Ashurst has added 15 new members to its global partnership, in its first integrated promotions round since its formal tie-up with Ashurst Australia went live on 1 November 2013. Of these 15, five are based in the UK and four in the firm’s Australian offices. Two have been promoted in Madrid, with Paris, Frankfurt, Abu […]
Budget fashion retailer Primark has turned to Allen & Overy (A&O) and DLA Piper for advice on its first launch into the US following a 26 per cent rise in the chain’s profits. The fashion chain, owned by Associated British Foods (ABF), turned to A&O’s corporate chairman Richard Cranfield for UK corporate aspects of the […]
Norton Rose Fulbright has made up 46 new partners in its first promotions round since its merger last year, up from 33 in 2013. Following the combination of Norton Rose and Houston energy firm Fulbright & Jaworski it has added a chunk of new partners to the US for the first time (2 June 2013). […]
Lawrence Graham (LG) has surrendered its Singapore foreign law practice licence in preparation for its merger with Wragge & Co next month. As a result of the licence surrender, LG’s formal law alliance (FLA) with Singaporean firm PK Wong & Associates has automatically become invalid. LG launched its Singapore office two years ago by foreign […]
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has added 23 associates to its partnership, with almost half of those made up based in London. Among the new partners, 11 are based in London, one in Paris, seven in the firm’s Australia offices, two in Hong Kong and one each in Shanghai and Singapore. In comparison, the firm promoted just […]
When it comes to their legal affairs, private equity houses have tended to be creatures of habit. Generally they prefer to return to the same lawyers time and time again. As a rule, corporate law is a relationship-driven business, but the bond between a private equity house and its legal adviser is a particularly strong […]
White & Case, Clifford Chance and Latham & Watkins advised affiliates of private equity house Rhone Capital on the acquisition of ASK Chemicals from a German joint venture between chemicals groups Clariant and Ashland. The deal is thought to be worth about €149m, which includes €128m in cash and a €21m buyer’s note. White & […]
Iz you opening an office in Northern Ireland? In the unlikely event that Sacha Baron Cohen’s satirical character Ali G should pose that question to his legal adviser SmithDehn, the answer would now be yes. Or “Aiii”. Months after the US entertainment firm kicked off a media law course there with client HBO, the firm […]
A cross-discipline team from Gateley has advised on a deal that saw mid-market private equity firm LDC complete a significant investment to support the £30m acquisition of Prism UK Medical from Toronto-based TSX Venture Exchange listed business Prism Medical. The Gateley team, led by corporate partner Simon Gill and supported by banking and finance, commerce, […]
Stephen Kitts, Asia managing partner at Eversheds, has commented on news that a Chinese consortium is buying Glencore Xstrata’s copper mine in Peru. He said: ‘China has for many years had a keen interest in the natural resources sector and this deal demonstrates that, despite an apparent slowing of the Chinese economy, there continues to be an […]
Sarah Leutwiler of Eversheds has finished her international jockey career in Hollywood, which culminated in a celebration at the Her Highness Sheikh Mansoor Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival in Hollywood. Among 15 other female jockeys from five different continents, the Eversheds associate was nominated for the Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Darley Award. The awards took place at […]
Norton Rose Fulbright is set to close its Prague office on 1 May 2014, following a review of the Czech market. The firm made the decision to shut down the office earlier this year, following an 18-month review by partners spread across Norton Rose Fulbright’s various geographies. Tim Marsden, the firm’s deputy managing partner for […]