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International Edition

Baker McKenzie Raids Cliffe Dekker for 5-Lawyer Banking & Finance Team in S. Africa

The team is led by Phetole Modika and Pitso Kortjaas who both join Baker McKenzie as partners.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Divided FTC Denies Kroger, Albertsons Bid to Delay Administrative Proceeding Over Proposed Merger

The dissenting commissioners called the refusal to grant a delay in the bifurcated case unfair to the parties, attorneys and witnesses.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

KKR Fund Acquires Majority Stake in CLM Provider Agiloft

As a part of the deal, FTV Capital will make an additional investment in the company, and JMI Equity, a growth equity firm focused on investing in software companies, will join on as a new investor.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Autonomy CEO Downplays Panicked Emails, Denies Firm Was Tanking Before $11B Sale to HP

"What we're looking at is the sausage-making that goes into every quarter and the stress that goes into sales," Autonomy CEO Michael Lynch said of internal emails expressing alarm about the company's progress closing deals.
6 minute read

International Edition

What Is Driving the Demand for Competition Specialists in Africa?

Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and other major African hubs now have active competition regulators, and client demand for legal advice has driven law firms to create stand-alone competition practices that did not exist 10 years ago.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

American Arbitration Association Acquires ODR.com Parent Company, Planning AI-Powered Expansion

The acquisition will enable ODR.com's parent company to tap into the AAA's resources to build more advanced AI-powered ADR solutions, and allow the AAA to rapidly expand its services and footprint.
5 minute read

International Edition

US Duo Lead on Merck's $3B Acquisition of UK Eye Drug Company

It is the latest example of a US business acquiring a UK company, a growing trend in UK M&A.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Autonomy CEO Denies Misleading HP, Says Its Own Blunders Made $11B Buyout a Flop

After HP fired CEO Leo Apotheker, there "was total chaos and paralysis for weeks," former Autonomy CEO Michael Lynch testified Tuesday. "There was no transition plan, no handing over of the Autonomy plan. It was back to square one."
8 minute read

International Edition

3 Firms Lead as Coventry Building Society Acquires Co-operative Bank

The £780 million deal is yet another indication that UK M&A is bouncing back.
2 minute read

International Edition

3 US Firms Score Roles as Energy Capital Partners Backs $2.6B Atlantica Acquisition

All the firms put forward blended London-New York teams with Weil's London co-head and Skadden's London-based head of transactions both working on the transaction.
2 minute read

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