China – Junhe Welcomes New Partner Ms. Diao Lina.
JunHe sincerely welcomes new partner Ms. Diao Lina to their Shanghai office. Ms. Diao specializes in investment funds and private equity and before joining JunHe she worked as a partner at another Red...
View ArticleFrance – Linklaters Advises The Funds Managed By Extendam And The Annie...
European leader of business hotel private equity in Europe with a portfolio of 316 hotels in France and Europe, for a total value of 3,5bn as of June 30th 2023, Extendam is partnering with the...
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US – DOJ And FTC Propose A New Playbook For Merger Reviews.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a draft of proposed new merger guidelines today, 18 months after FTC Chair Lina Khan and Assistant...
View ArticleDenmark – Bird & Bird Copenhagen Have Assisted Danish Private Equity Fund Axcel.
Bird & Bird Copenhagen have assisted Danish private equity fund Axcel with their buy and build strategy, where the European consulting and software company NTI Group has acquired French NAKO Group...
View ArticleUK – Hill Dickinson’s Private Equity Team Advises TICC Platform Celnor Group...
International law firm Hill Dickinson has advised Celnor Group, a platform for testing, inspection, certification, and compliance (TICC) businesses, on a substantial majority investment by private...
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UK – Private Equity ‘Dry Powder’ Being Used To Invest In Professional...
There has been a significant increase in private equity investments in professional services firms in recent years. We have seen continued evidence of this trend in 2023 and in relation to a wide...
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A Regulatory Tightrope: Updating The UK Regulatory Regime For Asset Managers.
In a speech at the Investment Association’s Annual Dinner on 11 October 2023, Ashley Alder, chair of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), expanded upon the FCA’s discussion paper, “Updating and...
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Activists Assemble: Recent Trends In Activist Campaigns Targeting UK...
The United Kingdom has long been a target destination for activist investors. It is the venue for nearly half of all of recent activist campaigns in Europe. In previous articles, we have discussed how...
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US – Real World Examples Of Circumstances That May Taint A Deal Process.
Partners Sonia Nijjar and Jenness Parker and associate Claire Atwood discuss the lack of hard-and-fast rules for dealing with conflicted fiduciaries who are involved in a deal. The authors look at...
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US – New California Law Requires Diversity Reporting For Venture Capital And...
Partner David Niemeyer, associate Jaclyn Castelar and law clerk Neema Nodoust look at a new California law requiring venture capital companies that qualify as “covered entities” to disclose diversity...
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UAE – Linklaters Advises on Major Investment in GEMS Education
UAE – Linklaters Advises on Major Investment in GEMS Education Linklaters advised a Brookfield-led consortium on its minority preferred equity investment in GEMS Education, a UAE-based education...
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Cayman Islands – Incorporating In Cayman – Special Purpose Acquisition...
Cayman Islands – Incorporating In Cayman – SPACS. In a recent webcast ‘SPAC Notebook: Incorporating in Cayman‘, Woodruff Sawyer Partner and series editor Yelena Dunaevsky interviewed Appleby Senior...
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UK – Withers Advises Cambridge Innovation Capital and Amadeus Capital On...
UK – Withers Advises Cambridge Innovation Capital and Amadeus Capital On Riverlane’s $75m Series C fundraising. International law firm Withers provided advice to both Cambridge Innovation Capital...
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The Government’s Proposed Reforms To Australia’s Merger Regime.
The Government’s Proposed Reforms To Australia’s Merger Regime. Earlier this year, the Australian Government announced its plan to reform Australia’s merger rules. Now, the Government has released...
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US – Bird & Bird Advises Gaussion on $12 Million Series A Round.
US – Bird & Bird Advises Gaussion on $12 Million Series A Round. International law firm Bird & Bird has guided Gaussion through its successful $12 million Series A funding round. This...
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China – Appleby Global Services Set to Launch in Shanghai
China – Appleby Global Services Set to Launch in Shanghai. Appleby has announced the launch of Appleby Global Services in Shanghai. This initiative aims to bolster the growth of the Appleby law firm...
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Stephenson Harwood Launches Venture Capital Program in Southeast Asia
Stephenson Harwood Launches Venture Capital Program in Southeast Asia Stephenson Harwood LLP has launched its “Start-up Technology Emerging Companies Programme” (STEP) today! Driven by the Singapore...
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Bird & Bird Sponsors Slush Investor Day, Supporting Nordic Tech
Bird & Bird Sponsors Slush Investor Day, Supporting Nordic Tech International law firm, Bird & Bird is continuing its sponsorship of Slush Investor Day, a significant event in the global tech...
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Hong Kong – Deacons Maintains Strong IFLR1000 Rankings
Hong Kong – Deacons Maintains Strong IFLR1000 Rankings Deacons has achieved strong results in the 2024-2025 edition of IFLR1000 under the Hong Kong category. The firm is ranked in 10 practice areas,...
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US – Crowell & Moring Advises ReFocus AI on Strategic Seed Funding Round
US – Crowell & Moring Advises ReFocus AI on Strategic Seed Funding Round Crowell & Moring assisted ReFocus AI, an insurtech specializing in retention management software, in closing a...
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