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Watchlist - firms to watch
| Wednesday, 17 February 2010
As the industry enters the New Year with a renewed sense of optimism, ALB singles out ten firms that are set to have a big 2010
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ANALYSIS: 2010: Perfect storm for PE practices
| Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Law firms with private equity clients can expect to be burdened with a heavy workload in the next 12 months, but determining exactly what practice groups will shoulder that workload requires partners to look at their clients’ situations
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Lane Cove Tunnel collapse leads to flood of legal work
| Thursday, 28 January 2010
Allens Arthur Robinson, Gilbert + Tobin and Minter Ellison have been called on to advise on the sale or recapitalisation of Sydney’s Lane Cove Tunnel after the company was placed into receivership by creditors
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Analysis: Alternative billing movement gathers momentum
| Wednesday, 27 January 2010
The Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) is in negotiations with its legal panel over a possible alternative billing arrangement in a sign that the desire for fixed-fee and other non-hourly billing methods has spread from private-sector clients to public-sector clients
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G+T boosts partnership before Melbourne office opening
| Monday, 25 January 2010
Gilbert + Tobin managing partner Danny Gilbert sent round an e-mail Friday announcing the appointment of five partners as the firm ramps up operations in anticipation of opening a new office in Melbourne
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Law firms continue Haiti aid effort
| Wednesday, 20 January 2010
Gilbert + Tobin and Freehills have joined Clayton Utz in contributing to aid organisations that are working in Haiti after the devastating earthquake that has killed at least 75,000
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Sale of former B&B entities keeps law firms busy
| Monday, 18 January 2010
The sale of two entities formerly managed by Babcock & Brown – eircom Holdings and Lend Lease Primelife (LLP) – have been keeping corporate teams at three top-tier firms busy
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FEATURE: Private equity: growth accelerator
| Thursday, 3 December 2009
While the rest of the world takes a year-long hiatus from making private equity transactions, China’s domestic PE industry, now led by domestic players, remains active and is fast evolving. A strong private equity market will not only drive economic growth but also foster a more sophisticated domestic PE legal fraternity.
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energy & resources 09 - recommended law firms
| Tuesday, 24 November 2009
ALB Guide: Energy & Resources 2009 is the latest in an exciting series of detailed insights into specific practice areas and the leading firms and lawyers operating within them
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ANALYSIS: Exit strategy
| Thursday, 19 November 2009
Private equity firms that have been forced to hold onto assets during the GFC are now asking lawyers to examine strategies to offload those assets. ALB looks at whether there will suddenly be a rush for the exit
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Felix Resources deal signals return of syndicated loans
| Monday, 9 November 2009
Syndicated loans were one of the first casualties of the global financial crisis, but a recent deal where Felix Resources secured three syndicated facilities totalling A$250m shows that banks are willing to take on syndication risk once more
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Confirmed: Mid-tier lawyers hot in 2009
| Wednesday, 4 November 2009
It's that time of the year again. ALB is set to unveil its annual list of the hottest lawyers of 2009 - the lawyers that have excelled, broken new ground and kept us intrigued over the last 12 months
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Foreign bidders dominate Australian M&A activity
| Monday, 26 October 2009
Foreign investors have dominated the Australian M&A sector in 2009, being involved in all seven of the billion-dollar-plus public takeovers and schemes of arrangement (SOAs) seen over the last financial year
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Aussie top-tiers work on global agribusiness deal
| Monday, 12 October 2009
Three Australian firms have helped write the latest chapter of consolidation in the global agribusiness sector, with Graincorp’s A$757m acquisition of United Malt Holdings (UMH)
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