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International Edition

Big Law Players Land Roles on UK Entertainment Deals

One of the deals includes a U.S-based PE house snapping up beloved U.K-founded arthouse cinema company Curzon.
2 minute read

International Edition

South Africa Regulator’s Staffing Problems Leave High-Stakes M&A Deals in Limbo

By law, South Africa’s Competition Tribunal could operate with up to 15 members but has just six—and four of them are part-time.
4 minute read

International Edition

Goodwin, Conyers, A&O Shearman Act on $800M China Biotech Sale

German vaccine maker BioNTech is buying Guangdong biotech company Biotheus.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Republican Who Might Become FTC's Next Chair Blasts Democratic Commissioners' 'All Mergers Are Bad' Mindset

"The current administration's leadership of the FTC appears to think our default should be placing roadblocks in the way of all mergers, wherever possible," GOP commissioner Melissa Holyoak said at Thursday's board meeting.
7 minute read

International Edition

Paul Hastings , A&O Shearman Advise as 3 of Britain's Airports Change Hands

Paul Hastings has a track record for handling such transactions having led on the acquisition of Edinburgh Airport earlier this year.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: Simpson, Freshfields, Wachtell Lead Big Deals as SPACs, IPOs Crank Up

Several factors, including interest rate reductions, strong market performance and an incoming U.S. governmental administration with little regard for regulation, are pulling equity markets forward.
11 minute read

Law.com

Inside Track: How 2 Big Financial Stories—an Antitrust Case and a Megamerger—Became Intertwined

At issue is whether Discover's underperforming digital payments network would have the muscle to challenge Visa's dominance of the payments industry if regulators OK its merger with Capital One.
6 minute read

International Edition

Kirkland & Ellis Behind E-Health, Shipping Deals

Kirkland & Ellis, the top global law firm by revenue, supported Altera Infrastructure Holdings and TA Associates through recent deals.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Corporate Practice of the Year: The Finalists

The general winner, along with the winners of the specialty categories, will be announced Nov. 13 at The American Lawyer's Industry Awards.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'The World Didn't End This Morning': Phila. Firm Leaders Respond to Election Results

"We're moving into a declining interest rate environment. That would be the case no matter who won the election," said Dilworth Paxson chairman Lawrence McMichael. "The economy has generally been strong, interest rates are coming down, and that's a good thing."
4 minute read

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