What better Valentine’s Day gift is there than a long-awaited marriage approval? That’s exactly what Eversheds Sutherland and Singapore’s Harry Elias Partnership got on Feb. 14, when the Singapore Ministry of Law granted the two firms permission to merge.

“A huge amount of time and effort had been invested in the arrangements and all believe that we have established a robust, one-of-a-kind platform that will reap rewards for all stakeholders,” said Stephen Kitts, Eversheds’ Asia managing partner who led the merger negotiations.