Financial Times M&A

JULY 7, 2023

Elite attorneys accused of engineering ‘improper bonus payment’ after it defended group’s board in 2022 buyout fight

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Financial Times M&A

MAY 21, 2023

Deal is first tie-up between a ‘magic circle’ group and an American rival in more than 20 years

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Law Firms 98

Financial Times M&A

JULY 26, 2022

Plus, SoftBank ends its whirlwind romance with THG and 3M turns to Big Law to tackle its liabilities

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Financial Times M&A

MAY 20, 2024

Co-head of its financial institutions practice off to Paul Weiss

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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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Law Firms 72

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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FinSMEs

AUGUST 27, 2024

Supio, a Seattle, WA-based provider of a purpose-built AI platform for personal injury and mass tort plaintiff law firms, raised $25M in Series A funding. The round, which brought the total amount to $33M, was led by Sapphire Ventures, with participation from existing investors Bonfire Ventures and Foothill Ventures.

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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

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, has added Sava Savov as a new Corporate shareholder to lead the Private Equity Practice in the firm’s London office as aport of a push to further develop its global PE capabilities. He is admitted to practice in England & Wales and New York.

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AltAssets

AUGUST 27, 2024

Law firm King & Spalding has brought in Daniel Daneshrad as a fund formation partner in its New York office. The post King & Spalding brings in Daneshrad as fund formation partner appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 28, 2024

International law firm Weil has appointed private equity dealmaker Alice Yuan as a partner in the firm’s private equity group in its Los Angeles office, which opened earlier this summer along with a new San Francisco office.

Law Firms 63

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 10, 2024

Faegre Drinker has appointed Michelle Moran as a partner in the law firm’s investment management group in London. Moran previously led the London asset management and investment funds practice at an international law firm.

Law Firms 92

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

Global law firm Morgan Lewis has appointed Leonora Shalet as a global private investment funds partner, based in New York. Shalet was most recently a partner at international law firm Schulte Roth & Zabel, where she advised on investment vehicles, closed-end funds and permanent capital vehicles in the credit space.

Law Firms 82

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FinSMEs

JUNE 10, 2024

FirmPilot, a Miami, FL-based AI marketing engine for law firms, raised $7M in Series A funding. The round was led by Blumberg Capital and DoubleVerify, with participation from Valor Ventures, SaaS Ventures, FJ Labs, and Connexa Capital. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts.

Law Firms 113

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 5, 2024

Law firm Bracewell has added energy and infrastructure-focused private equity lawyer François Feuillat as a partner in its London office. Feuillat has joined Bracewell from global law firm Reed Smith, representing private funds on transactions in the renewable energy, conventional power, oil and gas, and mining sectors.

Law Firms 79

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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 88

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 27, 2024

Law firm Jackson Walker has hired Patrick H Rose, IV as Partner in the corporate & securities practice group in its Dallas office. Rose most recently served as Partner at US law firm BakerHostetler.

Mergers and Acquisitions 53

Mergers and Acquisitions Leveraged Buyouts Law Firms Buyout 53

Private Equity Wire

MAY 28, 2024

Global law firm Dechert has added Gerald Brown as a partner in its financial services practice group. Brown has joined from New York-based law firm Fried Frank, according to his LinkedIn profile. Brown will be based in Dechert’s New York office.

Law Firms 72

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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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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.

Law Firms 130

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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

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.

Law Firms 246

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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.

Law Firms 243

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AltAssets

MAY 28, 2024

Ted Craig, investment funds and private capital partner at law firm Paul Hastings, explores the lessons credit secondaries can learn from its PE predecessor, and discusses the growth of the asset class in the current macroeconomic environment.

Law Firms 94

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 27, 2024

Offshore law firm Carey Olsen has promoted Michelle Falcucci, Richard Sykes, Tim Bamford, Rachel De La Haye, Andrew Tually and Nienke Malan, with effect from 1 July. She advises on Bermuda corporate and commercial law, focusing on insurance regulatory and transactional matters.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 7, 2024

International law firm Perkins Coie has added private funds partner Kerry Potter McCormick, who advises private equity funds, hedge funds, real estate funds, credit funds and funds-of-funds, to the firm’s corporate and financial regulation practices in New York.

Hedge Funds 74

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

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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.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 12, 2024

The CEO went on to say that "we are confident that the SEC will reach the same conclusion that our internal investigation, with the assistance of two separate law firms, did -- that we had no involvement with or knowledge of any alleged misconduct concerning Brian Kahn or his affiliates." Riley a buy? That might turn out to be true.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

Baxter specialises in trust and fiduciary law, advising trustees locally and internationally on private and commercial structures, including employee incentives and pension trusts. Baxter previously worked at the Jersey office of offshore law firm Ogier.

Law Firms 72

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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

JULY 17, 2024

Hall Estill, Philip Lee and Lopp Law Firm advised capSpire, while McGuireWoods advised Falfurrias. The company supports C/ETRM software platforms across all material platforms and software providers. As well as C/ETRM platform integration services, the company offers operations support.

Private Equity Firms 87

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FinSMEs

JULY 25, 2024

Elevate, a global provider of consulting, technology, and services for law departments and law firms, received $20m in growth financing. Led by Liam Brown, Chairman and CEO, Elevate is an expert-led, software-powered law company.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 24, 2024

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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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FinSMEs

JULY 18, 2024

Definely, a London, UK-based LegalTech company focused on simplifying legal documents, received a strategic investment from Raine Ventures, the venture arm of US investment firm The Raine Group.

Law Firms 62

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