Many banks went recently through a series of scandals. What should they have done to prepare their clients for the bad news? Keith Schilling said: ”We recently launched our second Reputation Resilience report that establishes a clear link between a company’s reputation management and share value. Through in-depth interviews with the City’s most influential money […]
Baker & McKenzie has advised ZF Friedrichshafen AG on the acquisition of the industrial and wind gearbox division from Bosch Rexroth AG. The purchase price was not disclosed. The transaction is subject to approval by the antitrust authorities. ZF will take over the two production sites from Bosch Rexroth AG in Witten (North Rhine-Westphalia/ Germany) with nearly 900 employees and in Beijing (China) with more than 300 employees as well as the service site […]
Foot Anstey has turned to CMS Cameron McKenna to defend it against an age discrimination claim brought by an ex-partner. Former corporate partner Tracy Fennell is bringing employment tribunal proceedings against the firm on allegations he was dismissed from the firm’s Bristol office on account of his age, which was 53 at the time. The […]
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) litigation partner David Bateson has joined 39 Essex Chambers as an arbitrator in its Singapore office after more than 20 years at the firm. Bateson was a partner at legacy firm Mallesons Stephen Jacques in Hong Kong since 1990 seeing it through its merger with Chinese firm King & Wood […]
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) is advising new client Stride Gaming on its $103m (£66m) initial public offering on the Aim market. The transaction was led by corporate finance partner Alex Latner and associate director Gareth Jones. They were supported by associate Finella Hartono and commercial associate director Mimi Curran. Cantor Fitzgerald Europe is Stride Gaming’s […]
Latham & Watkins has topped The Lawyer’s list of the top 30 international firms in London after its 2014 UK revenue rose 27 per cent to $267m. The firm edged out White & Case and Baker & McKenzie in the annual ranking, which this year reveals a burgeoning international market. This year’s list saw Morrison […]
Berwin Leighton Paisner’s (BLP) turnover increased by 6 per cent to £259m for the 2014/15 financial year, with average profit per equity partner (PEP) rebounding to £659,000. BLP also cleared its bank debt and ended the year with a positive cash balance of £12m. This year results see a continued return to growth following a […]
It is an almost foregone conclusion that the Hounslow high-frequency trader Navinder Singh Sarao, charged with manipulating the price of futures contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, will be extradited to the Federal Court in Chicago for trial. Singh Sarao is accused by the US Department of Justice of contributing to the flash crash of […]
On Friday 15 May 2015, The Sheriffs Office evicted the occupants from a farm in South Derbyshire under a writ of possession. As always, a full risk assessment was carried out but the firm acted with particular caution in this case it was informed that past attempts to evict at this property had failed due […]
Scottish firm Harper Macleod posted a jump in turnover in 2014/15 to £22m, up 4.7 per cent on the previous year, revealing solid growth in what continues to be a tough local market. Profits also jumped by around 7.5 per cent to almost £8m in the last financial year following the firm’s takeover of Glasgow-based […]
Browne Jacobson has reported a 17 per cent increase in turnover, from £50.2m to £58.9m for the 2014/15 financial year. This is the fifth consecutive year the firm has achieved record results. Last year the firm’s turnover crossed the £50m threshold for the first time, an increase of 11.5 per cent when compared with 2012/13 […]
Ogier has advised Integrated Diagnostics Holdings plc (IDH) on its recent listing on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. The $668m market capitalisation included an initial public offering that raised $290m. IDH is the largest fully integrated private sector diagnostics services provider in Egypt, offering a catalogue of more than 1,000 diagnostic services […]