Czech and Slovakian firms have been in high demand in the past year but the internationals have found the market so tough some have pulled out. Q: How was 2014 for your firm in terms of workflow? What were the highlights? Martin Kriz, partner, PRK Partners: The year was very busy in both jurisdictions. We […]
For pioneer Genomics England to sequence 100,000 genomes and revolutionise patient care, it leans heavily on its GC to build the necessary support systems, protect its knowledge and forge commercial relationships. The 100,000 Genomes Project is halfway through a four-year mission to sequence 100,000 genomes and discover more about cancer and rare diseases. At its […]
The grand unveiling of The Lawyer Awards shortlist for 2015 topped our most-read stories this week. As is usually the case when our awards shortlist is revealed, the list of those in the running for the market’s most-coveted awards was the most-read story of the week as solicitors, barristers and in-house counsel flocked to see if […]
DLA Piper has launched a new corporate finance arm operating under the name Noble Street. The new arm will focus on media, technology and sports sectors and aims to create opportunities for the firm in areas it believes have suffered from a chronic shortage of capital. The group will be based in London but will […]
Clifford Chance and King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) have picked up top roles advising National Australia Bank (NAB) on its $5.5bn capital raising for a possible demerger from Clydesdale Bank. The Clifford Chance team in London is led by corporate partner David Pudge, with support from fellow partners Lee Coney and Chris Bates. Adrian Cartwright […]
Tark Grunte Sutkiene has earned the highest ranking in the Baltics in the most recent independent Law Firm Review conducted by international market research company TNS SIFO Prospera. The survey comprised an evaluation of law firms by 265 business organizations from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with the highest volume of annual purchases of legal services. Tark […]
Tark Grunte Sutkiene senior associate Andis Pauniņš has participated in the joint Latvian presidency European Commission conference on ‘Insolvency Law in Europe: Current Trends and Future Perspectives’. The conference took place in the city of Jūrmala on 23 and 24 April, 2015. The main objective of the conference was to discuss the possible approaches to […]
Shoosmiths has advised the management team on the £5m investment by Mobeus Equity Partners to support the management buyout of Jablite Ltd and Styropack (UK) Ltd from the Synbra Group. Jablite is a UK producer of expanded polystyrene (EPS) products used by the construction industry to enable buildings to meet ever-more stringent environmental standards for […]
Shoosmiths has advised the management team of Livingston-based commercial vehicle specialists, MV Commercial Ltd, on a £6m funding package from HSBC bank, which will enable the company to expand into the Midlands. The firm, which operates a contract hire fleet of over 850 vehicles and sells around 40 vehicles per month, has locations in Livingston, […]
Eversheds has advised Beech Tree Private Equity on its maiden investment in RS Fleet Ltd, a UK installer of telematics devices into vehicles on behalf of insurance companies. Beech Tree Private Equity is a new private equity firm providing capital and expertise to fast-growing businesses across the UK. Beech Tree was founded by two experienced […]
Tomas Jakubauskas and Inga Malinauskaitė from Eversheds Saladžius have participated at the conference on trademark and design protection in Lithuania and the EU. During the conference The State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania experts provided valuable information about various types of intellectual property protection, patent process and trademarks. Participants were also introduced to the concept […]
Blake Morgan is merging with London-based firm Piper Smith Watton, nearly a year after the merger of Blake Lapthorn with Morgan Cole. The merger takes effect on 1 August and will increase Blake Morgan’s number of partners by 12 to 130. It is also set to boost the firm’s annual turnover from £72m to £78m. […]