MEET THE ADVISERS April 14, 2011 DAVID WORMSLEY CITIGROUP ADRIAN CARTWRIGHT CLIFFORD CHANCE BANKING rainmaker David Wormsley, widely known in the City as “The Worm”, is leading Citigroup as joint global co-ordinator and bookrunner on the Glencore listing. As chairman of UK investment banking at Citi he has been at the heart of several high-profile deals, including a key role in [...]
Global businesses cutting ties to avoid anti-corruption liability March 31, 2011 MORE than half of companies are reconsidering ties to third-parties and joint ventures over concerns about anti-corruption liability, says research. A survey by Dow Jones of more than 300 global firms found that companies were more aware of the need to review business relationships, with government sanctions and negative media ranked as the events most [...]
Global businesses cutting ties to avoid anti-corruption liability March 31, 2011 MORE than half of companies are reconsidering ties to third-parties and joint ventures over concerns about anti-corruption liability, says research. A survey by Dow Jones of more than 300 global firms found that companies were more aware of the need to review business relationships, with government sanctions and negative media ranked as the events most [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS May 9, 2011 James Caird Asset Management The hedge fund has appointed Mary Goodman, former special assistant to the president for financial markets at the Nation Economic Council and senior adviser to the US Treasury, as managing director of the firm’s US business, based in Washington DC. Goodman will advise on global macroeconomic outlook and on monetary, fiscal, [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS May 9, 2011 James Caird Asset Management The hedge fund has appointed Mary Goodman, former special assistant to the president for financial markets at the Nation Economic Council and senior adviser to the US Treasury, as managing director of the firm’s US business, based in Washington DC. Goodman will advise on global macroeconomic outlook and on monetary, fiscal, [...]
COMMENT: LAWYERS REACT TO THE BRIBERY ACT GUIDANCE March 30, 2011 SATINDAR DOGRA| LINKLATERS The guidance provides a welcome dose of common sense. The Act is not intended to subvert normal business interaction and this is now much clearer. The focus on proportionate compliance procedures may help save costs for some businesses, and foreign companies will be assured that they will not fall within the clutches [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS May 2, 2011 Brookland Partners The investment bank has appointed Griff Winkler as a director, where he will focus on expanding the firm through identifying investment opportunities from capital providers and other JV partners. Winkler joins from Hatfield Philips, where he was vice president of the non-performing commercial real estate loan group. He also brings five years of [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS March 9, 2011 Pinsent Masons International law firm Pinsent Masons has strengthened its funds team in London by appointing Daniel Greenaway as partner. Greenaway arrives from SJ Berwin, where he was a senior associate in the private equity funds formation team. Greenaway specialises in structuring and closing buyout and debt funds, as well as M&A transactions including the [...]
Antitrust rules could up costs March 16, 2011 GOVERNMENT proposals to create a single competition authority in the UK prompted concern yesterday that new mandatory merger notification rules could increase both costs and regulatory burdens for companies. The consultation, launched by the Department of Business, details how the existing Office of Fair Trading and Competition Commission will be combined to create a new [...]
Antitrust rules could up costs March 16, 2011 GOVERNMENT proposals to create a single competition authority in the UK prompted concern yesterday that new mandatory merger notification rules could increase both costs and regulatory burdens for companies. The consultation, launched by the Department of Business, details how the existing Office of Fair Trading and Competition Commission will be combined to create a new [...]