Search Results for: M&A
Dentons Boekel launches Tax practice with recruitment of a team from Baker McKenzie
August 23rd, 2017
Dentons Boekel announced today the launch of its Tax practice in the Netherlands with the recruitment of four partners. Jurjen Bevers, Paul Halprin, Heico Reinoud and Marnix Veldhuijzen have joined the Amsterdam office from Baker McKenzie. Wendela Raas, Netherlands ...
Global fintech investment rebounds in Q2 2017
August 7th, 2017
Total global fintech investment more than doubled quarter over quarter in Q2’17 to US $8.4 billion, up from US$3.6 billion in Q1’17, according to the KPMG Pulse of Fintech report. Global M&A investment helped drive the fintech market rebound, ...
Global law firm reveals FY17 results; Record global revenues
August 2nd, 2017
Global law firm Baker McKenzie has issued today a press release to announce revenues for the fiscal year ended 30 June 2017 (FY17). Below is the announcement a it was published: Baker McKenzie, the leading global law firm, has announced ...
Luxury lawyers line up for Jimmy Choo $1.35bn acquisition
August 1st, 2017
Global fashion house Michael Kors is to acquire luxury footwear and accessories brand Jimmy Choo with the city’s top luxury law firms on hand to advise. The high profile deal is the latest in the luxury law sector which ...
FCA outlines proposals to extend the Senior Managers and Certification Regime to all financial services firms
July 28th, 2017
In October 2015, HM Treasury announced its intention to extend the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) to all sectors of the financial services industry. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published proposals to extend the SM&CR to almost ...
EURONEXT announced acquisition of FastMatch for $153 million
May 23rd, 2017
EURONEXT has issued a press release to announce acquisition of Fastmatch, an Electronic Communication Network (“ECN”) in the FX market and the expansion into Global FX Markets. Acquisition of FastMatch, Inc. (“FastMatch”) – the fastest growing Electronic Communication Network ...
Jay Clayton Sworn in as Chairman of SEC
May 5th, 2017
Jay Clayton was sworn into office this afternoon by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy as the 32nd Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. “It is a tremendous honor to lead the SEC and to be sworn in ...
International law firm launch an alliance with a law firm in Singapore
May 4th, 2017
Ashurst launches Formal Law Alliance with ADTLaw in Singapore The alliance, which has received approval from the Legal Services Regulatory Authority of Singapore, will operate under the name Ashurst ADTLaw. ADTLaw, formerly known as ADTvance Law, is a Singapore ...
International law firm to launch its third international office in Madrid
April 20th, 2017
International law firm Pinsent Masons has announced plans to launch its third international office in less than 12 months, with a Madrid presence expected to open in May. The firm has brought together a team of six partners to ...
JPMorgan accused of fraud over tech company sale
April 19th, 2017
JPMorgan steered a technology company client to sell itself to BlackBerry at a knockdown price because it wanted to win lucrative future investment banking business from the smartphone pioneer, according to an investor lawsuit. The lawsuit filed on behalf ...
