Lawyer Moves RECENT APPOINTMENTS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has appointed M&A partner Hardeep Plahe to its corporate team in London. Plahe joins AG from Gibson Dunn in London. With over 16 years of experience in the Middle East, his appointment bolsters the firm's cross-border M&A work and the Corporate team's capabilities in London and the Middle East in addition to enhancing AG’s financial regulatory coverage in the region. Plahe spent over a decade in Gibson Dunn’s Dubai office, including over four years as the Dubai managing partner. He also spent over a decade at Linklaters in both London and Dubai. Plahe has a broad practice covering M&A, joint ventures and investment transactions across a range of industries. He has a particular specialism in the financial services sector, where he has advised on both M&A and financial regulatory work in the Middle East. His clients have included multinational companies, financial institutions, private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds and governments. "We welcome Hardeep to the London Corporate Team at a significant time of growth for the firm both in the UK and internationally,” said Chris Taylor, AG’s Head of UK M&A. “With deep experience in the GCC, Hardeep's practice will seamlessly bridge our Middle East and London offices, adding further strength to our existing international platform to ensure maximum impact for our clients across multiple jurisdictions." Allen & Overy is strengthening its Asia Pacific corporate practice with the hire of Kenny Kwan and Caryn Ng, leading equity capital markets and public M&A lawyers, as partners in Singapore. They both join from Baker McKenzie in Singapore. Kenny Kwan rejoins A&O, having worked at the firm previously from 2009 to 2017. He specialises in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, funds and general corporate matters under Singapore law. He also has US securities law experience, acting as both issuers’ and underwriters’ counsel on US registered offerings, Rule 144A/Regulation S offerings and ADR offerings. Caryn Ng specialises in equity capital markets and corporate finance, with a crossover interest into the private equity space. She has represented issuers and underwriters in numerous securities listings on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST). Tim Beech and Gautam Narasimhan, joint managing partners of A&O’s Singapore office, said: “Kenny and Caryn’s expertise and market recognition significantly strengthens our Corporate practice in Singapore. Singapore has a natural position as the capital markets centre for ASEAN companies and businesses. Kenny and Caryn’s high-calibre corporate practice in the key Asian markets complements our strong corporate team.” Addleshaw Goddard Adds Partner to Its M&A Team Allen & Overy Grows Its Singapore Corporate Practice With Two New Partner Hires London, United Kingdom Addleshaw Goddard Singapore Allen & Overy Ireland DLA Piper 10 LAWYER MONTHLY JUNE 2023 Global law firm DLA Piper has appointed Matthew Cole as the new head of its corporate practice in Ireland. He takes over with immediate effect from Éanna Mellett, who has completed a successful four-year term in the role and will continue as a corporate partner. Cole joined the firm as a partner in 2020 and has since been a core part of the Irish corporate team and one of the firm’s most active M&A partners. “We are delighted to announce that Matt has been appointed as head of DLA Piper’s corporate practice in Ireland,” said David Carthy, country managing partner at DLA Piper. “Matt has led on some of Ireland’s most significant cross-border M&A and private equity transactions over the past few years. M&A and private equity will continue to be growth drivers for the corporate practice going forward, and with his experience I have no doubt that Matt will lead the practice very successfully in its next phase.” In a statement on his appointment, Cole added: “I am delighted to take the reins of DLA Piper’s corporate practice in Ireland. The group has gone from strength to strength under Éanna’s stewardship and its success is helping to drive momentum for the firm in Ireland.” DLA Piper Appoints New Head of Corporate Practice
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