Ashurst to revamp lockstep and add bonus pool after financials disappoint
Following another disappointing round of financial results, Ashurst is considering implementing a raft of changes to partner remuneration.
RBS to appoint new Western European panel as bank aims to cut costs
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is appointing a new Western European panel with the bank intending to pick a small number of firms to do the bulk of the work in the region.
Allen & Overy beats UK rivals to top 2015 deal table for European private equity
Allen & Overy (A&O)’s growing private equity (PE) team has had a strong year, topping Dealogic’s European PE table after advising on 31 deals across the 2015 calendar year for clients including Apollo Global Management, The Blackstone Group and Carlyle Investment Management.
‘Deepening ties’: Clyde & Co enters Germany with Düsseldorf hires
Just two months after announcing it will open an office in Miami, Clyde & Co has revealed it will open another international office in Düsseldorf.
Global 100: Kick for the finish in Asia
Despite slowdown in China’s economy, Global 100 firms’ interest in Asia shows no sign of winding down with significant moves following another active year. China’s slowdown has been a focal point of international headlines across the past 12 months as its tumultuous 2015 spilled into 2016. For Dentons, which took on 4,000 China lawyers at …
Allen & Overy beats UK rivals to top 2015 deal table for European private equity
Allen & Overy (A&O)’s growing private equity (PE) team has had a strong year, topping Dealogic’s European PE table after advising on 31 deals across the 2015 calendar year for clients including Apollo Global Management, The Blackstone Group and Carlyle Investment Management. The firm advised on deals equal to 21% of the European buyout market …
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A&O teams up with Deloitte for pioneering joint venture targeted at banking giants
Axiom and Ashurst follow with similar service to meet regulations In the first marquee joint venture between a Magic Circle firm and a Big Four accountant, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Deloitte have teamed up to create a tech-driven service to help banks handle post-Lehman regulation.
Ashurst retreats in Europe, closing Stockholm and Rome
Ashurst closed the doors to two of its European offices in June, confirming it will dissolve its Swedish offering with the entire team of 30 staff in its Stockholm office moving to Hamilton. The firm will also close its base in Rome with its remaining lawyers relocating to Milan following a review of its Italian …
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Client profile: Anna Tolley, Anheuser-Busch InBev
The brewing giant’s legal and corporate affairs director discusses mergers and learning on the job Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) legal director Anna Tolley describes the constant change at the drinks company as a rollercoaster she is still yet to get off. After joining (then) InBev as senior legal counsel in 2009, the young lawyer quickly …
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Life during law: Stephen Lloyd, Allen & Overy
I haven’t the faintest idea why I became a lawyer. I’d signed up to be a management consultant after university and hated it. My brother said: ‘Why don’t you become a lawyer?’ I thought: ‘Oh, alright.’ Got as far as A in the directory and got work experience at Ashurst.