Regulatory work: Cadwalader and Cleary face off over Ryanair/Aer Lingus, while Links and HSF advise on PPI compensation pot Jaishree Kalia In a move being watched with interest by M&A lawyers and competition experts throughout Europe, the Competition Commission (CC) has…
Private equity: CVC gifts Clifford Chance and Cleary Gottlieb with two major European mandates David Stevenson Followers of the tussle between UK and US private equity practices for European mandates were this week rewarded with an…
Another senior departure for Shearman’s Euro practice as Links rebuilds French securities team with high profile hire David Stevenson The revolving door at Shearman & Sterling’s European practice was spinning once again today (11 July) with news that capital markets…
Calm down, it’s just an IPO David Stevenson IPO market set for best year since 2007 While corporate partners continue to protest about the lack of large mandates…
A&O finance veteran joins Co-op Jaishree Kalia Alistair Asher takes on GC role as firm acts on major bank rescue Securing a major deal and having one…
Deal Watch: Clutch of US firms including Skadden, Cleary and Kirkland secure high value corporate mandates David Stevenson After the slowest opening M&A quarter for a decade the past week saw signs of the forecasted uptick in M&A…
Deal Watch: Magic Circle advises on headline debt deals as re-financing work keep advisers busy David Stevenson In a dire market for new money M&A, debt restructuring continues to be a lifeline for major advisers with Freshfields…
The Last Word Legal Business On 1 April the Financial Services Authority (FSA) was replaced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation…
Commerzbank loses bankers’ bonuses appeal Legal Business Commerzbank has today (26 April) lost its appeal in its high-profile four-year battle over unpaid bankers’ bonuses – one of…
Clifford Chance partner takes up governance role at Deutsche Bank Francesca Fanshawe Deutsche Bank today (17 April) announced the appointment of Clifford Chance partner Daniela Weber-Rey as chief governance officer and deputy…
With the territory Legal Business With Barclays’ GC Mark Harding recently announcing his retirement, the search is on to replace one of the biggest jobs…
Europe in Union David Stevenson The ravages of the global recession and the European sovereign debt crisis have threatened to turn the long boom law…
Leverage starts to resurface in dormant market David Stevenson Liberty Global’s $23.3bn acquisition of Virgin Media and Dell’s proposed $24.4bn leveraged buyout have deal finance advisers asking whether this…
David Greenwald – Goldman Sachs Legal Business David Greenwald Deputy general counsel and international general counsel Goldman Sachs ‘In-house counsel are now acting more and more…
Emma Slatter – Deutsche Bank Legal Business Emma Slatter General counsel for UK and western Europe Deutsche Bank Although Emma Slatter was only appointed GC for…
Adrian Marsh – ING Direct Legal Business Adrian Marsh Head of legal ING UK As UK legal head for Dutch bank ING, Adrian Marsh has sat at…
Jon Alexander – Lloyds Banking Group Legal Business Jon Alexander Head of legal, lending support, commercial banking Lloyds Banking Group As head of legal at one of…
Free at Last – Enyo Law Mark McAteer Three litigation partners left Addleshaw Goddard last year to set up a conflicts-free, disputes-only boutique. LB finds out how well…
Deals are back, but with a whimper, not a bang – Corporate round up Legal Business The corporate world may have recovered from its 2009 nadir but M&A, capital markets and private equity remained fragile in…
Under review Emma Sadowski Over the past decade panels have defined the relationship between law firms and the major banks. But as the nature…
