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The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Kirkland Advises in $15B in Deals, Dealmakers Await Adoption of New PE Rules

While Kirkland had a big week in deals, the firm and others are facing significant changes in oversight rules for PE firms and hedge funds.
7 minute read

International Edition

International Heavyweights Line Up on Multibillion-Euro Restructuring Deal in France

White & Case, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Orrick, and Latham & Watkins have advised on a cross-border deal to restructure Casino, one of France's biggest retail chains.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Lawyer Stepping Aside Who Helped Shape Charter Communications Into No. 2 Cable Operator

David Ellen played a key role in the transformation of the cable industry, first as general counsel of Cablevision before its $17.7 billion sale in 2016 and then as a senior executive at Charter as it digested nearly $100 billion in acquisitions.
3 minute read

International Edition

Japanese Tech Startups' Nasdaq IPO Thirst Generates Deal Work for US Law Firms in Japan

Japanese deep technology, life science and biotechnology companies feel that they are comfortable speaking to U.S. investment banks or U.S. stock exchanges such as Nasdaq, according to a Tokyo-based Greenberg Traurig lawyer.
5 minute read

Law.com

Best Lawyers Acquires Digital Marketing Company Good2bSocial

Peer review research and attorney accolades company Best Lawyers has announced the acquisition of digital marketing agency Good2bSocial, effective immediately.
2 minute read

International Edition

Slater and Gordon Secures £33M Capital Injection from Litigation Funder Harbour

A dramatic UK Supreme Court ruling in July asserted that litigation funding agreements are 'unenforceable' in competition cases.
2 minute read

International Edition

Morrison Foerster Advises on Ex-GIC Managers-Run PE Firm's $567M Fund Debut in Singapore

The fund closing by Growtheum comes at a time when the private equity industry is still reeling from the downturn that has hit it since 2021.
2 minute read

International Edition

Kirkland Secures First Major Mandate for BAE Systems with $5.5B US Acquisition

The deal, reported to be the largest British acquisition of the year, is being handled by US law firms.  
3 minute read

International Edition

Top US and Chinese Firms Act on Bain Capital's $3.16B Take-Private Deal

Bain Capital has outbid China Merchants Group in making an all-cash offer to acquire all the outstanding shares of Nasdaq-listed Chindata Group.
3 minute read

International Edition

Can Kirkland's London Office Live Without Neel Sachdev?

Insiders and other commentators say the star London private equity partner will take 'many millions' worth of business with him, as others attribute his success to the unrivalled platform Kirkland offered.
7 minute read

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