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Les Echos, Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers Recognize Dechert Lawyers Across Key Practices in France, Germany and Belgium

Three Dechert lawyers in Belgium have been recognized in the areas of antitrust/competition

Latham & Watkins Advises on Leumi's NIS2.75 Billion Capital Raising

Capital markets team represents global coordinators on share issuance of leading Israeli bank.

Baker McKenzie advises owners of ARGO-HYTOS Group in the sale of 79.5% of their shares to Voith Group

The deal is expected to be completed by August 2022, subject to certain regulatory approvals. Both parties have agreed not to disclose the financial details of the transaction.

Mayer Brown advises on sale of Extra MSA Group

Extra is a long-standing and market leading specialised developer and owner of strategically located Motorway Services Area (MSA) sites in the UK.

Taking Stock: Global Private Equity Perspectives

Tim Cone, from our Latin American practice team, looks at trends in the region, Cayman Islands partner Joanne Huckle discusses PE structuring, and Alexander Curry talks about the impact of inflation on infrastructure assets.

Allen & Overy advises on the USD9.5 billion transaction for new terminal one at JFK Airport, the largest single-asset project financing in U.S. history

Terminal one will be built on sites currently occupied by existing terminals 1 and 2, as well as the former terminal 3.

Rising Star: White & Case’s Nicolle Kownacki

She also discusses her advice for aspiring global disputes attorneys, the biggest case of her career, and why she decided to become an international arbitration attorney.

Morgan Lewis Launches Seattle Office With 34-Member Team Led by Accomplished Trial Duo

Morgan Lewis has been serving clients in Seattle for decades

Sidley Advises on the Hong Kong IPO of Mega Genomics Limited

The Sidley team was led by partners Claudia Yu and Meng Ding.

KWM Promotes 13 to the Australian Partnership

The announcement follows the recent promotion of 22 partners globally - strengthening the firm’s leading platform in Asia.

Baker McKenzie advises Jain Irrigation on the merger of its international irrigation business with Rivulis

The merger will create a global irrigation and climate leader with unparalleled market coverage and around US$ 750 million in revenues.

Hong Kong VASP licensing regime to take effect on 1 March 2023

A LegCo brief sets out an overview of the amendments, which follows the consultation conclusions published by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau in May 2021 on the proposed changes (see our 2021 briefing).

Interview with the French Ministry for the Economy: Insights on the French FI regime

The Ministry only has 75 working days to screen a filing – as opposed to other EU countries that have more than 3 months – which equates to almost one new case every working day.

Herbert Smith Freehills Announces Largest Ever Round of Senior Associate Promotions in Asia

60% of the new senior associates are women, and 81% are of Asian ethnicity.

The Best Lawyers in France 2023

Selection is based on a peer-review survey in which leading lawyers cast votes on the legal abilities of others in their specialties.

Civil Financial Penalties Regime: the scope of “senior management function”

his will determine exactly who is in scope of the new regime and will have the potential to bring previously out of scope employees who perform a “senior management function” within range of civil financial penalties in respect of money launde

Maples Advises SCC Power on Acquisition of Stoneway's Business Enterprise

Stoneway's business enterprise consists of four power generation facilities located in Argentina.

High Court sanctions Amigo scheme of arrangement following creditors' meeting

Notably, Amigo made clear that it would only propose sanction of the Wind Down Scheme by way of an alternative, if the court considered the New Business Scheme should not be sanctioned.

Dechert Advises the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on its Debut US$650 Million Bond Offering

The core Dechert team advising Jordan included international capital markets partners Patrick Lyons and Jennifer Rees and associates Nick Quarrie and Kerenza Kerslake.

For Second Consecutive Year, Herbert Smith Freehills Named the Only Firm Globally Recognised by Chambers in all Alternative Legal Services Specialties

This is the second consecutive year that Herbert Smith Freehills has been the only firm listed in all four categories of the guide.

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