06/28/2022
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.
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06/28/2022
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.
06/27/2022
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.
06/27/2022
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.
06/27/2022
Morgan Lewis Launches Seattle Office With 34-Member Team Led by Accomplished Trial Duo
Morgan Lewis has been serving clients in Seattle for decades
06/27/2022
Sidley Advises on the Hong Kong IPO of Mega Genomics Limited
The Sidley team was led by partners Claudia Yu and Meng Ding.
06/27/2022
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.
06/27/2022
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.
06/27/2022
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).
06/24/2022
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.
06/24/2022
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.
06/24/2022
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.
06/24/2022
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
06/24/2022
Maples Advises SCC Power on Acquisition of Stoneway's Business Enterprise
Stoneway's business enterprise consists of four power generation facilities located in Argentina.
06/24/2022
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.
06/24/2022
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.
06/24/2022
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.
06/24/2022
Clifford Chance creates a European scholarship to promote diversity
The next call for the scholarship for students in Europe will be in autumn 2022.
06/24/2022
Experts welcome UK government report on success of CIGA’s restructuring plan
The government said it expects all three permanent CIGA measures will be used increasingly now that its pandemic support package for businesses has come to an end.
06/24/2022
Hogan Lovells boasts strong rankings in Legal 500 U.S.
Additionally, 15 lawyers recognized in the guide’s “Hall of Fame” category; 17 were recognized as “Leading Lawyers”; 10 as “Next Generation Partners”; and another 10 as “Rising Stars.”