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Blake Morgan merger goes live

5th August 2015
Blake Morgan’s merger with Piper Smith Watton, the Westminster based firm, went live on 1st August, just over a year after the merger of Blake Lapthorn with Morgan Cole.   The merger boosts Blake Morgan’s national presence with the addition of 12 partners, taking the total number of partners to 130, a workforce of circa […]
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Birketts recruits contentious intellectual property specialist

4th August 2015
Maria Peyman has joined the commercial litigation team at top 100 law firm Birketts as a senior associate.   Maria specialises in advising clients in relation to disputes arising from or in connection with various intellectual property rights, including copyright, trade marks, and design rights. She also advises in relation to passing off and breach […]
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Appleby advised China Orient on HK$560m Loan Facility and Subcription of Convertible Bonds

29th July 2015
Leading offshore law firm Appleby acted as Bermuda and BVI counsels to China Orient Asset Management (International) Holding Limited (COAMI) in relation to a HK$560 million term loan facility granted by Ample Mark Enterprises Ltd. (Ample Mark), a wholly-owned subsidiary of COAMI, to Skyfame Realty (Holdings) Limited (Skyfame). Ample Mark also agreed to subscribe and […]
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Towry on Summer Budget

8th July 2015
SUMMER BUDGET: INHERITANCE TAX PERKS, BUT HIGHEST EARNERS SET TO BE HIT BY CHANGES TO PENSION TAX RELIEF “It is excellent news for millions that the inheritance tax threshold has effectively been raised to £1m for couples who are homeowners, with the policy coming into full effect by April 2020.   “The inheritance tax personal […]
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Counting the cost of Grexit Chaos: The Potential Trillion Dollar Impact on M&A

7th July 2015
A disorderly Grexit accompanied by contagion through international financial markets would cost the global economy up to $1.4 trillion in lost mergers and acquisitions activity alone. Such a scenario would have significant repercussions due to the impact on global financial markets, which would be vastly disproportionate relative to the size of the Greek economy. Financial […]
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M&A Transactions Total $65.6 Billion at Baker Botts in 1st Half of 2015

7th July 2015
Baker Botts L.L.P, a leading international law firm, announced this week that through the first half of 2015, firm lawyers advised clients on 35 major merger & acquisition transactions valued at a total of $65.6 billion. The firm’s M&A activity for the first half of 2015 is up approximately 16% ($9 billion) compared to the […]
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Olswang advises SP Angel Corporate Finance and Beaufort Securities on the admission to AIM of MySQUAR Ltd

3rd July 2015
International technology, media and telecoms law firm Olswang has advised nominated adviser SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP and broker Beaufort Securities Limited in supporting Myanmar’s internet-based mobile service company MySQUAR on its 1 July admission to trading on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange. MySQUAR began operations in 2013 and has […]
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Appleby acts for CIC Gold on the London Stock Exchange

1st July 2015
Offshore law firm, Appleby, advised oxide gold miner and developer CIC Gold Group Limited (CIC Gold) a Seychelles registered company headquartered in Beijing, China in relation to its flotation on the Main Market of London’s Stock Exchange (LSE) on 23 June 2015. The initial offering makes CIC Gold the only Seychelles Company on the Main […]
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Manchester criminal law firm recruits top candidates with bank support

30th June 2015
One of the Manchester's leading criminal defence law firms has grown its staff by 13 per cent over the past year, and plans to increase its workforce further with the support of a £75,000 overdraft facility from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. Crime specialist Olliers Solicitors, based in Manchester city centre, has continued to grow over […]
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The IPW Becomes The First Membership Body To Achieve Recognised Paralegal Status Within The Sector

30th June 2015
The Institute of Professional Willwriters (IPW) has become the first body within the sector to ensure their members are already signed up to the Professional Paralegal Register (www.ppr.org.uk) ahead of the launch to the consumer market on the 6th July.   Founded in 1991, the IPW is a self-regulatory body that has worked hard over […]
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