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M&A
The firm believes its sector focus will help it stand out in a competitive market for M&A advisers, its global managing partner tells IFLR
We round up this week’s top moves in the finance, corporate, M&A and PE practices in the UK, France the US and Germany
Leon Stephenson’s arrival follows the firm’s Charlotte launch and global fund finance build-out, as Paul Hastings continues to expand its London platform
M&A
The newly combined firm brings together more than 3,500 practitioners across 52 offices, with flagship hubs in Seattle, London, Sydney and New York
M&A
New hires were made in the finance, M&A, corporate, data and technology practices in London, Tokyo, New York, Washington DC and Chicago
We round up this week’s lateral hires at leading firms across Germany, the US, UK and Brazil
White & Case finance partner Kamran Ahmad and local partner Ryan Gawrych discuss the offtake, financing and execution challenges behind a deal centring on sustainable aviation fuel
Corporate partner Joanna Hewitt, who succeeds Ed Poulton, is the first woman to take on the role
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  • Sponsored by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
    Akin Gump lawyers discuss how the UK’s national security and investment review proposals match up against those already deployed by other countries
  • Sponsored by Homburger
    Jürg Frick of Homburger takes a closer look at whether a cross-border fund offering can be classified as a financial service as per the Swiss FinSA, and considers the regulatory aspects of compliance
  • Sponsored by Baker McKenzie
    The announcement that UK electric vehicle maker Arrival Group is to merge with Nasdaq-listed CIIG could herald a new wave of SPACs looking at European acquisition targets in the coming years
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