Financial Times M&A

JULY 30, 2023

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

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Financial Times M&A

APRIL 24, 2023

Slump in M&A volumes hits annual profits after what for many was a record 2021

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Law Firms 57

FinSMEs

APRIL 18, 2024

The company intends to use the funds for continued growth and general operations, with a focus on expanding its offerings for law firms, in-house counsel, and claims administrators. ClaimScore, a Pompton Lakes, NJ-based provider of AI-based, real-time claim validation software, raised $3.15M in Seed funding.

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Financial Times M&A

JUNE 6, 2023

Veteran dealmaker had advised on major deals during his 17-year tenure at Wall Street investment bank

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Law firm Hill Dickinson has appointed James Harmer as a Corporate Partner specialising in debt capital market transactions as part of the firm’s business services group based in its office in London. In his new role, Harmer will cover both private placements of debt and issuances in the public markets.

Debt 91

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 14, 2024

Jeff began his career at Locke Lord and Kirkland & Ellis, where he specialised in general corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and acquisition finance, all with a focus on insurance or private equity. Following his law firm experience, Jeff served as a Vice President at KBC Financial Products.

Mergers and Acquisitions 76

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 16, 2024

The winners are: Managers Credit Hedge Structured Credit Fund of the Year – Alegra Capital AG (PvB Alegra CLO Fund) Credit Hedge Direct Lending Fund of the Year – Altana Wealth Ltd (Altana Specialty Finance) Credit Hedge Multi-Strategy Fund of the Year – Axiom Alternative Investments Sarl (Axiom Alternative Funds SICAV-RAIF – Axiom Credit Opportunity) (..)

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 8, 2024

Law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher has opened a new office in Dallas, which will be supported by a team of seven Partners, three of whom have just joined the business – Tom Tippetts, Brandon McCoy and Chase Proctor.

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Law Firms 83

Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

NorthWall Capital (NorthWall), a credit investment firm delivering private capital solutions to counterparties in Western Europe, has exited its investment in global law firm Pogust Goodhead following a $552m investment by Gramercy Funds Management LLC (Gramercy).

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

DLA Piper, the third-largest law firm in the US by revenue, is setting up a special department to advise companies involved in commercial space exploration. As reported by the Financial Times, it's part of a growing number of major law firms looking to tap into the commercial space race.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

MANAGERS Emerging Manager Best Fundraising – Buyout – Further Global Capital Management LP – Further Global Capital Partners II LP Emerging Manager Best Fundraising – Coinvestment – West Monroe Capital Emerging Manager Best Fundraising – Debt – Atalaya Capital Management Emerging Manager Best Fundraising – Growth – Lone (..)

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 23, 2024

Law firm Ropes & Gray represented Wynnchurch, while Lazard served in an advisory capacity. Read more Wynnchurch Capital closes fund VI at $3.5bn Wynnchurch Capital, a middle market private equity firm focused on recapitalisations, growth. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading?

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

Medical Properties Trust said that it has engaged a financial advisor and a law firm to advise it on options to collect the money that Steward owes. Because of this, Steward's total unpaid rent rose to around $50 million as of the end of 2023. The hospital operator is also continuing to make only partial monthly rent payments.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 9, 2023

On Friday, the company said it was hiring a law firm to investigate manipulation of its stock by short-sellers. The company said that it believes its shares have been targeted to drive the stock down and is engaging Warshaw Burstein and Christian Attar Law to investigate any potential wrongdoing by short-sellers.

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

International law firm Trowers & Hamlins has appointed Mark Metcalfe and Sarah Souter within the firm’s UK corporate practice as the firm looks to build its offering in the lower and mid-market private equity space. Metcalfe advises private equity funds, portfolio companies, management teams and founders.

Mergers and Acquisitions 67

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Law firm Ogier has relocated Ridhiima Kapoor, a Senior Transactional Specialist in its investment funds and corporate teams in the Cayman Islands, to Dubai. She will continue to advise on the establishment, launch and maintenance of investment funds including hedge funds and private equity funds.

Hedge Funds 95

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The winners are: Managers Best Overall Fundraising Over $1B – Buyout – EQT Partners AB – eqt x scsp Best Overall Fundraising Under $1B – Buyout – Blackfin Capital Partners SAS (Blackfin Financial Services Fund IV) Best Overall Fundraising – Debt – HSBC Global Asset Management Ltd (HSBC AM Senior UK Direct Lending Fund II) Best (..)

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 30, 2023

The bigger concern is the time frame we're talking about for resolution," Gary Bronstein, financial services lead at law firm Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, told Bloomberg. "If While technically private, they still typically require board-level responses with specific timelines to rectify the identified flaws.

Banks 246

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

Global law firm Goodwin has appointed Ian Keefe and George Weavil as Partners within the firm’s private equity practice in its London office, which covers M&A, private investment funds and debt finance.

