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Linklaters, Cuatrecasas, Davis Polk Lead on €2.9B Spanish IPO

In 2020, the Spanish fragrance and fashion company instructed Baker McKenzie in its acquisition of a majority stake in British skincare and makeup company Charlotte Tilbury.
2 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Del. Supreme Court Unanimously Grants Another Shareholder Win Over Pre-Vote Disclosure

The high court's decision is the latest to map out steps corporations need to take when handling a controller-involved transaction.
4 minute read

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Al Tamimi, Paul Hastings Advise Microsoft-G42 on $1.5B Deal in the UAE

Al Tamimi & Company and Paul Hastings have advised a $1.5 billion investment between big tech Microsoft and the Abu Dhabi-based Artificial Intelligence…
3 minute read

International Edition

Vietnam's Anti-Corruption Campaign Has Slowed Legal Approvals, Stymying Deal Flow

A more measured approach by investors and authorities has prompted longer due diligence processes.
6 minute read

International Edition

US PE Raids UK Plc: Kirkland, Latham in Charge Again as Thoma Bravo Agrees £4.3B Takeover of Darktrace

Its the latest example of Big Law-assisted US PE giants coming for UK listed businesses.
2 minute read

International Edition

Are Chinese Firms Sidelining Big Law on Hong Kong Listings Work?

The sole legal advisers to issuers on many Hong Kong Stock Exchange IPOs are Greater China-based law firms. Big Law can't compete with Chinese firms on fees and justify the low margins that come with the listings, which are much smaller than the billion-dollar deals they handled in the past.
4 minute read

International Edition

Kirkland v Latham: Blackstone Swings Into Hipgnosis Deal to Rival Apollo Bid

The deal pits the world's largest private equity firms and their Big Law legal advisers against one another.
2 minute read

International Edition

Linklaters, Latham Advise on HSBC Exit from Argentina Business

The $550 million sale to local financial group Galicia will allow the UK-headquartered bank to exit a difficult market, as Argentina struggles to conquer triple-digit inflation.
2 minute read

International Edition

Video: UK Firms' Gradual Client Erosion

Law.com International editor-in-chief Paul Hodkinson discusses the implications for UK law firms when they lose mandates and clients that go to the US.
1 minute read

International Edition

Another UK Delisting: Latham Leads Line-Up as Apollo-Backed Concord Buys FTSE Music Business for $1.4B

It is another blow for UK capital markets and potentially also for domestic legal advisers whose clients are being bought up by US businesses.
3 minute read

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