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  1. Daniel Boden

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    Here's another good one on that note by hedge fund manager Bill Ackman:
  2. Daniel Boden

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    Just to add to the list of businesses that have succeeded and thrived because of COVID-19, recreational-vehicle (RV) companies' stocks are starting to climb due to a combination of low oil prices and the ability to maintain social distancing while travelling. Given that the travel industry...
  3. Daniel Boden

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Afraid I haven't got anything for Shoosmiths specifically but I'd recommend checking out a brilliant thread made by @Alice G a few months ago on video interviews. Hope it helps you both and best of luck! :) https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/video-interviews-tips-and-tricks.2324/
  4. Daniel Boden

    Which law firms recruit on a rolling basis? 2018-2019

    Totally agree with Alice - you lose absolutely nothing by sending in an application!
  5. Daniel Boden

    Online Vacation Schemes

    Wow thank you so much for such a detailed response! To echo the words of everyone else who has responded, it is great that you've recognised this so early on in your career so kudos to you for that! :)
  6. Daniel Boden

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    Finally, in news that is perhaps no great surprise given the global slump in demand for oil due to COVID-19, BP is cutting 10,000 jobs with an estimated 2,000 being lost in the UK. Given that the company recently committed to continue paying dividends to shareholders, this news could provoke a...
  7. Daniel Boden

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    Equally, in Private Equity news, the Trump administration, in an attempt to speed-up economic recover, has granted PE firms access to a revenue stream which has the potential to be incredibly lucrative for PE firms: the individual retirement accounts/401ks of US citizens...
  8. Daniel Boden

    Legal advice in a commercial way

    Yeah something along those lines would be a good approach I think. Arguably the most important skill for a commercial lawyer is to simply explain legal concepts to clients and figure out ways they can carry out their commercial objectives within a legal framework
  9. Daniel Boden

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    Afternoon all, Today I came across a very interesting article in the FT where the head of the asset manager Fidelity warns of a global corporate solvency crisis. Here's the link for those interested: https://www.ft.com/content/d6fd7d11-c06e-4e88-82a7-87465c84a120 I thought this would be quite...
  10. Daniel Boden

    M&A legal overview

    Yeah I believe @Ricky was referring to the sale of a public company which as you say requires shareholder approval. Thanks for your step-by-step approach for the private company sale though that is useful to know!
  11. Daniel Boden

    BPP Waterloo PGDL Start Date

    You lucky so and so's haha I think mine with Uni of Law are in January so not much of a Xmas holiday for me!
  12. Daniel Boden

    BPP Waterloo PGDL Start Date

    How's that gonna work for you guys at BPP? Will you do your exams before Christmas?
  13. Daniel Boden

    Online Vacation Schemes

    I really hope so! Can I ask why you felt GD wasn't a good fit for you?
  14. Daniel Boden

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    Anything that helps you understand better the financial/commercial world in which you'll be working will help your commercial awareness. If a lawyer is better able to understand his/her client's business and its commercial objectives then he/she will be able to do a much better job and will be a...
  15. Daniel Boden

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    Yeah I agree that liquidity and risk exposure are probably the most common reasons for wanting to use the secondaries market but think going forwards ESG concerns could be another reason for a GP to divest some of its funds
  16. Daniel Boden

    Ask Alice G (Future Trainee at Freshfields) Anything!

    I'd recommend checking out IFLR1000 which goes into great detail about the deals a firm has worked on in a particular jurisdiction
  17. Daniel Boden

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    When you say risk exposure, do you mean becoming overexposed to a certain industry/asset class?
  18. Daniel Boden

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Yes that would make sense to include here
  19. Daniel Boden

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    Just to add further to my point for clarity, obviously, this kind of exit is not that easy due to the fact that different PE investors have different goals: the first one wants to maximize the capital gain, whereas the second one wants to buy the participation at the lowest possible price (in...
  20. Daniel Boden

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    Also in terms of another big story, yesterday was the potentially biggest IPO of the year with Warner Music releasing 77m shares at $25 per share proving that IPOs are still a popular strategy for raising capital without ceding control to outside investors. See the link to the article below in...

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