‘Filling in the gaps’: Bircham Dyson Bell and Pitmans eye ABS transition with merger
The partners of Bircham Dyson Bell and Pitmans have voted for a £50m merger and move to an alternative business…
Legal mergers
‘It’s a marriage of convenience’: Gordon Dadds to make its big splash as Ince merger talks intensify
Gordon Dadds has emerged as the unlikely rescuer to ailing Ince & Co, with the two outfits in merger discussions…
‘It hasn’t been easy’: Fieldfisher concludes European odyssey with long-awaited Spanish launch
Fieldfisher’s recent frenetic push into key European markets has culminated today (25 September) with a much-anticipated tie-up in Spain with…
PwC ups the ante in legal services with new Fragomen US alliance
Building on the Big Four’s sustained attempts to disrupt the legal services market, PwC has extended its presence in the…
Bircham Dyson and Pitmans seek reversal of revenue fortunes with £52m merger bid
The partnerships at City law firm Bircham Dyson Bell (BDB) and Reading headquartered Pitmans will this month vote on a proposed merger…
Moving on up: BCLP heading for new post-merger London digs
Newly merged Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has signed a lease on a new City office in what it calls a…
Comment: Allen & O’Melveny – a research-free, hot take
Hats off to my old shop, Legal Week for a quality scoop on Allen & Overy (A&O) and O’Melveny &…
Real estate, real estate, real estate: Bryan Cave? Questions surround BLP’s transatlantic union
Hamish McNicol and Thomas Alan canvass the market on the latest UK/US tie-up ‘Next year all our troubles will be…
BLP and Bryan Cave back deal to forge top 50 global player but will combined firm have potency?
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP)’s quest for a US merger is over after its proposed transatlantic tie-up with Bryan Cave was…
‘Greater than the sum of its parts’: Hunton & Williams and Andrews Kurth agree merger
US players Hunton & Williams and Andrews Kurth Kenyon have given the green light to a merger that will create…
Firepower: £100m revenue a ‘natural target’ for acquisitive Gordon Dadds
West End firm Gordon Dadds has its sights set on becoming a ‘nine-figure’ business after making its fourth acquisition since its…
Transatlantic crossing – BLP and Bryan Cave to complete merger vote in February
The partnerships of Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and US law firm Bryan Cave are to vote on their transatlantic tie-up, with…
Comment: BLP’s US merger bid – a certain loss of confidence
If nothing else, it is safe to say Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP)’s not-very-convincing claim that management was not dead set…
Looking stateside again: BLP in ‘surprising’ merger talks with Bryan Cave
‘Surprising’ was the adjective frequently deployed by City partners in October when merger talks between Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and…
Gordon Dadds makes first strategic acquisition following summer AIM float
West End firm Gordon Dadds has made its first strategic acquisition since its public float in August, acquiring tax advisory…
Top-tier sports law team spins off from Charles Russell Speechlys as Wiggin acquires IP boutique Redd
A four-partner, top-ranked sports law team from Charles Russell Speechlys has spun off to create specialist boutique firm Northridge, while…
Back in the USA: BLP looks stateside again as merger talks with Bryan Cave confirmed
Nineteen months to the day since its last attempt to forge a transatlantic union with Greenberg Traurig was abandoned, Berwin…
CMS signs up Saudi partners as White & Case brings in heavyweight Swedish duo
They are already two of the most globalised law firms in the business, but CMS and White & Case have…
‘Short-term pain, long-term gain’: Q&A with CMS UK managing partner Stephen Millar
On 1 May 2017, the largest legal merger in UK history went live as CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang…
Quinn Emanuel breaks tradition as merger talks with DC disputes leader Williams & Connolly begin
US litigation powerhouse Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has entered into merger discussions with Washington DC disputes shop Williams & Connolly, Legal Business can reveal.…