10/06/2021
A legal perspective on DDO
Simply by publishing TMDs to the Iress Blockchain, you automatically meet your first regulatory obligation, and at no cost.
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10/06/2021
Bedell Cristin’s Private Client team maintains Legal 500 tier 1 ranking in Jersey
This accolade is great news, not only for the Private Client team in Jersey but also for the global team that’s grown significantly over the last 18 months with several senior appointments.
10/05/2021
Non-financial misconduct and whistleblowing: impact of the amended ESMA/EBA guidelines (podcast)
In this podcast episode we discuss the impact on the regulation of non-financial misconduct of recent proposed amendments to joint ESMA/EBA guidelines.
10/05/2021
Giambrone & Partners' banking and financial fraud team has won a significant Battle for Jurisdiction in a six-figure Investment Scheme Case
The jurisdiction our banking and financial lawyers recommended is that of England and Wales.
10/05/2021
Viberts recognised in latest Legal 500 UK 2022 rankings
The Legal 500 is one of the most highly regarded directories, compiling rankings and commentary based on feedback from peers and clients, backed up by independent research.
10/05/2021
Back on the right course: Privy Council rules on The Siskina
The Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal had overturned Black Swan in 2020, in reliance on the The Siskina, finding that absent a substantive cause of action issued in the BVI, there was no jurisdiction to grant injunctive relief in aid of foreign proceeding
10/05/2021
Liquidator Investigations And Witness Immunity
An integral part of an insolvency office holder's role is to investigate the circumstances that led to the insolvency and identify realisable assets and claims against wrongdoers to make recoveries, increasing distributions to stakeholders.
10/05/2021
Burges Salmon launches innovative new technology platform, BScale
Firm launches BScale, supporting fast-growth technology companies from start-up, to scale-up and through to exit
10/04/2021
‘Legal duty to engage’ proposed to drive UK national infrastructure development
The National Infrastructure Planning Association said its proposal would speed up development consent for major UK infrastructure projects.
10/04/2021
Withers KhattarWong represented Alto Partners and Altara Ventures
The firm represented Alto Partners in the launch of its venture capital fund, Forge Ventures, in partnership with venture partners Tiang Lim Foo and Kaspar Hidayat.
10/01/2021
Carey Olsen advises Peel Hunt
Working alongside onshore counsel Ashurst, the Carey Olsen team advising on the Guernsey legal and regulatory aspects of the admission was led by partner David Crosland, with assistance from senior associate John Scanlan.
10/01/2021
Walkers London-based BVI, Bermuda & Cayman law teams retain top tier ranking in Legal 500
The rankings see office managing partner Jack Boldarin (Banking & Finance) and partner John O'Driscoll (Insolvency & Dispute Resolution) retain their Leading Individual rankings, along with Next Generation Partner Mark Galazzi and Rising Star
09/30/2021
Ogier advises HHG Capital Corporation on US$57.5M SPAC IPO
The units were listed on NASDAQ Capital Market on 21 September 2021 and traded under the ticker symbol HHGC.
09/30/2021
A&O advises on ICBC
A&O previously advised on ICBC’s issuance of USD2.9 billion non-cumulative perpetual offshore preference shares in September 2020.
09/30/2021
SFO announces investigation into £150m investment schemes after dawn raid
At the same time, the SFO also issued several Section 2 notices, which force companies to provide relevant information.
09/30/2021
Bank of China issues first ever biodiversity-themed green bonds out of Asia
The proceeds will be used to finance and/or refinance biodiversity-related eligible green projects, under eligible categories
09/29/2021
Ashurst advises Goldman Sachs International in relation to the £1.095bn recommended cash offer for Blue Prism Group plc
Blue Prism's intelligent automation platform provides systems, cognitive tools, applications and technologies, including AI, machine learning, OCR and the Blue Prism Digital Exchange, a set of automation components available to business users.
09/29/2021
Milbank Advises Managers in Cary Group’s $1.1 Billion Initial Public Offering
The Milbank team was led by Capital Markets partner David Dixter and included associates Matt Hall and Dimitris Stamatis and paralegal Matteo Bonacina.
09/29/2021
Herbert Smith Freehills Advises on Petershill Partners' £4 Billion London IPO
Petershill Partners are a leading alternative asset manager which owns minority stakes in alternative asset managers with a combined US$187 billion of assets under management.
09/29/2021
Allen & Overy advises on Enel EUR3.5bn sustainability-linked bond and on the contextual tender offer of USD bonds
The A&O cross-jurisdiction team was led by Italy International Capital Markets partners Cristiano Tommasi and Craig Byrne