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Cayman trusts: A toolbox for tough times Risky or speculative assets As part of their remit, trustees of Cayman discretionary trusts can hold a range of assets on behalf of the beneficiaries of the trust. However, where those assets are more speculative or subject to greater volatility, the risk of claims against the trustee can become very real ...

Operating in the current economic climate is tricky. While the Bank of England held interest rates last month, the borrowing landscape remains tight.Pricing with confidence, and aligning sellers’ and buyers’ expectations are just some of the challenges facing the UK’s real estate investment sector. Despite this, Shoosmiths’ real estate investment group has advised on more than £1bn worth of deals so far in 2023 ...

A cohort of students have this week graduated from the final module of the Pathways to Law programme, an initiative which aims to support local students from under-represented backgrounds towards a career in law.The 18-month programme was initiated by Aston University in partnership with law firm Shoosmiths and is supported by Virgin Media O2 and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Dallas partner Shae Armstrong has been named to the 2023 EB5 Investors Magazine’s “Top 15 Corporate Attorneys” list. The list recognizes attorneys who primarily draft offering documents for EB-5 financing. Honorees were selected by a community-wide nomination and voting process, along with editorial input, and evaluated on industry experience, track record, and reputation within the field. Mr ...

Heuking advises Swedish BHG Group on sale of its majority stake in online store gartenmoebel.deA Heuking Team led by Düsseldorf Corporate/ M&A Partner Dr. Martin Imhof advised the listed BHG Group AB, headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, on the sale of its majority stake in AH-Trading GmbH.Located in Xanten, AH-Trading operates the online stores gartenmoebel.de and loungedreams.com ...

Founded in 1774, Birkenstock is a German shoe manufacturer and one of the top five footwear brands in the world. Renowned for the comfort, functionality and high quality of its products, it is the German footwear industry's largest employer and sells products in 90 countries spanning each continent.The Carey Olsen team advising was led by partner Guy Coltman, assisted by senior associate Steven Khan and trainee Zoe Salisbury. Kirkland & Ellis acted as lead counsel ...

Heuking advises founder of myBus on takeover by Vix TechnologyA team led by Dr. Jörg Schewe, Partner at Heuking in the Hamburg office, advised the founder and majority shareholder of the myBus Group, Malte Metzing, on the sale of his company to Vix Technology.myBus is known for its state-of-the-art fleet management and passenger information system for local public transport as well as its cloud-based ticketing solution ...

The world's leading legal directory Chambers and Partners recently published Private Equity 2023 (the "Guide"), an integral part of the Chambers Global Practice Guides series. Han Kun exclusively contributed the China section of the Guide. The contributors include Jing Li, Shuting Qi, Lin Gui, and Lu Ran.The Guide features 37 jurisdictions and aims to provide legal expertise in private equity sectors in major jurisdictions around the world ...

October 12, 2023 – Buchalter is pleased to announce that Robert Stemler has joined the firm as a Shareholder in the Orange County office and as a member of the Corporate practice group. "We are thrilled to welcome Bob to our Orange County office,” said Adam Bass, President and Chief Executive Officer of Buchalter. “His extensive experience in corporate law and real estate transactions align perfectly with our strategic growth and continued success in Southern California ...

Carey Olsen's investment funds team in Jersey has advised long-standing client and natural resources focused private equity investment advisor Appian Capital Advisory on the successful closing of its third fund, Appian Natural Resources Fund III, which has reached its hard cap of US$2.06 billion ...

Heuking advises Labquality Oy on the acquisition of P.R.I.S.M.A.-CRO Clinical Research Organisation GmbHA team led by Dr. Jörg Schewe, Heuking Partner at the Hamburg office, advised Finnish Labquality Oy on the acquisition of P.R.I.S.M.A.-CRO Clinical Research Organisation GmbH.P.R.I.S.M.A. is a German company specialising in clinical trial services for the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. P.R.I.S.M.A ...

