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Corporate Counsel

Michael Lynch Was a Titan of British Tech. Then He Got Crosswise With HP

Lynch was CEO of the software firm Autonomy when HP bought it for $11 billion, a deal that's gone down as one of the biggest flops in M&A history. Prosecutors allege he duped the Silicon Valley giant into overpaying by inflating Autonomy's financial performance at a time the company was tanking.
8 minute read

International Edition

VIDEO: Is the Practice of Private Equity Designation a Problem?

With certain firms aggressively using the designation model, certain individual lawyers within the operations have enormous influence while designating private equity mandates.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Duane Morris Sees 16th Straight Year of Revenue Growth, but Profits Lagged

Chairman and CEO Matt Taylor pinned the 3.6% dip on pressures on transactional work.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Kirkland, Latham Advise $35B Natural Gas Sector Merger

Kirkland & Ellis represents EQT Corp. in its pending acquisition of Equitrans Midstream Corp., which will create a vertically integrated natural gas company valued at more than $35 billion.
2 minute read

International Edition

Kingmakers: The Lawyers that Designate the Most Private Equity Mandates

Law.com International spoke with top UK finance partners, their rivals and recruiters, among other market commentators, to find the most frequently named lawyers to have power or influence while designating private equity mandates.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Head-Spinning Changes to Antitrust Enforcement Forcing Firms to Recalibrate Dealmaking

"You see significant enforcement where enforcement is meant to drive policy—policy as far as economic concerns, social concerns and stepping beyond the more traditional realm of merger review," said Peter Julian, a Jones Day partner.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cozen O'Connor Sees Modest Growth in 2023, Owing to Diversified Revenue Stream

The firm's revenues climbed by 5.5% to hit $653 million. "We're not looking for a business that's up 20% in the good years and down 8% in the bad years," explained firm chairman Michael Heller.
6 minute read

International Edition

Slaughter and May, Clifford Chance Lead as Nationwide to Acquire Virgin Money for £2.9B

The deal, a relative rarity in a quiet UK M&A market, could create 'the second largest provider of mortgages and savings in the UK'.
2 minute read

International Edition

US Firms Net Latest UK Football Deal as West Brom Finds Buyer

The deal marks another foray by American investors into British football.
3 minute read

International Edition

Cleary, JunHe and Maples Lead on Belle Fashion's Billion-Dollar Hong Kong IPO

There are currently 77 active IPO filings with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, 40 of which were filed in 2024.
2 minute read

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