Cleary, A&O Shearman advise on Goodyear's $701 mln Dunlop sale
Cleary Gottlieb has advised tyremaker Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company on the $701 million sale of its Dunlop brand to Japan's Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI), which was represented by A&O Shearman.
SG: MoFo welcomes back PE heavyweight from Gibson Dunn
Global law firm Morrison Foerster has announced that private equity veteran Scott Jalowayski will rejoin the firm as a partner in Singapore. Jalowayski most recently co-chaired the global private equity group at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.
Mori Hamada, Nagashima Ohno advise on $1.6 bln bid for Fujitsu General
Japanese law firms Mori Hamada & Matsumoto and Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu are playing key roles in Paloma Rheem Holdings' 257 billion yen ($1.6 billion) offer to acquire air conditioner manufacturer Fujitsu General.
JSA welcomes IndusLaw banking partner in second hire of 2025
JSA Advocates & Solicitors has bolted right out of the hiring gate for 2025 with the addition of its second new partner hire of the year, as Pritha Chatterjee moves from IndusLaw as a retained partner in its banking and finance practice.
SG: Gibson Dunn poaches financial regulatory partner from Reed Smith
U.S. law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has hired Hagen Rooke as a partner in its financial regulatory practice group in Singapore from Reed Smith, where he had been a partner since 2022.
Oon & Bazul partner trio depart to set up SG disputes boutique
Three partners of Singapore’s Oon & Bazul, led by former commercial arbitration head Suresh Divyanathan, have left the firm to set up a new disputes-focused law firm called Dauntless Law Chambers.
HK: CFN Lawyers makes second partner hire in matter of weeks
Hong Kong law firm CFN Lawyers has continued to strengthen its team with the addition of corporate partner Patrick Wong, who joins from U.S. firm Reed Smith.
IPO: Listing Leviathan
High valuations, increased market depth, enhanced liquidity, growing regulatory faith, and a surge in the number of expanding companies have combined to catapult India to the forefront of global IPO activity.
Udaan assistant GC rejoins CAM in Bengaluru
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has added Lakshmi Rajagopalan, who was the assistant general counsel at B2B e-commerce platform Udaan, as a partner in its financial services and technology practice in Bengaluru.
Davis Polk, Gibson Dunn advise on $2.3 bln Nippon Paint-AOC deal
Davis Polk & Wardwell has advised Japanese paint manufacturer Nippon Paint on its $2.3 billion acquisition of U.S. chemicals formulator AOC from Lone Star Funds, which was represented by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.