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  1. Disney to restructure, avoid takeover fight

    15 February 2023 Disney to restructure, avoid takeover fight

    Disney to restructure, avoid takeover fight By Jake Rickman Image credit - nikkimeel / Shutterstock.com What do you need to know this week? We have reported over the past several weeks on the financial performance issues plaguing Walt Disney and activist investor Trian Partners’ resultant...
  2. Simmons & Simmons and TLT to join forces with Barclays in offering a joint Training Contract

    15 February 2023 Simmons & Simmons and TLT to join forces with Barclays in offering a joint Training Contract

    Simmons & Simmons and TLT to join forces with Barclays in offering a joint Training Contract By Jake Rickman Image credit - pcruciatti / Shutterstock.com What do you need to know this week? Legal Cheek broke the news last week that London-based law firm Simmons & Simmons and Bristol-based...
  3. Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - End of the short-lived bonus boom

    15 February 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - End of the short-lived bonus boom

    Business of Law Firms End of the short-lived bonus boom By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? This week’s article in TCLA’s Business of Law Firms series looks at the rapid reversal of associate-level bonuses handed out by the top global law firms in recent months. As...
  4. Boutique bank Rothschild & Co announces take-private

    8 February 2023 Boutique bank Rothschild & Co announces take-private

    Boutique bank Rothschild & Co announces take-private By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? The Paris-listed boutique bank Rothschild & Co announced on Monday that Concordia, the investment trust that holds the Rothschild family’s shares in the company, had approached the...
  5. BP boasts record-breaking profits

    8 February 2023 BP boasts record-breaking profits

    BP boasts record-breaking profits By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? British energy giant BP posted record-breaking annual profits, having reported earnings of $27.7bn, which is double its earnings last year and 5% more than its previous record of $26.3bn in 2008. Last...
  6. Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Forecasting the effects of the economic slowdown on law firms

    8 February 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Forecasting the effects of the economic slowdown on law firms

    Business of Law Firms Forecasting the effects of the economic slowdown on law firms By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? Over the course of the past several months, we have considered in overview how markers of a poor economy like recessions, eroding consumer confidence, and...
  7. The era of mass UK insolvencies has arrived

    1 February 2023 The era of mass UK insolvencies has arrived

    The era of mass UK insolvencies has arrived By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? The FT broke a story yesterday afternoon entitled, “UK companies fail at fastest rate since financial crisis”. The short of it is that 2022 saw the highest rate of companies entering insolvency...
  8. Nissan and Renault double down on long-term JV

    1 February 2023 Nissan and Renault double down on long-term JV

    Nissan and Renault double down on long-term JV By Jake Rickman Image Credit - Memory Stockphoto / Shutterstock.com What do you need to know this week? On Monday, the French auto-maker Renault and Japanese manufacturer Nissan announced a renewed agreement that will extend their 24-year-old...
  9. Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Further developments in the Hogan Lovells-Shearman merger discussions

    1 February 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Further developments in the Hogan Lovells-Shearman merger discussions

    Business of Law Firms Further developments in the Hogan Lovells-Shearman merger discussions By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? This week, we follow up on the last Business of Law Firms article which analysed the business case behind the confirmed merger talks between Hogan...
  10. Microsoft confirms multibillion-dollar investment in ChatGPT developer

    31 January 2023 Microsoft confirms multibillion-dollar investment in ChatGPT developer

    Microsoft confirms multibillion-dollar investment in ChatGPT developer By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? Bubbling rumours that Microsoft was poised to acquire a stake in OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, surfaced on Monday when the software giant announced it would inject...
  11. Corporate governance concerns mount for FTSE 100 companies

    31 January 2023 Corporate governance concerns mount for FTSE 100 companies

    Corporate governance concerns mount for FTSE 100 companies By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? A conflict is simmering in the City. On one side are institutional shareholders like pension funds, insurance giants, and other financial institutions that invest the public’s...
  12. Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Hogan Lovells and Shearman & Sterling eye potential merger

    31 January 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Hogan Lovells and Shearman & Sterling eye potential merger

    Business of Law Firms Hogan Lovells and Shearman & Sterling eye potential merger By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? The rumours are true. According to an article published by Law.com last week, Hogan Lovells and Shearman & Sterling are in negotiations, albeit in the early...
  13. The convertible bond market hums to life

    18 January 2023 The convertible bond market hums to life

    The convertible bond market hums to life By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? Convertible bond issuances are on the rise on both sides of the Atlantic. This reflects the continuing erosion of investor confidence in the public equity markets, as companies shy away from...
  14. Disney in a fairy tale proxy fight

    18 January 2023 Disney in a fairy tale proxy fight

    Disney in a fairy tale proxy fight By Jake Rickman Image credit - nikkimeel / Shutterstock.com What do you need to know this week? As the FT reported in a twin series of articles last week, Disney is now embroiled in a proxy fight following the current board of directors’ refusal to...
  15. Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Law Firms and Knowledge Management

    18 January 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Law Firms and Knowledge Management

    Business of Law Firms Law Firms and Knowledge Management By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? In this week’s article in the series on the Business of Law Firms, we will look at the concept of knowledge management and its function within a law firm. What is “knowledge...
  16. Deloitte snags Shoosmith's Real Estate team

    12 January 2023 Deloitte snags Shoosmith's Real Estate team

    Deloitte snags Shoosmith's Real Estate team By Jake Rickman Image credit - Casimiro PT / Shutterstock.com What do you need to know this week? January is often a slow month in business and law as client activity thaws following the Christmas slowdown. However, January is a popular month for...
  17. Amazon and Coinbase announce mass redundancies

    12 January 2023 Amazon and Coinbase announce mass redundancies

    Amazon and Coinbase announce mass redundancies By Jake Rickman Image credit - Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com What do you need to know this week? Two high-profile companies have announced a wave of substantial redundancies, reflecting depressed economic conditions on both sides of...
  18. AstraZeneca to acquire biotech firm

    12 January 2023 AstraZeneca to acquire biotech firm

    AstraZeneca to acquire biotech firm By Jake Rickman Image credit - Mats Wiklund / Shutterstock.com What do you need to know this week? The Anglo-Swedish pharma giant AstraZeneca announced on Monday that it has agreed to acquire the shares in a US biotech company, CinCor, in a deal valued...
  19. FTX's management seeks to clawback unlawful political donations

    6 January 2023 FTX's management seeks to clawback unlawful political donations

    FTX's management seeks to clawback unlawful political donations By Jake Rickman Image credit - Sergei Elagin / Shutterstock.com What do you need to know this week? The crypto-exchange platform FTX’s new management announced yesterday that it intends to clawback tens of millions of dollars...
  20. Private equity groups struggle to raise cash

    6 January 2023 Private equity groups struggle to raise cash

    Private equity groups struggle to raise cash By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? Private equity giants like Blackstone and Carlyle are struggling to raise capital, reflecting weakening private investment markets. Last week, Carlyle Group failed to meet its deadline to...

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