Withers and Speechly union off as SJP and KWM edge closer
Merger talks between private client firms Withers and Speechly Bircham were called off at the end of May as both…
Legal mergers
Kennedys seals tie-up with Gates and Partners in aviation sector shake up
International dispute resolution law firm Kennedys and rated aviation and aerospace outfit Gates and Partners have merged in a move…
In defence of big – the maths are favouring two + two
How many times do you hear lawyers roll out the line about mergers having to be two-plus-two-makes-five? True in many…
Not so private client – Speechly Bircham and Withers call off high-profile merger bid
Merger talks between private client law firms Speechly Bircham and Withers have been abandoned, the firms announced today (23 May).…
Merger fever grips mid-market
The trend of mid-market consolidation continues apace, with two major non-City players, Mills & Reeve and Thomas Eggar, announcing separate…
Mills & Reeve confirms merger with Manchester firm George Davies
Mills & Reeve today (24 April) announced that it is to expand its presence in the North through a merger…
Baker & McKenzie secures first UAE merger
Baker & McKenzie has become the first global firm to merge with a leading United Arab Emirates law firm after…
Addleshaw Goddard and Nabarro end merger talks
Addleshaw Goddard and Nabarro have confirmed that they were in merger talks at the start of the year but the…
Withers and Speechly Bircham set to merge
Private client leaders Speechly Bircham and Withers are set to merge, potentially creating a 600-lawyer, £170m practice that will fit…
4-5 Gray’s Inn Square merges with public law specialists Atlas Chambers
4-5 Gray’s Inn Square has merged with Public law set Atlas Chambers in a bid to boost headcount following a…
Norton Rose Fulbright aims at Global Elite
The worst-kept secret in global law finally became official in November. Norton Rose and Fulbright & Jaworski announced their 3,800-lawyer…
Landmark three-way merger aims to end Dentons’ Europe woes
At press time, partners at SNR Denton, Salans and Canadian firm Fraser Milner Casgrain (FMC) were poised to vote through…
Cohesion critical in proving three into one does go
By the time you read this Dentons (as anyone sane will call it), a three-way merger between SNR Denton, Salans…
Panic has ramped up merger mania
A clear message from last month’s LB100 report was that the merger of two firms that have ‘simply cuddled together…
Freebies needs to address profitability concerns from the get-go
By the time you read this the Herbert Smith Freehills merger will be live – a firm with revenues of…
Positive early signs at combined firm King & Wood Mallesons
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has enjoyed a successful first six months as a single firm, according to Handel Lee,…
Tough decisions needed for LG/FFW
Ahead of our LB100 report next month, one merger is on the table that requires some hard choices now to…
Shakespeares and Harvey Ingram announce merger
Acquisitive Birmingham firm Shakespeares has continued its explosive growth of the last few years by announcing that it is set…
The glue that binds
As the Swiss Verein legal structure becomes increasingly popular among global law firms, the debate hots up over whether its…
Pinsents and McGrigors tie-up gets rubber-stamped
Pinsent Masons and McGrigors confirmed in early February that partners had voted in favour of the two firms merging. The…