Justin Cash

December 02, 2014 | International Edition

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Travers Smith have taken the lead mandates on the sale of restaurant brands Zizzi and ASK Italian by Cinven to rival buyout group Bridgepoint for £250m

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

December 02, 2014 | International Edition

Linklaters' capital repayments to partners fell by 75% during the last financial year, with the firm paying back £12m less during 2013-14 than the previous year, when payouts increased as a result of the firm's controversial 2012 partner restructuring.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

December 01, 2014 | International Edition

Former Eversheds chairman John Heaps is set to take over as chairman of the Yorkshire Building Society when incumbent Ed Anderson retires next April.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

December 01, 2014 | International Edition

Accountancy giant EY has secured approval from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to provide legal services in England and Wales as an alternative business structure (ABS).

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

December 01, 2014 | International Edition

Reed Smith has given a boost to its fledgling private equity real estate (PERE) practice in London with the hire of two partners from Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

November 30, 2014 | International Edition

Slaughter and May and Latham & Watkins have scored the advisory roles on buyout firm Onex Corp's acquisition of Swiss packaging group SIG Combibloc Group for around €3.75bn (£2.98bn).

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

November 28, 2014 | International Edition

Profit per equity partner (PEP) at legacy Speechly Bircham rose 16% in its last financial year before merging with Charles Russell, the firm's final set of partnership accounts show.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

November 27, 2014 | International Edition

Nobody said being a general counsel at a multinational was easy.

By Justin Cash

11 minute read

November 27, 2014 | International Edition

Clifford Chance (CC) and Travers Smith have advised on what is thought to be the UK's largest pensions buyout to date as Legal & General (L&G) and the trustee of automotive supplier TRW's pension scheme have completed a £2.5bn partial takeover of the fund.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

November 26, 2014 | International Edition

Macfarlanes partners stumped up an extra 13% in capital contributions last financial year, according to the firm's limited liability partnership (LLP) accounts, filed with Companies House this week.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read