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Corporate deals set to return to pre-crisis levels
October 6th, 2014
After a year that’s been awash with multi-billion dollar deals, the number and value of mergers and acquisitions looks set to return to pre-crisis levels over the coming 12 months, consulting firm EY said Monday. In its biannual Global ...
Alibaba IPO shows why lawyers matter
September 29th, 2014
Following the record-setting IPO of Alibaba, Jack Ma is now a global business icon. In China he has been a business titan for a much longer period of time. When the appointed date arrived, Ma was incensed to learn ...
Monster’s 1.3bn deal with Coca-Cola under Skadden and Jones Day advice
August 18th, 2014
Coca-Cola Company gets advise from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Jones Day, among other, for its deal with energy drink business Monster. The global drinks brand is also to pay $2.15bn (£1.3bn) in exchange for a 16.7 ...
Ernst & Young Role in Gowex Fraud Questioned
August 14th, 2014
Investors and the Madrid exchange are asking just who was verifying its financial statements, after the Wi-Fi hotspot provider, Let’s Gowex SA collapsed last month. Auditor Jose Diaz, of M&A Auditores, has been named as a suspect and jailed ...
Simmons enters South Africa with Fasken Martineau alliance
August 1st, 2014
Simmons & Simmons has gained a South African presence by allying with Canadian firm Fasken Martineau’s recently-acquired Johannesburg operation. Fasken Martineau merged with the 76-lawyer Johannesburg-based Bell Dewar in February 2013, which brought in expertise in mining, infrastructure, energy, ...
Aussie legal market sees slight rise in confidence but pay rises limited
August 1st, 2014
A slight rise in business confidence and commercial activity in Australia looks set to thaw out pay freezes and potentially help stem the flow of partner exits that were the mark of the 2013/14 financial year. A study from ...
Catalunya Banc gets advise from Bakers and Garrigues on €1.2bn sale to BBVA
July 28th, 2014
Baker & McKenzie has advised state-owned Spanish lender Catalunya Banc on its sale to Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) for €1.2bn. BBVA won the mandate to buy the bank in a competitive auction run by the Spanish Bank Resturucturing ...
BSkyB’s £4.9bn Sky Europe deal includes HSF and A&O firms
July 28th, 2014
Herbert Smith Freehills and Allen & Overy are among the firms to advise on BSkyB’s £4.9bn takeover of Rupert Murdoch’s pay TV companies in Germany and Italy. The acquisitions mark a strategic change for BSkyB, which is hoping to ...
The Central Bank of the Russian Federation published External Trade in Services of Q1 2014
July 23rd, 2014
The Central Bank of the Russian Federation has published today, a table showing the External Trade in Services of the Russian Federation by Main Partner Countries. EU countries on their total comes on top of the table where Germany ...
The Central Bank of the Russian Federation published External Trade in Services of Q1 2014
July 23rd, 2014
The Central Bank of the Russian Federation has published today, a table showing the External Trade in Services of the Russian Federation by Main Partner Countries. EU countries on their total comes on top of the table where Germany ...
