Freshfields in pole position as AA launches panel review
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is in pole position for a place on the AA’s new legal panel after a review kicked off over the summer.
Schoenherr advises Groupe PSA on acquisition of General Motors’ Austrian Opel operation
Schoenherr has advised PSA Peugeot Citroën SA (‘Groupe PSA’) on the acquisition of General Motors’ Opel Austrian subsidiary and Opel manufacturing site in Vienna. The transaction, which was part of a EUR 2.2 billion takeover by Groupe PSA, was completed on 1 August 2017 after receiving approval from regulatory authorities including the EU antitrust authorities. The acquisition […]
Walder Wyss advises Talixo in financing round
Talixo, a Berlin-based B2B ground transportation service, closed a seven-digit EUR financing round. Backers included Deutsche Bahn Digital Ventures, Amman Group Holding AG and another Swiss institutional investor. Talixo intends to use the funds to further accelerate growth and expand operations. Founded in 2012 by CEO Sebastian Kleinau, Talixo provides a B2B ground transportation booking […]
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Paul Hastings and Slaughters advise on Chinese shipping giant’s $6.3bn acquisition
Paul Hastings has advised Chinese shipping giant COSCO Shipping’s $6.3bn acquisition of Hong Kong rival Orient Overseas International (OOIL), which turned to Slaughter and May for advice.
WFW hires partner duo from Orrick and White & Case
Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has taken two partners from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe and White & Case.
Eversheds Sutherland’s shipping team dented as group joins Clydes
Clyde & Co has hired Eversheds Sutherland’s entire marine team in Newcastle after a five-lawyer exit.
Osborne Clarke wins first spot on £50m rail panel
Osborne Clarke is one of eight firms to have won a place on the UK Government’s £50m rail panel.
VdA TMT partner is speaker at Portugal Air Summit
Magda Cocco, TMT partner, is participating as a speaker at the Portugal Air Summit, with the main theme “The future of aviation”, from May 24 to 27, in Ponte de Sor. The Portugal Air Summit is the most important aeronautical event ever held in Portugal and gathers together the most relevant personalities of industry, infrastructures […]
Kaye Scholer City MP takes aviation finance team to K&L Gates
Kaye Scholer City managing partner Philip Perrotta has exited the firm for K&L Gates with a team of lawyers including partner Sidanth Rajagopal and a group of associates.
Ince launches in Marseille with double partner hire
Ince & Co is opening an office in Marseille, its third in France after Paris and Le Havre, with the hire of two local shipping and transport specialists.
Government shells out £1m to DLA Piper for Heathrow expansion advice
DLA Piper has received the lion’s share of Government legal spend on plans to build a third runway at Heathrow, raking in £1.09m in fees from the Department of Transport in the 14 months until October 2016. In total the Government department, led by Chris Grayling, has paid £3.8m to external law firms and consultants since […]
No5 Chambers successfully defends Bath teenage driver of tipper truck
The teenage driver of a tipper truck that crashed and killed four people has been cleared of all charges. Phillip Potter, now aged 20, was cleared of dangerous and careless driving in the accident last February in which a 32-tonne lorry with faulty brakes sped out of control on Lansdown Hill, Bath, hitting pedestrians. Mitzi […]