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Slaughter and May and A&O Shearman Advise as Latest UK Company Goes American

The deal reflects a sustained exodus of companies from the London Stock Exchange.
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The Recorder

M&A Transactions and AB 1824: Navigating New Privacy Compliance Challenges

This article explores the implications of AB 1824 for companies involved in M&A transactions, focusing on the new legal obligations on the buyer and the necessity of target businesses to maintain opt-out records.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

Elevate Acquires Intellectual Property Research Provider Sagacious IP

The purchase, Elevate’s third in nine months, brings new IP capabilities to the legal services provider.
3 minute read

International Edition

Trio of Firms Act On Chinese Insurer Ping An's $1.7B Stake Acquisition In Healthcare Arm

Last October, Ping An turned to Ropes & Gray and Harneys for counsel in relation to the $850 million fundraising for its private equity programme for overseas investing.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Deals, IPOs Flow as Banking Regulation Is Expected to Get Lighter

Bill Stern, a partner in Goodwin Procter’s financial services practice, said the “pendulum” of regulation is due to swing back after four years of comparatively more scrutiny.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Distressed M&A: Safe Harbor Protection Extends to Overarching Transfer

The author writes "A Second Circuit panel issued a summary order affirming that an equity tender offer by a parent holding company funded by the proceeds of loans extended to its wholly owned subsidiary that later went bankrupt was shielded from attack by the safe harbor protections of section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code."
11 minute read

Legaltech News

E-Discovery Provider Casepoint Merges With Government Software Company OPEXUS

The merger will give Casepoint exposure to almost 80% of the federal agency market, a growing client base for the e-discovery provider alongside the corporate market.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

The New Global M&A Kings All Have Something in Common

Kirkland, Latham, Paul Weiss and others have replaced the likes of Sullivan & Cromwell, Clifford Chance and Slaughter and May as the global leaders in M&A over the last 20 years, writes the Global Lawyer.
5 minute read

International Edition

The New M&A Kings All Have Something in Common

Kirkland, Latham, Paul Weiss and others have replaced the likes of Sullivan & Cromwell, Clifford Chance and Slaughter and May as the global leaders in M&A over the last 20 years, writes the Global Lawyer.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Goldman Sachs Secures Dismissal of Celebrity Manager's Lawsuit Over Failed Deal

Justice Margaret Chan of the New York County Supreme Court said the KSFB Management LLC, whose principals have reportedly provided business management services for Beyoncé and Drake, hadn’t plausibly shown it was owed a fiduciary relationship by Goldman Sachs.
3 minute read

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