This week’s blog looks at how a market upswing could revive bank lending to the property sector It has become commonplace when talking about real estate finance to think of large overseas investors, but as banks become more optimistic we could see a resurgence from UK lenders. After domestic financiers took a step back from […]
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman has called all partners into a mandatory meeting set to take place at 11.30am PST (6.30pm GMT) on Monday (28 September), The Lawyer understands. News of the meeting furthers rumours the firm is planning to merge with New York firm Chadbourne & Parke. The Lawyer understands the emergency meeting could have been called to allow […]
Wragges Lawrence Graham & Co (WLG) has advised Telereal Trillium on its acquisition of the Lands Improvement Group from BlackRock Europe Property Fund III (BlackRock). The Lands Improvement Group is one of the oldest investment companies in the UK, with origins dating back to 1853. The group specialises in acquiring greenfield and brownfield sites with […]
The private equity team at Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co (WLG) has advised LDC, the UK’s leading regional mid-market private equity house, on its buy-out of Aqualisa for an undisclosed price. Premium UK-based shower brand Aqualisa is the market leader in digital showers – one of the fastest growing categories in the bathroom products market. […]
Last week was dominated by the news that Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) will bill publicly owned bank the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) £90m for its defence in a colossal shareholder battle to go to trial next year. The fees are being amassed in relation to the bank’s £4bn shareholder battle. HSF is understood to have […]
Taylor Wessing’s choir, The Taylor Wessingers, was formed following a taster session run during the firm’s annual Well-being Week in 2013, run in partnership with Singing Works. ’We had some well-established sports teams in place and we thought it was time to offer something a little different,’ says Kate Ruch, head of HR advisory. ’A […]
Clifford Chance is at the centre of a tussle over a report it conducted into RBS’s controversial global restructuring group (GRG) after the bank failed to have it struck from its defence in a £30m claim. Sources said the magic circle firm and RBS executives could potentially face further questioning by a Treasury Select Committee […]
Gibson Dunn has jumped 14 places in the worldwide deal rankings for the first nine months of 2015, while Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom retained its lead at the top of the table. According to data from Thompson Reuters, Gibson Dunn handled 90 deals globally worth $346.7bn (£226.5bn). This compared to the first half […]
Slaughter and May and Sullivan & Cromwell teamed up to advise BBA Aviation on its $2bn (£1.3bn) purchase of aircraft service provider Landmark Aviation, owned by the Carlyle Group.
During the run-up to the London 2012 Olympic Games, Celia Carlisle was working on providing the infrastructure for the world’s biggest sporting event.
Hogan Lovells has ended its relationship with Indonesian association firm Hermawan Juniarto, three years after the tie-up started.
This week our top briefings writers are taken from the litigation sector, and their posts include information on the new higher court fees, the litigation funding process, and the state of the UK’s arbitration sector.