‘It’s belt and braces stuff’: KWM silent as Barclays beefs up lending provisions following financial strain
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has agreed to tightened security over borrowings from its prime lender Barclays Bank following a…
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Paying up: KWM partners vote to inject £14m of extra capital
An overwhelming majority of King & Wood Mallesons‘ (KWM) European and Middle East partnership has voted in favour of recapitalising…
KWM asks partners for up to £240,000 in cash call to double capital contributions
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has asked its European and Middle Eastern partners to pay in between £80,000 and £240,000…
Whiteford becomes the latest to quit KWM after sealing move to Covington
Competition litigator Elaine Whiteford has become the second London partner to quit King & Wood Mallesons‘ European practice for Covington &…
‘An important step’: K&L Gates launches in Munich through King & Wood hires
K&L Gates has opened its third German office by launching in Munich, with a three-lawyer hire from King & Wood…
Securities litigator Lascelles latest to exit King & Wood Mallesons
Struggling to plug a stream of exits, litigator Greg Lascelles has become the latest partner to depart King & Wood…
Comment: How KWM became Rogers & Wells II but with less staying power
A fêted global giant acquires a punchy mid-tier player to provide coverage in a key global region. Hopes are high.…
KWM becomes Rogers & Wells II but with less staying power
A fêted global giant acquires a punchy mid-tier player to provide coverage in a key global region. Hopes are high.…
Global 100: Branded – Inside the troubled takeover of SJ Berwin
Since merging with King & Wood Mallesons, legacy SJ Berwin has lurched from one disaster to the next. Can the…
KWM mulls cash call after increasing Barclays facility to £25m
King & Wood Mallesons‘ (KWM) European and Middle East business is mulling a cash call months after increasing its loan…
Another one bites the dust: KWM’s former European head of finance leaves for Cadwalader
The partner exits at King & Wood Mallesons‘ (KWM) City office keep coming, with former Europe head of finance, Jeremy…
Ashurst extends banking practice with KWM funds finance hire
Ashurst has continued to hire into its banking practice, appointing King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) partner Robert Andrews to its…
Dealwatch: KWM leads for regular client TransDigm on $1bn US defence purchase
King & Wood Mallesons, Latham & Watkins (KWM) and Cleveland firm BakerHostetler have advised on the $1bn sale of defense…
Pinsents, Gowling WLG and KWM appointed to reduced Royal London Asset Management panel
Pinsent Masons, Gowling WLG, King & Wood Mallesons and specialist commercial firm Cannings Connolly have been appointed to Royal London…
KWM cutbacks hit 37 support staff in the City
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has made 37 business services jobs redundant in London as part of wide-reaching cutbacks across…
Eight already depart KWM partnership as European restructuring kicks in
Eight City-based lawyers have left the partnership at King & Wood Mallesons as part of a restructuring that will see up…
KWM real estate duo land at Ashurst following restructure
With 24 partners on the market following King & Wood Mallesons‘ (KWM) decision to axe 15% of its European and…
Comment: KWM – ultimately it comes down to a question of confidence
These are tough times for the house that Stanley Berwin built, with exhibit A being recent news that King &…
A hollow victory: Former KWM client wins negligence case but takes home only 5% of damages claimed
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has been ordered to pay its former client Commodities Research Unit International (CRUI) damages of…
Nine European partners down in one week at KWM as restructuring brings unintended consequences
Just four days after losing a six-partner private equity team in Paris to Goodwin Procter, three partners have left King…