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International Edition

Skadden Acts on JD.com's Billion-dollar Bond Issuance; Rival Alibaba Seeks to Raise $4.5B

Hot on the heels of JD.com's bond issuance, Alibaba has announced that it is also seeking to raise $4.5 billion via a convertible bond sale.
2 minute read

International Edition

School Fee Jitters, But Time for Change: Law Firm Partners React as Sunak Calls Surprise July Election

Clients have concerns about Labour's policies on private school fees and changes to the 'non-dom' tax regime, according to one partner.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Big Week in Deals as Creative Dealmaking Merges With More Activity

"Each of our clients is getting more inbound phone calls from firms looking to work with them than they did three or four years ago," noted Ben Beerle, a corporate partner with Cooley who handles mergers and acquisitions.
11 minute read

International Edition

White & Case, Linklaters, Ibrahim & Partners Advise on Dubai Supermarket IPO

Lawyers from across the Middle East, London and the US worked on the Spinneys IPO, which led to an implied market capitalization of around $1.5 billion.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Perkins Coie Launching in London, Hiring Former White & Case PE Leader

Ian Bagshaw, who will lead a team of six, said there's an opening in the London market for Perkins' focus on tech and the midmarket.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Skadden, Latham, Paul Hastings and Several Others Land on Squarespace Deal

Meanwhile, caution by the Federal Reserve in lowering interest rates is affecting deal optimism.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Third DCA Rules in Favor of Borrower in Foreclosure of Tides Hotel in Miami Beach

"Justice is catching up with, 'Safe Harbor,' whose business model, as observed in the Third District opinion, is to acquire pre-existing loans and 'mine the loan histories' to 'exploit' opportunities to obtain 'retroactive default interest,'" Dennis Richard, a partner at Richard & Richard who represents the borrower, said in an email.
4 minute read

International Edition

Asia Deal Digest: In Hong Kong, Listings and Privatization Create Small Streams of Work While Southeast Asian Investors Go Global

Filings for Hong Kong listings have increased, but so have privatizations. Kirkland, Clifford Chance, Davis Polk and Skadden pick up work. 
12 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Deals Flow as Institutional Lenders and Their Lawyers Look for a Bounceback in Capital Markets Revenue

S&P predicts "flat to 10% growth" in capital markets revenue for institutional lenders for 2024.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Attorneys in Voyager Litigation Reveal Settlement Figures With Gronkowski, 2 Other Prominent Athletes

Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks are the remaining defendants, with a trial set tip off in November.
3 minute read

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