Full Disclosure:​

Practice Area News​

By Jaysen Sutton​
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Hi Reader 👋🏽,

It's the last week of April, 2024. Here are the most relevant stories for you to be aware of as an aspiring lawyer, from all of the main practice areas:
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Mergers & Acquisitions​
  • Kirkland and Latham advises Thomas Bravo to buy UK-listed Darktrace for ÂŁ4.3bn (Kirkland)
  • Linklaters and Slaughter and May advise as Anglo-American rejects BHP’s offer in mining mega deal (The Guardian)
  • Bidding war for Hipgnosis Songs Fund between Blackstone and Concord (Sky News)
  • FTC sues to block merger between Michael Kors and Coach owners (BBC)
Competition & Regulatory
  • Biden signs law to give TikTok 270 days to divest or face ban (Reuters)
  • The CMA invites comments over Microsoft’s and Amazon’s investment into AI (Computing UK)
Capital Markets
  • CVC shares soar after IPO (Reuters)
  • Hong Kong’s biggest IPO ChaPanda see its shares plunge (CNN)
  • US hedge fund buys bonds in Thames Water (Hedge Week)
Law Firms as a Business
  • Post Office scandal exposes ethical dilemmas of general counsel (FT)

Have any thoughts? I'd love to hear your perspective below!

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