Deals
Memery Crystal and BCLP advise Oberoi Group and Grosvenor on London luxury hotel launch
Oberoi Hotel’s Mayfair location is part of Grosvenor’s £500m South Molton redevelopment, currently the West End’s largest mixed-use project
Increased global regulatory scrutiny to impact private equity deal activity, survey finds
Despite challenges, deal environment is expected to improve next year as exit opportunities increase, Dechert says
Skadden, Davis Polk called in as Emerson completes acquisition of AspenTech
Emerson calls on longtime adviser Davis Polk as Skadden reps Aspen
US legal services business Harbor acquires UK legaltech firm Ascertus
Deal is the second UK legaltech acquisition this year for the Chicago-based firm
Kirkland, Freshfields, Bredin Prat called in for €16bn sale of Sanofi’s consumer health arm
Sale to US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice comes as investors anticipate more and larger European PE buyouts
Raft of firms called in for $14.5bn Nord Anglia acquisition
Latham, Cravath, Ropes and Debevoise act on international school operator’s acquisition by consortium
Linklaters, Davis Polk lead on Rio Tinto’s $6.7bn Arcadium acquisition
Former Shearman & Sterling co-managing partner George Casey leads Linklaters team advising Rio Tinto
Top law firms line up to advise on Richemont’s sale of Yoox Net-a-Porter to Mytheresa
Slaughters, Cravath, Bakers and Latham among firms acting on long-awaited offloading of online luxury retailer
Kirkland, Freshfields guide $1bn acquisition of stake in BP Pipelines TAP
Freshfields advises BP as Kirkland counsells Apollo-managed funds on acquisition
Slaughters, Travers and Simpson Thacher guide L&G's £1.35bn Cala Homes sale
Slaughters advises longtime client Legal & General as Travers Smith and Simpson Thacher counsel buyers Sixth Street Capital and Patron Capital
A&O Shearman, Baker McKenzie score roles on Methanex’s $2.05bn OCI deal
Reed Smith also called in for sale of OCI’s methanol business alongside McCarthy Tétrault and Loyens & Loeff
Wall Street stalwarts score lead roles on Verizon’s $20bn Frontier acquisition
Debevoise, Cravath and Paul Weiss called in for deal to boost Verizon’s US fibre network
King & Spalding, NRF navigate $500m financing for Abercrombie & Kent
Facility underwritten by Citi will assist expansion of A&K, including that of Crystal Cruises
Kirkland, Freshfields score leading roles on £5.4bn Hargreaves Lansdown sale
Latham and Linklaters also among raft of firms called in for investment platform's takeover by private equity consortium
Hogan Lovells, Pinsents shepherd NatWest’s acquisition of Metro Bank mortgage portfolio
Hogan Lovells advises Metro Bank on £2.4bn cash sale
Linklaters advises UK fintech Revolut on banking licence approval
PRA grants Revolut licence that will allow it to compete on the same terms as traditional high street banks
Who won Luxury Law Awards 2024 – and why
The top brands, law firms, legal teams and individuals honoured at Luxury Law Summit London
Australian national firm Gadens merges with Canberra-based Trinity Law
Deal follows financial integration of Gadens' office network taking partner count to 106
Skadden tops M&A league rankings in first half as deal value rebounds
Paul Weiss and Latham & Watkins follow closely behind as megadeals contribute to 18% rise in global deal value
Latham, S&C among raft of firms guiding Paramount’s $28bn Skydance merger
Ropes, Cravath and Simpson Thacher also acting in deal to intended to turn Hollywood icon into a tech-media hybrid
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