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November 13, 2008 |

Macfarlanes lands $1.6bn M&A role for Mitsubishi Rayon

Macfarlanes' links with US firm Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison have gifted the firm a role for new client Mitsubishi Rayon on its $1.6bn (£1.1bn) acquisition of acrylic manufacturer Lucite International. Macfarlanes corporate partners Matthew Blows and John Dodsworth led the team advising Mitsubishi on the acquisition of its UK-based rival. The deal sees Mitsubishi purchase Southampton-based Lucite from buy-out house Charterhouse Capital Partners - the company's principal shareholder - and a group of other sellers, giving it new production facilities in Europe and North America.
21 minute read
September 11, 2008 |

Informa deal means rich pickings in private equity

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and CMS Cameron Mc-Kenna have won the main roles as private equity giants circle UK media group Informa.Freshfields has landed the lead for a consortium of private equity houses including Providence Equity Partners, Carlyle Group and Blackstone Group, with the latest bid for the media group valuing the company at £1.9m. The deal, which is being led by private equity partner David Sonter, is the latest evidence that Freshfields' efforts to forge strong buy-out links are paying off, as US firm Latham & Watkins is a frequent adviser to Carlyle.Meanwhile, Camerons has taken the lead for regular client Informa, instructing a team under corporate finance partner Gary Green.The bid, which was rejected last week (5 September), is the latest in a stream of interest for Informa. In June, Providence, Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman tabled a bid valuing the group at £2.15bn. Hellman & Friedman has since walked away from the group while Blackstone has joined. In a statement, Informa said that the revised bid significantly undervalues the company. The publisher, which has more than 40,000 academic and business titles in print and is known for key shipping publication Lloyds List, employs 10,000 people worldwide.
6 minute read
July 10, 2008 |

Magic circle trio break into profits top 10 as City firms move up Global 100

Profits per equity partner (PEP) at top US law firms still narrowly exceed key UK rivals - despite the significant increases the magic circle have achieved in turnover and profitability in recent years. Figures compiled by Legal Week and The American Lawyer show that just three UK firms make it into the global top 10 by PEP - Slaughter and May, Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. In contrast, seven US firms make the grade - headed by elite firm Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz.
8 minute read
May 21, 2008 |

Hammonds cooks up lead role on £1bn kitchen tools buy-out

Hammonds has scored a starring role on a £1bn deal - advising Illinois Tool Works (ITW) on its takeover bid for kitchen equipment manufacturer Enodis. The firm is fielding a team led by corporate partners Giles Distin and Jane Haxby on the £1.03bn acquisition, acting alongside Kirkland & Ellis and Ropes & Gray, which are providing US advice on the deal.
13 minute read
May 14, 2008 |

Hammonds tools up for £1bn Enodis bid

Hammonds has scored a starring role on a £1bn deal - advising Illinois Tool Works' (ITW) on its takeover bid for kitchen equipment manufacturer Enodis. The firm is fielding a team led by corporate partners Giles Distin and Jane Haxby on the £1.03bn acquisition, acting alongside Kirkland & Ellis and Ropes & Gray, which are providing US advice on the deal.
11 minute read
February 21, 2008 |

Morgan Stanley man boosts Latham City finance

Latham & Watkins has bagged a new partner for its London office with the hire of Daniel Maze from Morgan Stanley. Maze, who joins Latham's City finance practice on 1 March, was previously an executive director in the leveraged and acquisition finance group at Morgan Stanley in London, where he worked for three years.
14 minute read
February 17, 2008 |

Latham unveils Middle East plans with three-office launch

Latham & Watkins has unveiled plans to open three new offices in the Gulf as the top five US firm finalises its long-awaited Middle East launch. Latham is set to open in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha in the next couple of months with partner Rindala Beydoun joining the firm to head the practice across the region.
9 minute read
February 13, 2008 |

Travers boosts buy-out practice with trophy private equity client

Travers Smith has won US buy-out giant The Carlyle Group as a client in a major boost to its private equity practice. Travers won its first instruction for private equity group Carlyle last year but has not yet advised on a successful bid.
7 minute read
February 07, 2008 |

US firms move to protect European partners as dollar slump continues

A growing number of leading US law firms are moving to shield European partners and associates from the prolonged slump in the dollar, it has emerged. Firms including Latham & Watkins and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe are reviewing provisions for partners in overseas offices, while several elite Wall Street firms have already moved to guarantee packages for UK-based associates.Both Latham and Orrick already have hedging provisions in place to offset currency risk but are now reviewing their models in a bid to remain competitive in Europe. Crucially, many firms claim the poor exchange rate has made lateral partner recruitment in the City much more difficult.
19 minute read
February 06, 2008 |

Hiring trends at US firms in London fail to match 2005 five-year high

US firms hired 67 partners across the City in 2007 - a slight dip on the recruitment peak of 2005, despite last year's booming markets. Legal Week research into hiring trends at 24 of the US' biggest players in the UK found that while recruitment activity was up on 2006 - when 60 partners joined US practices - it failed to match 2005's five-year high of 72.Much of the activity came in the mid-market. Mayer Brown was the biggest lateral recruiter of 2007, with the firm bringing in nine partners, including two high-profile names - McDermott Will & Emery corporate partner William Charnley and Ashurst real estate partner Gary Watson.
49 minute read

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