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Art collector's court case signals potential legal and contractual issues with NFTs

According to the NFT Report 2020, published by L’Atelier BNP Paribas and Nonfungible.com, the value of the NFT market grew by 299% in 2020.

Baker McKenzie advises Standard Chartered Bank on pioneering African Private Placement of Green Bonds

Baker McKenzie supported Standard Chartered Bank’s in-house legal team on this complex cross-border transaction sequence, led by Helen Pinder, Head of Legal, Capital Markets ( Europe, Africa, Americas & MENAP).

LIBOR Transition Update: The Impact on Existing Guernsey, Jersey, Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands Security

At the same time lenders will need to be conscious that, in the case of secured facilities, any amendment to the underlying facility agreement may have an impact on the continued validity of security.

SPACs in the City: the emerging litigation and regulatory risks in England & Wales

Given the limited number of London-listed SPACs to date, the litigation and regulatory risks for SPACs in the UK remain broadly untested.

Allen & Overy advises on the People’s Republic of China’s USD4 billion sovereign bond issuance

Allen & Overy also advised on the country’s first USD bond offering open to U.S. investors in October 2020.

acquisition of ASX-listed Mainstream

This successful acquisition is the latest in a series of transformative acquisitions for Apex in the past 18 months.

Mayer Brown partner Andrew Olmem named a 2021 “Trailblazer” by The American Lawyer

rior to joining Mayer Brown, Mr. Olmem served in the White House as the Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and the Deputy Director of the National Economic Council.

Ogier advises VMED O2 on TISE listed green bonds

The Ogier team was led by Raulin Amy, Director of Ogier Corporate Finance Limited, and included Lucy Chambers and Emily Renouf.

Ogier publishes pay gap data in first for offshore law

While compulsory pay gap reporting has been a requirement for businesses of 250 people or more in the UK since 2017, none of Ogier's home jurisdictions have similar requirements.

Latham & Watkins Advises Renaissance Insurance on IPO and Listing on Moscow Exchange

Firm advises on IPO of one of Russia’s leading insurance providers.

Carey Olsen advises on US$200m SPAC IPO on Nasdaq

Global Technology Acquisition Corp. I announced yesterday the closing of its IPO of 20,000,000 units

Skye Assets Fund Spc – Pressing The Pause Button On A Voluntary Liquidation

The remaining investor shareholders were compulsorily redeemed and other voluntary liquidation formalities complied with.

Difficult trees in England: going down the legal avenue

This cyclical movement can cause damage to the building above in the form of cracking through the brickwork and internal plaster.

Walkers' Jersey Team Advises Babylon on $4.2 Billion Merger and NYSE Listing

The company – which will continue to operate as Babylon - was founded in the UK in 2013 and is contracted to serve over 24 million people in 16 countries.

Carey Olsen advises Chile's Buk in US$50m Series A funding round

Working alongside onshore counsel Gunderson Dettmer and Guerrero Olivos, the Carey Olsen team advising Buk on the Cayman law aspects of its funding round was led by partner Alistair Russell, assisted by associate Trevor McCabe.

Dentons Helix assists with transformation of Marks & Spencer's legal function

The company appointed Dentons Helix, the Firm's new law offering for clients in the UK, to deliver commercial and real estate work in a unique way

A&O advises banks on EUR 323.5 million bank/bond financing for the acquisition of BIP

The debt financing included a EUR 275m bridge facility and a EUR 48.5m revolving credit facility.

Carey Olsen advises DPI as it raises one of the largest ever Africa-focused funds at US$900m

All investments will uphold the highest standards of impact and environmental, social and governance (ESG) work.

Baker McKenzie advises Zürcher Kantonalbank and Credit Suisse on CHF 900 million refinancing to Viseca

Baker McKenzie advised the banks on all legal and tax aspects of the transaction.

Guernsey's Revision of Regulatory Laws Project completes

While the changes have largely left the underlying licensing regime and exemptions available under the principal provisions of the regulatory laws untouched, many of the changes will impact on the authorisations and notifications required to be obtained o

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