London’s IPO market was on top form last year, as 55 new companies debuted on the city’s Stock Exchange. And it’s Gowling WLG that has advised on more main market IPOs than any other firm, while Allen & Overy (A&O) dominated in terms of total market value.
DWF, Macfarlanes and Osborne Clarke are among the firms to have won roles on Pernod Ricard’s slimmed-down legal panel in the UK.
Baker & McKenzie and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have won roles on Sysco’s $3.1bn (£2.2bn) purchase of foodservices distributor Brakes Group, owned by Bain Capital. Freshfields partner Piers Prichard Jones acted for Sysco in London, while the firm’s US corporate head Matthew Herman worked from New York. Baker & McKenzie’s London private equity head David Allen […]
HSBC’s legal spend jumped by $500m (£354m) in 2015 to a colossal $1.65bn, according to the bank’s annual accounts.
Publishing company Penguin Random House has promoted deputy group legal director Sinead Martin to head its legal team, as UK and international legal director Helena Peacock steps down from her role.
Dentons has hired former Clifford Chance structured finance partner Peter Voisey to bolster its practice in London.
A lawyer from Pinsent Masons, a former Stewarts Law partner and a former DLA Piper partner have been appointed to the board of the RBS Shareholders Action Group, which is embroiled in a £4bn legal battle with the Scottish bank. Insiders at the group said they were “frustrated” by the appointments, which they say sees […]
Linklaters’ Hong Kong corporate practice has been dealt another blow with China-focused corporate partners Betty Yap and Judie Ng Shortell leaving to join Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison.
As technology start-up Uber has grown, so has its number of legal issues. Its legal director has had to grapple with High Court challenges from TfL, compliance demands and more
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has announced that litigation specialist Paul Friedman will join the firm as a partner based in the London office. Friedman joins from Clyde & Co, where he has been a partner for over 12 years. Prior to this, he was a partner at Baker & McKenzie. Friedman handles commercial litigation and has represented investment banks, private equity houses and high-net-worth individuals.
Despite the Google row ratcheting up criticism of tax handling, the global capital markets and M&A boom is benefiting offshore firms and fuelling their drive for growth in Asia
Attention is turning to Asia and Latin America as firms throughout the Top 30 look beyond traditional offshore locations for growth