Cravath Swaine & Moore and Latham & Watkins have entered a rapidly escalating media M&A battle for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). The firms have taken the lead on Paramount’s hostile ...

DWF has been hit by the resignations of two office managing partners in the space of a week. The firm’s Leeds office head, Andrew Batterton, has resigned just as Liverpool head Julie Simms also ...

DAC Beachcroft is considering selling its claims business to private equity investors, nearly two years after the firm last explored whether to part ways with the unit. The Claims Solutions ...

Three firms are set to pick up the lion’s share of legal fees in excess of £22m following Permira’s £2.7bn acquisition of listed fund administrator JTC. The Lawyer reported early last month on ...

Paul Weiss has strengthened its New York leveraged finance practice with the hire of a three-partner team from Sidley Austin. The firm has announced it is bringing in partners Nicholas ...

Harvey has secured an additional $160m in its latest funding round at a valuation of $8bn, marking a $3bn leap in the legal tech firm’s valuation in less than six months. The Series F funding ...

Operating expenses at A&O Shearman totalled £446m over 2024/25, as the combined firm’s first set of accounts reveal the costs associated with its merger. This compares to legacy A& ...

Irwin Mitchell has set a target to transition its entire partner vehicle fleet to hybrid or fully electric models by 2029 to cut the firm’s carbon footprint. The firm’s fleet currently comprises ...

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and Debevoise & Plimpton have secured key roles on Netflix’s agreed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) studios and ...

Listed British multinational group Serco has replaced its longstanding group general counsel with a hire from Compass Group. Amanda Miller became Serco’s group GC and company secretary in ...

Sidley Austin bagged a first-time mandate for a US investment house as it joined a new investor consortium backing Ipswich Town Football Club. The US firm advised Clara Vista Partners in ...

Three firms have landed key mandates on a partnership between Surrey County Cricket Club and Indian multinational conglomerate Reliance to acquire Oval Invincibles – a franchise side in The Hundred.