In response to comments made today (Aug 6) by the Governor of the Bank of England and publication of the Inflation Report, Eddie Goldsmith Chairman of the Conveyancing Association said: “There is still a concern that home-owners across the UK have grown dangerously accustomed to low interest rates, and any sudden rate rise compounded […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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