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Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - US law firm performance slackens in FY 22-23
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4 October 2023 Blackstone pursues claim against rival Bain Capital
Blackstone pursues claim against rival Bain Capital By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? Today, the FT reported that investment titan Blackstone has instructed US law firm Pallas Partners in pursuit of a potential litigation claim against rival Bain Capital. The subject of...- Jake Rickman
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4 October 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Looking at CMS's redundancies
Business of Law Firms Looking at CMS's redundancies By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? On 15 September, RollOnFriday reported that UK firm CMS announced it was making 19 associates in its corporate practice redundant, in what was one of the largest waves of redundancies to...- Jake Rickman
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27 September 2023 Investment grade corporates move into convertible bond market
Investment grade corporates move into convertible bond market By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? Investment-grade corporates, which describe the most highly valued publicly traded companies, have increased the value of convertible debt they have raised this year by more...- Jake Rickman
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27 September 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Ince heads towards terminal collapse
Business of Law Firms Ince heads towards terminal collapse By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? Welcome to this week’s The Business of Law Firms. The past few days have seen an avalanche of news surrounding beleaguered firm Axiom Ince (formerly Ince & Co before it was...- Jake Rickman
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20 September 2023 The United States announces new "Declaration on Atlantic Cooperation"
The United States announces new "Declaration on Atlantic Cooperation" By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? On Monday, the US government announced its new “Declaration on Atlantic Cooperation”. The announcement amounts to a new transatlantic agreement between countries on...- Jake Rickman
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20 September 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Historical A&O and Shearman merger draws nearer
Business of Law Firms Historical A&O and Shearman merger draws nearer By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? A monumental deadline for Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling approaches: partners for both firms will begin to cast their votes on 28 September as to if they approve...- Jake Rickman
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Commercial Awareness 2023/24 Thread
Your first two points are excellent examples of how to link an interesting commercial development to law firms. Well done! I also agree with your third point, but would just point how from a strategy perspective, it is less straightforwardly clear how your analysis (which I agree with) directly...- Jake Rickman
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Call for commercial awareness topics!
Definitely follow M&A and private equity as topics on the FT. My point about interest rates/inflation also doubly holds because interest rates are almost certainly the biggest driver for both equity and debt capital markets. On the equity side, higher interest rates creates more market...- Jake Rickman
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Call for commercial awareness topics!
I would encourage everyone to stay on top of articles related to interest rates and inflation because those two themes impact nearly every aspect of the commercial and legal world. Aside from that, I would try and focus on maybe three or four other areas that accord with areas of law you are...- Jake Rickman
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GETTING A TC AS A NON-LAW INTERNATIONAL STUDENT? DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE!
As someone that was also an international applicant and who struck out for at least five application cycles before netting a TC, I distinctly remember the feeling of rejection and my inclination to equate that with my self-worth. However, from a resilience and self-preservation perspective, I...- Jake Rickman
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Commercial Awareness 2023/24 Thread
I think this is a great appraisal of Apple's newest product. I would encourage you try and demonstrate how this might be relevant for law firms.- Jake Rickman
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Vodafone and Three to merge
Hey there, it depends on the market. In this case, I am not sure it is entirely disclosed, though if I had to surmise a guess, it would probably be secured bank loans. But this is a guess based on the industry. Telecoms companies can offer raise debt through bank loans because they have lots of...- Jake Rickman
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Commercial Awareness 2023/24 Thread
Just want to say I think this is a really good appraisal of some fairly complex aspects of investments and fundraising, as well as how CVC is navigating the IPO market. Well done!- Jake Rickman
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6 September 2023 Microsoft unbundles Teams from its software offerings to appease EU Commission
Microsoft unbundles Teams from its software offerings to appease EU Commission By Jake Rickman Image Credit: monticello / Shutterstock. What do you need to know this week? As the Financial Times reported this Monday, software and computing giant Microsoft has announced that it will...- Jake Rickman
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