Leveraged Buyouts 83

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Law Firms Asset Management 83

FinSMEs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Led by CEO Jeff Dracup, Tempello is a legal tech company advancing an AI-driven solution designed to optimize law firm […] The post Tempello Raises Pre-Seed Funding from Founders Innovation Group appeared first on FinSMEs. The company is using the funds to expand operations and its development efforts.

Law Firms 108

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

Global law firm White & Case has appointed Sten Olsson as a Partner within its global M&A practice and global private equity industry group in Helsinki. Olsson advises international and Nordic private equity firms and corporations on mergers and acquisitions, investments, carve-outs and divestments.

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 4, 2024

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has appointed Fatema Orjela as a partner in the firm’s transactions practice group in London. Ordeal’s practice focuses on private equity transactions and related advisory matters. Orjela provides strategic counsel to European and US private equity sponsors.

Leveraged Buyouts 75

Leveraged Buyouts Mergers and Acquisitions Law Firms Buyout 75

FinSMEs

APRIL 11, 2024

The round was led by Gradient with participation from 8VC, Joe Montana’s Liquid 2 Ventures, Tribe Capital, Vermilion Ventures, Gaingels, Alumni Ventures, Position Ventures and angel investors including select partners from premier law firms and Datadog President Amit […] The post Patlytics Raises $4.5M

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

Global law firm Paul Hastings has added Alexander Temel as a Partner and Global Co-Chair of its private equity practice. In his new role, Temel will serve as a founding member of the firm’s new Boston office.

Leveraged Buyouts 70

Leveraged Buyouts Law Firms Buyout Leveraging 70

Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Global law firm Dechert has appointed Eliot L Relles as a Partner in its corporate and securities practice group as part of efforts to enhance its capabilities in leveraged finance and private credit. Relles will be based in the firm’s New York office.

Law Firms 90

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Global law firm White & Case is expanding its global debt finance practice and has appointed Lauren Winter, who has joined from Shearman & Sterling where she was Counsel, as a Partner in London. White & Case has dedicated bank lending, private credit & direct lending and borrower finance teams.

Debt 70

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The agency was founded in 2019 and represents over 65 practitioners working on behalf of large US companies, trade associations, nonprofits, and law firms. According to a press release, Narrative plans to “diversify its offerings, enhance existing capabilities, and expand into new markets” with the new partnership.

Capital 90

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 1, 2024

Global law firm Dechert has named Brian Miner, who was previously Co-Chair of the M&A and securities group at Schulte Roth & Zabel, as a Partner in its corporate and securities practice based in New York.

Private Equity Firms 84

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Law Firms Asset Management 84

FinSMEs

APRIL 17, 2024

London, UK, April 17th, 2024, Chainwire In a pioneering move within the industry, MetaWin in collaboration with law firm BCLP, has successfully tokenized a Tesla Cybertruck, transforming it into a digital asset wrapped in a legally binding contract and minted as a Non-Fungible Token (NFT).

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AltAssets

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Tosin Adeyeri, partner in the funds team at law firm […] The post How to navigate the evolving LP-led secondaries market in 2024 first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

Law firm Ropes & Gray represented Wynnchurch, while Lazard served in an advisory capacity. It secured support from state pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, insurance companies, corporate pension plans, investment advisors and family offices from around the globe.

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The Big Picture

APRIL 15, 2023

Be sure to check out our Masters in Business next week with Brian Hamburger, founder of MarketCounsel and Hamburger Law Firm. He is an entrepreneur, attorney, consultant, and advocate for independent investment advisers, which is a $97 trillion industry.

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FinSMEs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Actionstep, a Denver, CO-based provider of a cloud practice management platform for midsize law firms, acquired Soluno, a Toronto, Canada-based legal accounting software company, from professional services payments company AffiniPay. The amount of the deal was not disclosed.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Chambers and Partners ranks over 80,000 lawyers and law firms by practice area in almost 200 jurisdictions since 1990. Inflexion bought the legal ranking and insights business in March 2018, in what City A.M. understood at the time to be between £35m and £50m.

Private Equity Firms 130

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Financial Times M&A

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Tie-up between ‘magic circle’ law firm and US rival creates $3.5bn transatlantic law firm after 99% of votes cast in favour

Law Firms 69

Law Firms 69

Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Global law firm Reed Smith has appointed Tom Whelan as a Partner focusing on private equity in its London office. Whelan joined the firm’s global corporate group from McDermott Will & Emery (MWE), where he was also a Partner.

Mergers and Acquisitions 80

Mergers and Acquisitions Law Firms Buyout Capital 80

Private Equity Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

Global law firm White & Case has expanded its global M&A practice and global private equity industry group with the appointment of Lavanya Raghavan as a Partner based in the firm’s London office. Prior to joining White & Case, Raghavan served as Counsel at Ropes & Gray.

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