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Private equity specialist Laurent Thailly has been promoted to partner in Ogier's Luxembourg office.
Thailly was one of the first lawyers to join the office when it opened in 2012, and his promotion means that Ogier's team has grown to the point where there are now six Luxembourg-qualified partners.
Luxembourg practice partner Francois Pfister says that recent recruitments and promotions in the Luxembourg office showed its importance to the firm's overall strategy.
He says: "We are seeing regular recruitments and promotions, which demonstrate not just the importance of the office but also Ogier's commitment to investing in talent.
The UK’s first online mortgage broker Trussle has secured GBP4.5 million in a fundraising round led by Orange Growth Capital, a European and Asian fintech VC and the backer of peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa and online insurance broker Knip.
The funding round comes as Trussle reaches the milestone of now managing GBP1 billion worth of mortgages on behalf of homeowners across the UK.
Trussle was first to introduce online mortgage broking to the UK in 2015, seeking to disrupt the existing mortgage market, and has paved the way for a new generation of tech-enabled mortgage start-ups. By using proprietary
Guernsey is marking the the 20th anniversary of the introduction of its Protected Cell Company (PCC) Ordinance on 1 February 1997, providing the island’s captive insurance sector with the first cell company legislation of its kind anywhere in the world.
The subsequent success of this innovation is illustrated by the fact it is now used across the financial services world as an alternative application for the structuring of many different types of products.
Aon’s White Rock Insurance Company PCC Limited, which was established in Guernsey in 1997 as the first PCC in the world, has now been used by
Law firm Noerr has advised Scout24 on the closing a new syndicated loan facility.
Noerr’s Frankfurt partners Andreas Naujoks and Dr Torsten Wehrhahn provided the team lead in this deal.
The Munich internet group Scout24, which had its IPO a year ago, is replacing its previous syndicated loan facility granted by an international banking consortium three years before expiry of its regular term and is with this refinancing deal securing new credit lines of EUR800 million at much more attractive conditions.
This unsecured syndicated loan facility also provides sufficient flexibility for further acquisitions, enabling Scout24 to further expand
Pamlico Capital has completed a growth investment in Veson Nautical, whose co-founder and CEO John Veson, COO Sean Riley and other management team members, will maintain significant ownership and manage the growth of the company with support from Pamlico.
Further transaction details have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and founded in 2003, Veson Nautical has experienced 13 consecutive years of growth supported by an expanding portfolio of successful client implementations spanning all verticals within commercial maritime.
Veson’s flagship integrated solutions (IMOS and Veslink) form the leading technology platform for buyers and sellers of marine freight, and
Mourant Ozannes has appointed six partners across the business, bringing the offshore law firm's total number of partners to 59.
The firm has appointed lawyers Claire Fulton, Alistair Horn and Jon Woolrich in its corporate and finance practice.
It has also appointed professionals from outside the law to the partnership: chief operating officer Keith Pearse, and managing director of corporate services Ed Fletcher.
Funds and corporate partner Frances Watson has also been hired.
Mourant Ozannes global managing partner Jonathan Rigby (pictured) says: "Claire, Alistair, Jon, Keith and Ed are all making an exceptional contribution to our business
The last six months of M&A activity across the US/UK M&A corridor reached USD126 billion, with US outbound deals to the UK rising 3.6 per cent and UK outbound deals to the US falling by 20.4 per cent.
According to the Deloitte US/UK M&A Deal Monitor, the final quarter of 2016 saw UK outbound M&A leap to USD86.4 billion in value, ensuring the US/UK deal corridor performed roughly in line with the global trend for M&A.
Cahal Dowds (pictured), partner and vice-chairman of Deloitte UK, says: “Two trends stand out in the second half of 2016, the strength of
The volume of European restructurings is expected to hit its next peak in 2017, according to a survey by Debtwire in conjunction with independent investment bank Greenhill and law firm Orrick.
The study, for Debtwire Europe’s 13th European Distressed Debt Market Outlook, canvassed the opinion of 130 European hedge fund managers, distressed debt investors and private equity professionals and provides insight into their expectations for the European distressed debt market in 2017 and beyond.
“2016 proved to be another challenging year for the restructuring community, mostly as a result of a continued slim pipeline of workouts and distressed opportunities,”
The Virtual Technology Cluster Group (VTC Group), which connects small innovative companies with blue chip organisations, is raising capital to support the high growth businesses within its network.
By working with SMEs, the VTC Group is a key asset in helping them expand as it gains a deep insight into the models, IP, management and commercial opportunities of these companies.
The VTC Group is raising capital through Funderbeam in Estonia, the world's first primary and secondary marketplace for early-stage investments secured by blockchain. This capital raise, the first step in a long-term partnership with Funderbeam, will allow the VTC Group
Private equity firm CenterOak Partners has completed a majority investment in Aakash Chemicals and Dye-Stuffs.
Based in Glendale Heights, Illinois, Aakash Chemicals is a value-added supplier of colorants, additives and other specialty chemicals.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Aakash Shah, who will retain significant equity interest in the company, will remain in his current role as chief executive officer.
Aakash Chemicals was founded in 1978 and has developed a strong position within the North American specialty chemical distribution industry. The company supplies a diverse base of customers with a variety of specialty items, focusing on technical
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