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International Edition

Clifford Chance, Deacons and Freshfields Advise on $1.2B Hong Kong Telecom Deal

Clifford Chance is advising Asian buyout firm MBK Partners Inc. alongside TPG Capital on a $1.2 billion acquisition of the telecommunications business of Hong Kong conglomerate The Wharf Ltd.—one of the largest telecom deals in Hong Kong in recent years.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: White & Case Tops Tables as M&A Volume Plunges

League table rankings for the third quarter of 2016 show global transactional volume reaching its lowest levels in three years in Brexit's aftermath.
65 minute read

International Edition

Ashurst Loses Another Partner in Singapore

Ashurst has confirmed that Singapore restructuring partner Joel Hogarth is the latest to resign from the firm's partnership.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

In Changing Legal Market, Big Firm Model Faces Questions

Panelists at a law firm leadership forum debated the structural merits of today's global legal giants.
14 minute read

International Edition

Minter Ellison Launches New Consultancy Offering With Four Hires

Australia's Minter Ellison has launched a nonlegal consulting practice focusing on board and executive remuneration with the hire of a team from Willis Towers Watson.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Post-Brexit Deal Count Plunges to Lowest Levels Since 2013

By | October 06, 2016
Global and European M&A deal volumes fell to their lowest levels for three years during the third quarter of 2016, following Britain's vote to leave the European Union this June.
19 minute read

International Edition

Shearman and Skadden Advise as Japan's Sompo Buys Insurer Endurance for $6.3B

Shearman & Sterling and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom have taken the lead roles as Japanese insurance firm Sompo acquires New York-listed insurer Endurance Specialty Holdings for $6.3 billion.
19 minute read

Daily Business Review

Will Colombia's 'No' Vote on FARC Peace Referendum Hurt Economic Growth?

The Colombian peace agreement would have brought a formal end to half-a-century of bloodshed and a boost to the country's economy. The voters' rejection may make it harder to pass tax reforms that some say are needed to fund projects to grow the economy and integrate regionally.
17 minute read

International Edition

Watson Farley Hires Aviation Finance Partner in Singapore

U.K. firm Watson Farley & Williams has hired an aviation finance partner in Singapore.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Two Big Firms Find McLovin in Ad-Tech Transaction

Fenwick & West and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati are advising on the $1.4 billion sale of Silicon Valley-based mobile marketing platform AppLovin Corp. to a private equity firm. AppLovin gets its name from its founders' love of the McLovin character in the 2007 film “Superbad.”
55 minute read

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