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Simpson Thacher Advises on CVC's Latest $6.8B Asia Fund Raising

In 2020, Simpson Thacher and offshore firm Mourant advised CVC on the formation of Asia V, which closed at $4.5 billion.
2 minute read

International Edition

US Firms Benefit as Latin America Capital Markets Activity Roars Back

Cleary Gottlieb, Davis Polk, Shearman and Simpson Thacher are among the firms busy advising the region's state and corporate issuers as market conditions welcome debt and even some equity offerings.
4 minute read

International Edition

Gibson Dunn, DLA Lead on Takeover of Production Company Behind 'The Traitors'

The sale will see RedBird own the production company responsible for the likes of Fleabag, The Traitors and Gogglebox.
2 minute read

International Edition

Gabon Takes Over Oil Business, Overrides $1.3B Agreement With French Energy Company

Lawyers on the deal said the Central African country was within its rights to take over the oil company despite the previous agreement.
3 minute read

International Edition

Latham Blocks Hong Kong Lawyers' Access to Foreign Files, Is It Making the Right Call?

'If they had consulted the lawyers here, they would have gotten opposition,' says one insider, while rivals believe the firm risks being ostracized by Chinese companies.
7 minute read

International Edition

Six Firms Guide €1.52 Billion Take-Private Bid for French Digital Music Company Believe

Paul Hastings, White & Case, Simpson Thacher and three French firms are among the advisers.
2 minute read

International Edition

Jones Day Appointed On Body Shop Administration, Weil and Dechert Advise on Rescue Deal

The transactions come as statistics on Thursday showed the UK entered a recession towards the end of 2023.
3 minute read

International Edition

Nagashima Ohno, Covington and Others Act on $6B Australian Acquisition by Japan's Renesas

Both Nagashima Ohno and Covington have previously advised Renesas on several of its strategic acquisitions including its its $6 billion acquisition of UK-based Dialog Semiconductor in 2021.
2 minute read

International Edition

Latham and Kirkland Lead on Sale of RuneScape Developer to CVC

Carlyle has agreed to sell video game developer Jagex to CVC Capital Partners and Haveli Investments in a deal worth a reported £910 million.
3 minute read

International Edition

Freshfields Dominates 2023 Top Corporate Lawyers Ranking

Victoria MacDuff and Robert Cleaver, partners at UK corporate heavyweights Slaughter and May and Linklaters respectively, bagged the top two spots in the list.
2 minute read

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