Mergers & Acquisition

Articles

M&A surge leads to legal hiring boom

James Lavan explores the surge in legal sector hiring, driven by increasing mergers and acquisitions activity and a stronger economic outlook

From gun-jumping mergers to cartel conduct, African competition regulators ramp up enforcement

Tamara Dini, Derek Lötter and Nazeera Mia explore recent developments across the continent

Five lessons from a successful law firm merger

This year marks the fourth anniversary since Moore Blatch and Barlow Robbins came together to create a new law firm: Moore Barlow. Firm chair Helen Goatley shares the lessons that senior leadership learnt when bringing the two legacy firms together

Digital compliance is critical to help legal firms rise above regulation

Regulated UK firms, including legal practices, are grappling with increased regulatory demands amid shrinking budgets

The long-awaited review of the UK’s National Security and Investment Act 2021

John Schmidt and Ludovica Pizzetti discuss the governments call for evidence on the UK’s national security regime

Private equity in the legal sector: the approaching wave

Jeff Zindani discusses the rise of private equity in the legal sector and his predictions for 2024

Privy Council's approach to arbitration in shareholder disputes

The board emphasises the importance of arbitration in resolving shareholder disputes and the court's role in this context

CMA gives provisional green light to healthcare tech deal

An investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority found no issues with UnitedHealth's proposed £12bn purchase of EMIS.