Lawyers say investors remain resolute despite a summer of demonstrations in Istanbul and the impact of the Syrian conflict on Turkey’s border regions After several years of stability and consistent, solid economic growth, the news in June coming from the streets of Istanbul took some by surprise. For several weeks this summer, and continuing intermittently […]
Move of the week Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft has ramped up its London asset-backed securitisation team with the hire of two partners from Mayer Brown into its global capital markets practice. US securitisation and structured finance partners Bruce Bloomingdale and Jeremiah Wagner (pictured) join Cadwalader a year after their former colleague Stephen Day. UK London […]
The past year has seen an influx of international firms setting up offices in Seoul, but have they started reaping the benefits of being on the ground? This summer, South Korea saw one of this year’s largest M&A transactions take place. In a deal valued at €1.24bn (£1.04bn), ING sold its wholly owned Korean […]
Allen & Overy has advised Hamburg-based Rickmers Group on setting up a joint venture with funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management LLC. The joint venture, which will be domiciled in Singapore, will invest in container ships, initially focused on secondary market vessels. It has the capacity to invest up to $500m (£310.5m), and investments are expected to […]
When setting up a Cayman Islands investment fund and, where applicable, its Cayman Islands investment manager, consideration needs to be given to structuring the board of directors of each of these companies, not only in the context of corporate governance issues but also to ensure that they are not brought ‘onshore’ for tax purposes. The […]
Shoosmiths has been selected by Centro to advise on the development of the company’s Midland Metro Future Routes scheme — one of the West Midlands’ most high-profile public transport projects. Centro — the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive — promotes and develops public transport across the region, including Midland Metro, which takes in Birmingham, Wolverhampton and towns […]
We’re all used to a bit of healthy whinging over the cost of rail fares. However, the weighty legal cost of the government’s HS2 scheme including Landmark Chambers, Eversheds and 39 Essex Street might not feel quite so negative – the external legal costs of getting the controversial rail project over the Royal Assent hurdle […]
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At No5 Chambers we seek to work with the parties to provide appropriate and effective alternative dispute service resolution tailored to their needs. We set out below the services we can offer to those caught up in a dispute. Assisted settlement Mediation — the process itself is non binding, voluntary and without prejudice. An independent […]