Han Kun Law Offices and Han Kun Law Offices LLP ("Han Kun Hong Kong"), as PRC and Hong Kong legal advisors, represented Luyuan Group Holding (Cayman) Limited ("Luyuan Group Holding", Stock Code: 2451) in connection with its initial public offering in Hong Kong and Regulation S offering of an aggregate of 106,667,000 ordinary shares. The ordinary shares of Luyuan Group Holding are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ...

VEON is a major telecommunications operator in the CIS and several Asian countries that provides communications to more than 150 million users every day. VimpelCom (Beeline brand) was previously part of VEON Group ...

Shoosmiths has advised The British Property Federation (BPF) on its merger with The UK PropTech Association (UKPA).The law firm’s corporate M&A specialists led on the deal that unites the BPF’s membership of property owners, investors, developers and advisors with the UKPA’s community of entrepreneurs, solution providers, venture capital investors and proptech firms ...

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) was part of the international team of advisors that assisted Insight Enterprises, a Fortune 500 Solutions Integrator focused on driving client success through digital transformation, in acquiring Amdaris, a software development and digital services company based in the UK, with service delivery centres located in several Eastern European countries ...

Patterson Belknap has again been ranked as a leading law firm by Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC's Benchmark Litigation in the top category, “Highly Recommended,” for New York Dispute Resolution, National General Commercial, and National Antitrust ...

October 10, 2023. Buchalter is pleased to announce the recent expansion of its Seattle office with the addition of three Shareholders: Joe Sakay, Tereza Simonyan, and Michelle Pham. Sakay joins the Insolvency and Financial Law practice group, Simonyan joins the Corporate practice group, and Pham will join the Firm’s Intellectual Property and Litigation groups. “We are thrilled to welcome Joe, Tereza, and Michelle to our Seattle office ...

We are proud to announce that Buchalter has achieved Mansfield Certification! Mansfield Certification, awarded by Diversity Lab, measures the structural changes and steps we have taken over the past year to ensure our paths to leadership – including lateral hiring, client pitch teams, promotions, appointments, and more – are open and transparent to all qualified lawyers. Mansfield’s processes seek to ensure equal opportunity and access to leadership roles ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that the firm has achieved Mansfield Rule 6.0 certification. The Mansfield Rule is a structured certification process designed to ensure all talent at participating law firms has a fair and equal opportunity to advance into leadership ...

Bradley is pleased to announce that Jeff Dyess, a partner in the firm’s Birmingham office, has been selected as a member of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) ...

The Dispute Resolution, Litigation, and Arbitration Practice team at Kudun and Partners represented Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited (AIS) in the successful dismissal of the case brought by National Telecom Public Company Limited (NT) against AIS at the Central Administrative Court. NT had sought to overturn an arbitral award of over THB 32 billion ...

Mercato retired its listing on Nasdaq as of market close on 29 September 23, and Nuvini commenced trading on Nasdaq as of market open on 2 October 2023. The merger follows Nuvini's drive for expansion, with the newly combined company holding an enterprise value of $235 million. Under the agreement, Nuvini is set to receive around $60 million in funding for the purpose of acquiring additional start-up companies, supplementing its existing portfolio of seven start-ups ...

Sam Bankman-Fried's Legal Battle: Lawyers May Already Be Eyeing an Appeal October 10, 2023 Daniel C. Silva, former assistant US attorney and shareholder at law firm Buchalter, believes that Sam Bankman-Fried's defense might be setting the stage for a potential appeal if the disgraced crypto boss is found guilty ...

Sam Bankman-Fried Lawyers May Already Be Angling for an Appeal, Says Former Prosecutor By André Beganski October 9, 2023 Daniel C. Silva, a former assistant U.S. attorney and shareholder at Buchalter, suggested Kaplan’s patience could be wearing thin based on the judge’s remarks. Silva noted that aside from fairness, Kaplan’s job is to ensure that Bankman-Fried’s trial is as efficient as possible ...

At the session Steven and David will discuss 'Nuvem', a new transatlantic subsea cable system which will connect Portugal, Bermuda and the United States. Nuvem will improve network resiliency across the Atlantic, add international route diversity and support the development of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure for the continents and countries involved ...