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Pepper Hamilton LLP Closes More Than 18 Deals in Fourth Quarter of 2017

Pepper Hamilton LLP -  Pepper Hamilton recently announced results of the deals closed during the fourth quarter, ending December 31, 2017. The firm advised on more than 18 deals, with combined transaction values over $2.1 billion, including cross-border deals in Ireland and Canada. Partners provided counsel to organizations across a variety of industries, including health care, life sciences, airlines and aviation, telecommunications, manufacturing, consumer products and retail, software and more. “Deal execution remained strong in the fourth quarter, further proving our commitment...
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Pirelli: Global Industry Leader in Sustainability

Pirelli - The capacity to innovate, attract and cultivate talent, improve efficiency and interact with other industries. And also to achieve transparency in terms of finance, taxation and corporate governance, undergo external audits and have a positive social and environmental impact. These are only some of the criteria that the RobecoSAM Rating, the company which produces the annual Dow Jones Sustainability Index, takes into consideration when compiling its Sustainability Yearbook, which in 2018 saw the assessment of 2,479 companies...
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Stout Expands Its Investment Banking Group

Stout - Stout is pleased to announce that Stephanie Davies and Blake Otté have joined as Co-Heads of Sponsor Coverage in the Investment Banking group. Stephanie and Blake will provide a dedicated focus to the firm’s robust network of premier middle market private equity clients. They will bring the full strength of Stout’s industry expertise to bear on behalf of these valued partners as they actively market deal flow and identify key portfolio transaction opportunities. “Stout has cultivated a number of...
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Osborne Clarke: Considering an Overseas Acquisition?

Osborne Clarke -  Expanding overseas can take multiple forms, but an increasingly popular approach is to acquire an existing business and “fast-track” market entry.  Clearly there are many issues to consider which add complications to a deal that would otherwise not form part of a purely domestic transaction.  We’ve picked up on a few of the most obvious stumbling blocks below – but of course these are just the tip of the iceberg! What are you acquiring? One approach to international expansion...
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Vulcan Consulting: Key Events This Week

Vulcan Consulting -  KEY EVENTS THIS WEEK: Johnson speech fails to provide clarity as Irish question arises again   Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with the EU is set to be spelled out over the next few weeks as a series of speeches are to be delivered by the UK Government.  The six speeches – two to be given by Prime Minister Theresa May, along with ones from David Davis, Liam Fox and David Lidington – kicked off yesterday with the...
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Vulcan Consulting: Key Events This Week

Vulcan Consulting -   The Weekly Vulcan View BREXIT   London plans for ‘immediate’ break with EU post-Brexit   The divisions and internal party wrangling that has engulfed the British Conservative party over the past few months reached boiling point this week as staunch-Brexiters and remainers  vocally lobbied for their cause amid a heated war of words. The tipping point came as Prime Minister Theresa May met with her Cabinet sub-committee on Brexit this week to thrash out what kind of future...
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Houthoff News Update Netherlands and EU

  Houthoff - Houthoff targets major expansion of its Tax Team Houthoff's tax advisory practice is currently undergoing a major expansion. Houthoff welcomed Paulus Merks to the firm on 1 January, as a new partner in the Tax Team. This follows the recent addition of Peter Josten to the practice group. Overall, the Tax Team is expected to have 30 advisers by the end of the year, doubling its current size. Additional Protection of Trade Secrets to become effective in the EU...
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DS-Concept Provides Supply Chain Financing to Growing U.S. Seafood Importer

DS-Concept -  DS-Concept has completed the funding of a $1.5 million trade finance facility for a U.S. subsidiary of an Iceland-based seafood processor and exporter. The client, an importer and wholesaler of fresh and frozen Atlantic Cod from Iceland, has received a tailored, comprehensive trade finance package including non-recourse factoring and supply chain financing. The client intends to use the facility to support its financial independence from its parent company and fuel its growth with both new and existing customers...

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