penalty framework. This came after […]
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison is acting for General Atlantic on its bid to acquire 100 per cent of French software company Esker. The Paul Weiss team is led by partners William Aitken-Davies and Dan Schuster-Woldan and associate Richard Bach. They were supported by French firm Bredin Prat. Aitken-Davies and Schuster-Woldan are recent joiners […]
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Search vacanciesThe Brits are back. We don’t mean the annual popular music jamboree at which microphones are dropped, singers’ bums are bared and popstars challenge each other to punch-ups. We mean UK-headquartered firms and their financial fortunes. For years, the contrast with their oppos from across the Atlantic, most of which have been beavering away driving […]
Newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers have seen salary levels soar over the last decade. In 2014, a fresh-faced Clifford Chance lawyer could earn £67,500; that figure reached £150,000 this summer. It is US firms that have inflated the pot with constant base raises that align London and New York operations. But the ripples spread outwards. When Quinn […]
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The Higher Education sector is in big trouble. As we reported last month, universities are struggling to fill places on their undergraduate courses – not least for law degrees. Many are in financial distress. Tuition fees for home students have been capped at £9,250 since 2017 and are falling well behind what is profitable, but […]
Associate retention is one of the biggest bugbears for law firm leaders, as competitive salaries and the promise of greater opportunities lure rising stars away. Added to this, a firm’s biggest cost is its people, but that didn’t stop Freshfields last year pledging to up its trainee intake from 90 to 100 from 2025. Should […]
Gateley’s chairman Nigel Payne has slammed the firm’s shareholders for not voting to allow virtual annual general meetings (AGMs) to take place. In a statement published on the London Stock Exchange, following the AGM that was held today at 12.30pm, Payne noted his disappointment and frustration that the board’s proposal to allow virtual AGMs was […]
Pinsent Masons is representing its longstanding client Everton FC on its sale to Friedkin Group. Blue Heaven Holdings has agreed to sell its 94 per cent stake in the Merseyside club, subject to approvals. Pinsents is leading for Everton FC, while Northridge is advising the seller and Proskauer Rose is on call for The Friedkin […]
9 Stone Buildings, one of the oldest barristers’ chambers in Lincoln’s Inn, has disintegrated as the remainder of its members depart for other sets. 9 Stone was a traditional and commercial chancery set known for its expertise in corporate and personal insolvency matters, and its client roster included liquidators, creditors and Government bodies such as […]
Plans for a radical overhaul and extension of the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s ability to issue financial penalties has been slammed by the City of London Law Society (CLLS) as “arbitrary and not fit for purpose”. The regulator launched a profession-wide consultation in June in requesting market opinions on a new penalty framework. This came after […]
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison is acting for General Atlantic on its bid to acquire 100 per cent of French software company Esker. The Paul Weiss team is led by partners William Aitken-Davies and Dan Schuster-Woldan and associate Richard Bach. They were supported by French firm Bredin Prat. Aitken-Davies and Schuster-Woldan are recent joiners […]
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