Capital Markets

Following breaking news and insights on capital markets with perspective for the legal professional

  • Linklaters takes top spot in Euro debt and equity capital markets rankings

    By Legal Week | August 10, 2009

    Linklaters has topped the Thomson Reuters European debt and equity capital markets rankings, advising managers on twice as many equity deals over the first half of 2009 as its nearest rival and overtaking Allen & Overy (A&O) in the debt rankings. The magic circle firm advised underwriters on 21 European equity capital markets (ECM) deals worth $36.9bn (£22.2bn) during the first six months of this year, with key deals including a role advising JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs on HSBC's £12.5bn rights issue - the largest so far this year.

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  • Greenberg's new London office makes first lateral hire

    By Legal Week | August 5, 2009

    Greenberg Traurig Maher (GTM) has made its first lateral partner hire since it launched in London earlier this summer, with the appointment of former White & Case partner Tim Jeveons. Jeveons, who resigned from the White & Case partnership in July, will launch a capital markets practice for GTM in London.

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  • Cleary advises Tata Steel on LSE listing and $500m capital raising

    By Legal Week | August 4, 2009

    Wall Street leader Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton's London arm has scored a role as India's Tata Steel raised around $500m (£306m) through the sale of global depository receipts (GDR) and an associated listing on the London Stock Exchange. The deal is the biggest Indian GDR listing in London and the largest capital raising by a company outside its domestic market on any European exchange so far this calendar year.

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  • Middle East, India and Islamic finance

    By Legal Week | July 30, 2009

    Norton Rose, Eversheds and Al Tamimi assess the issues in key emerging markets.

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  • Cadwalader makes first new City hire since recent exodus

    By Legal Week | July 2, 2009

    Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft has taken its first step towards rebuilding its London office, which was hit by a seven-partner walkout earlier this year. The New York-based firm has hired Edmond Curtin as a special counsel in its capital markets practice.

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  • Simmons makes up quartet to partnership in promotions round

    By Legal Week | June 16, 2009

    Simmons & Simmons has announced its new partner promotions, with the firm making up just four following a partnership vote last night (16 June). The promotions, which were pushed back by several months, mark a significant drop on last year's round, when the firm made up 18 new partners.

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  • Pinsents transfers partner to Dubai to head up local corporate team

    By Legal Week | June 16, 2009

    Pinsent Masons has added a Dubai corporate head as the firm bids to boost its Gulf presence. Birmingham-based partner Alan Wood has transferred to the emirate to head up the local corporate team, with a brief to expand the firm's capabilities in the region. The firm has not previously had a local leader of the group, which was launched in June 2008 and until now consisted of just two associates.

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  • Skadden hires Latham HK partner in rare lateral move

    By Legal Week | June 12, 2009

    Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has recruited Hong Kong corporate partner Julie Gao from Latham & Watkins. Gao, who joined Latham straight out of law school in 1998 and was promoted to partner in 2006, was regarded as an up-and-comer in Latham's Asia practice, focusing on M&A and capital markets transactions.

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  • SJB, Oppenhoff hire German magic circle partners

    By Mark Goddard | June 5, 2009

    SJ Berwin has expanded its German corporate practice with the hire of a capital markets partner from Clifford Chance (CC). Dietmar Anders joined SJ Berwin's Frankfurt arm earlier this week (1 June). The hire comes a month after the top 20 UK law firm saw the departure of local corporate head Michael Roos, who left to set up his own practice.

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  • Top UK duo lead on £323m Debenhams share issue

    By Mark Goddard | June 5, 2009

    Herbert Smith and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have taken lead roles on a £323m capital raising by UK retailer Debenhams. The share issue is intended to cut the company's debt and improve its ability to refinance in the future.

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