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Capital Markets Lawyers Busy as Companies Rush to Raise Funds

Australian companies have rushed to raise money on the stock market n the face of the COVID-19 economic crisis, keeping law firms' capital markets teams busy. Herbert Smith Freehills and Linklaters-aligned Allens have each advised on capital raisings totaling more than A$8 billion (US$5.24 billion) since mid-February.
6 minute read

International Edition

Cleary Gottlieb and Sullivan & Cromwell Bring $6B in Notes to Market for Mexico

Mexican firm Ritch, Mueller, Heather y Nicolau also helped guide the issuance through turbulent markets.
2 minute read

International Edition

Former Kirkland Partner Takes Senior Role at Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Stephanie Lau has been named as co-head of the exchange's IPO vetting team in a round of promotions for former private practice lawyers.
3 minute read

International Edition

CMS Hires HSF Equity Capital Markets Head

The former Linklaters partner will join the London office of CMS.
2 minute read

International Edition

Clifford Chance, A&O Advise on £1B Capital Raise By COVID-19 Ravaged Business

The capital raising is the largest by a company listed on the London Stock Exchange in the last year, according to the firms.
2 minute read

The Recorder

If Your Firm Has a Life Sciences Practice, It's Probably Very Busy Right Now

Leaders of Big Law life science practices say they've seen a busy 2020 despite, and in some ways because of, the difficulties created by the presence of COVID-19.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Big Law Tech Heavy Hitters Call on SEC to Allow E-Signatures

Lawyers at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Fenwick & West and Cooley who represent the world's largest tech companies have petitioned the SEC to allow greater use of electronic document-signing.
3 minute read

International Edition

Pinsents Acts as Coronavirus-Hit Events Firm Raises Capital

The company has lost revenue as a result of a wave of event cancellations and delays including the Tokyo Olympics.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

'We are Not Lending': No New Loans, But Defaults Are on the Coronavirus Horizon

Commercial real estate lending has halted as lenders and borrowers re-focus on existing debt with defaults and forbearance on the horizon. "It's not really about expansion today," said Centennial Bank's David Druey.
10 minute read

International Edition

How Bad Will the Ramifications Be in China's Luckin Coffee Fraud Case?

The company once dubbed China's answer to Starbucks might well turn out to be the one that pushed Chinese listings in the U.S. back to the verge of extinction.
7 minute read

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