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Charity Commission launches a campaign to refresh trustee knowledge of charity governance

The videos and the guides aim to fulfil the Commission’s aim of making guidance and information more accessible to trustees.

BTI Consulting Group Recognizes Eversheds Sutherland for Superior Client Service

This year’s analysis is a result of 350 independent, candid, one-on-one interviews with corporate counsel; firms cannot lobby or self-nominate to be added to the list. Of the 282 law firms recognized in The BTI Client Service A-Team 2021, Eversheds

Appleby Acted as Bermuda Counsel to the Seller of Northstar Group and its Wholly- Owned Providence Life Assurance Company

The seller is remaining involved in the business to assist with transition of client and regulator relationships.

Ashurst advises Negentropy Capital Partners on Italian investments

The Ashurst team led by partners Antonios Nezeritis and Isabelle Lentz advised on the Luxembourg aspects of the investments.

Ashurst advises on demerger of the Wickes Group from Travis Perkins plc

Citigroup and Deutsche Bank are acting as joint financial advisors and joint sponsors to Travis Perkins and Wickes.

Norton Rose Fulbright advises Investec Bank and Berenberg

The proceeds of the fundraising will be used to accelerate Ceres Power’s investment in the development and potential commercialisation of its solid-oxide electrolysis technology.

Eversheds Sutherland Advises Uber in One of the Largest Renewable Energy Aggregation Deals

The aggregation deal, a model which enables companies with smaller and more distributed energy needs to combine their renewable energy demand to collaboratively purchase renewable energy, is among the largest aggregation deals in the world.

Linklaters advises Apax Partners on its acquisition of Rodenstock

Headquartered in Munich, Germany, Rodenstock employs around 4,900 people worldwide and is represented by sales subsidiaries and distribution partners in more than 85 countries.

Collas Crill Advises Guernsey post on HRAIR Acquisition

Collas Crill acted as lead counsel with a team made up of Partner Matt Gilley, Of Counsel Fiona Wilson and Associate Alex Wileman-Smith.

A New Offshore Option for SPACs - SPAC to the (TISE) future...?

They are by no means new, but as is well documented, have been enjoying a huge resurgence. In the US, SPAC Insider reported $36.2 billion raised in gross proceeds during 2020 (compared to $13.6 billion in 2019 and $10.8 in 2018).

Walkers Advises Venture Capital Firm Openspace Ventures on its Launch of Third Southeast Asia Fund

The Walkers team was led by Singapore-based Timothy Stevens

Latham & Watkins Advises Ironsource in US$11.1 Billion Despac Merger with Thoma Bravo Advantage

A cross-border team represents the business platform in the SPAC transaction that will make ironSource a publicly traded company.

Remote Evidence in English Courts: Some Timely Reminders

Parties seeking to rely on video-link evidence should plan ahead and, where necessary, obtain local and foreign court approval.

Ashurst advises on Ji'an Chengtou Holding's US$270 million 4.5% bond issuance

The Ashurst team was led by partner Jini Lee

King & Wood Mallesons Continues China Expansion

They will become the backbones of KWM in the region and even the west part at large.

Ireland’s Investment Limited Partnership Reform – The Future Looks Bright

The Act is intended to modernise Ireland’s existing legal framework applicable to regulated investment limited partnerships (ILPs) bringing it in line with comparable partnership vehicles available in other leading fund jurisdictions.

SEC Risk Alert: Digital asset securities

For national securities exchanges, the Division will review platforms that facilitate trading in digital asset securities and review whether they meet the definition of an 'exchange' under the Exchange Act

Latham & Watkins Advises Underwriters in the Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc.'s IPO

Latham & Watkins LLP represents the underwriters in the offering with a capital markets team led by New York Partners Marc Jaffe and Ian Schuman

BVI Court injuncts EGM to consider privatisation

If consummated, the current proposed merger would see the two founders of the company assume private ownership of Newater together with a PRC investor.

Discontinued proceedings – a costly business

The Court also cited the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal decision in Weavering v Peterson and Ekstrom stating that as a matter of procedure

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