City Moves for 18 July 2014 | Who’s switching jobs July 17, 2014 Keystone Law International corporate lawyer Francesca Lee is joining the law firm. She has previously held senior legal roles with Shell Hong Kong and General Electric Capital Corporation. Lee is particularly experienced in cross-border and international mergers, sales, acquisitions and joint ventures. Latham & Watkins London partner Bill Voge has been elected global chair and [...]
City Moves for 16 July 2014 | Who’s switching jobs July 16, 2014 Linklaters The law firm has announced the appointments of Matthew Middleditch as global head of corporate and Sarah Wiggins (pictured) as global head of client sectors. Middleditch is currently Linklaters’s Hong Kong-based head of corporate in Asia. Wiggins is a senior corporate partner. Adamant Ventures The oil & gas venture capital fund has announced the [...]
Gulf Keystone restarts halted production at field in Kurdistan October 10, 2013 OIL AND gas explorer Gulf Keystone yesterday said it has restarted production at its Shaikan oil field, after receiving approval from the Kurdistan government. The Aim-listed firm is aiming for production in the Kurdistan field to reach 40,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd) by the end of the year. “Gulf Keystone has restarted the [...]
Flexible working to the extreme: Dispersed office May 14, 2014 James Knight, founder of Keystone Law, talks to Liam Ward-Proud about gaining acceptance for a new business model, and how dispersed working can cut overhead costs and realise efficiency gains FOUNDED in 2002 by lawyer James Knight, Keystone Law brought an entrepreneurial streak to a centuries-old profession. Using advances in communication technology, including a remotely [...]
Gulf Keystone hires Deutsche Bank September 12, 2013 Gulf Keystone Petroleum, the oil and gas explorer that won a longstanding court case earlier this week against Excalibur Ventures, yesterday said that it has hired Deutsche Bank to advise on its proposed move from Aim to the main market. “We are making progress in achieving our goal to move to the main market by [...]
Gulf Keystone shares dive as court win fades September 19, 2013 OIL AND gas explorer Gulf Keystone Petroleum yesterday said it is confident that it can more than double production at a Kurdistan oil field by the end of the year, yet its stock dropped by over eight per cent having soared last week. An arduous court battle over the Kurdistan assets ended in its favour [...]
City Moves for 05 June 2014 | Who’s switching jobs June 4, 2014 Regis The property investment firm has hired James Futter as a senior associate in its acquisition team. He will primarily focus on freehold ground rent portfolio acquisitions in the UK. Futter joins from Barratt Developments, where he was a south region analyst. Jupiter The asset management company has announced the appointment of Ross Teverson as [...]
City Moves for 02 June 2014 | Who’s switching jobs June 2, 2014 Keystone Law Robert Harvey has joined the law firm’s dispute resolution team. He is a former partner at Addleshaw Goddard, and has particular experience running commercial litigation and white collar crime investigations for high net worth individuals. Lloyds Bank Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking has appointed David Bee to the newly-created position of managing director, head [...]
Gulf Keystone surges 17pc on legal outcome September 10, 2013 AIM-LISTED oil explorer Gulf Keystone Petroleum’s share price soared almost 25 per cent yesterday, after a three-year court battle over assets in Kurdistan was ended in its favour. The English Commercial Court in London dismissed all claims by Excalibur Ventures, which argued that it was owed a 30 per cent interest in GKP’s assets in [...]
Quintain returns to profitability with strong focus on London May 23, 2014 Quintain Estates has returned to profitability, supported by the opening of the London Designer Outlet and sales of new homes at Wembley Park. The first release of 73 apartments have been sold for an average price of £570 per square foot. Today's results mark the first time the company has been back in the black [...]