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Eversheds advises Brady on sale of Die-Cut business to Boyd Corporation

Eversheds has advised Brady Corporation, a provider of precision-engineered components, on the sale of its Asian and European Die-Cut business to US-based Boyd Corporation. New York Stock Exchange-listed Brady announced last May that the die-cut operations no longer fit with the company’s overall strategy, and the disposal allows Brady to focus on its Identification Solutions […]

Eversheds advises Brady on sale of Die-Cut business to Boyd Corporation

Eversheds has advised Brady Corporation, a provider of precision-engineered components, on the sale of its Asian and European Die-Cut business to US-based Boyd Corporation. New York Stock Exchange-listed Brady announced last May that the die-cut operations no longer fit with the company’s overall strategy, and the disposal allows Brady to focus on its Identification Solutions […]

Chairman of Dacheng attends 12th CPPCC National Committee

On 3 March 2014, Peng Xuefeng, a member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and chairman of Dacheng, attended the second session of the 12th CPPCC National Committee and the fifth session of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee. Peng submitted five proposals to the committee, including subjecting China’s petition […]

Hogan Lovells appoints new office managing partner in Amsterdam

Hogan Lovells has announced that from 1 July corporate partner Jan de Snaijer will be taking on the role of office managing partner of the firm’s Amsterdam office. Snaijer will be taking over from Klaas Bisschop who has managed the office for the last seven and a half years. De Snaijer currently leads the Amsterdam […]

Let’s talk about tax

The Lawyer now has thousands of legal briefings online, and they’re being added to daily. Today we’re shining a the spotlight on Wragges, Nabarro, DLA Piper, Pillsbury and Chevalier & Sciales, which have all published their latest thoughts on tax developments Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman: 70 days and counting: clock is ticking to claim embedded software […]

Let’s talk about tax

The Lawyer now has thousands of legal briefings online, and they’re being added to daily. Today we’re shining a the spotlight on Wragges, Nabarro, DLA Piper, Pillsbury and Chevalier & Sciales, which have all published their latest thoughts on tax developments Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman: 70 days and counting: clock is ticking to claim embedded software […]

Eagle vs lion

Leveraged finance: has the British lion lost its roar?

They’re getting the mandates, and they’ve got the hiring power. Are US firms elbowing out the magic circle on leveraged finance? When BC Partners agreed to acquire Mergermarket from Pearson in November 2013 it seemed a relatively straightforward deal. BC turned to its usual borrowers counsel Dickson Minto for its acquisition financing, and put the […]

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Addleshaws to kick off management elections after Devitt stands down early

Addleshaw Goddard’s Paul Devitt is to stand down as the firm’s managing partner a year before his tenure was due to end on 30 April 2015, sparking an early election. The election process was originally due to kick off in September but will now begin imminently, with the aim of having a new leader in […]

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Addleshaws to kick off management elections after Devitt stands down early

Addleshaw Goddard’s Paul Devitt is to stand down as the firm’s managing partner a year before his tenure was due to end on 30 April 2015, sparking an early election. The election process was originally due to kick off in September but will now begin imminently, with the aim of having a new leader in […]

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Chinese duo to settle Canadian lawsuit with underwriters in Sino-Forest case

Chinese firms Commerce & Finance and Jingtian & Gongcheng are understood to have reached an intention to settle an ongoing legal action in Canada with 11 financial institutions. The two firms were facing a lawsuit by 11 financial institutions which are themselves facing several multi-billion dollar class actions in Canada and the US over their […]