22 JULY 2021 Top 10 Headlines | APARNA SAI In recent times, the concept of Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) has become popular in the Indian business environment.
We talk to Akila Agrawal, partner & head, M&A at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas about whether SPAC listings are suitable for Indian companies, and the risks they need to be aware of.
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| UK firm Ashurst has hired Robert Child as a partner in its restructuring, insolvency and special situations practice in Singapore from Clifford Chance, where he practiced for more than a decade. Blurb Full Article |
| Submissions are now open for ALB Asia’s annual 40 Under 40 list, which profiles the most accomplished lawyers in Asia under 40 years of age.
To be considered, lawyers should download the form, complete it and email it with the subject line 40 Under 40 Submission 2021 to Rowena.Muniz@thomsonreuters.com by Friday, July 30, 2021. Full Article |
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| Japanese law firm Miura & Partners (M&P) is set to open an office in the city of Nagoya, which will be the firm’s fifth since it was established in 2019. The firm currently has three offices in Tokyo and one in Hiroshima. Full Article |
| Stephenson Harwood has hired international arbitration expert Chris Bailey as a partner from King & Spalding. Bailey will initially be based in the London office, and later relocate to Singapore. Full Article |
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| Mohit Saraf, an erstwhile equity partner of India’s L&L Partners, has left the firm and launched his own outfit. With offices in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, Saraf & Partners will have more than 85 lawyers, including 21 partners. Full Article |
| Indonesia has been seeing the rise of some quality smaller law firms that are punching well above their weight in terms of work handled and services delivered.
The deadline for submissions is Friday, July 30. Please send submissions to rowena.muniz@thomsonreuters.com. Full Article |
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| As protests against racism swept across the United States last summer, big law firms were forced to reckon with inequality and diversity in their own ranks. In the year since, many of them revamped their management to increase focus on diversity, including by adding a once-rare role in the industry: chief diversity officer. Full Article |
| We are now accepting submissions for the ALB India Top Disputes Lawyers 2021. Please fill in the form and direct submissions to Aparna Sai at aparna.sai@thomsonreuters.com no later than August 13, 2021. Full Article |
| Latham & Watkins has advised Thailand’s Global Renewable Synergy Company (GRSC) on its $453 million acquisition of a stake in Indian solar power company Avaada Energy. Full Article |
| Bakers nabs cap markets expert from Ropes & Gray, Stephenson Harwood welcomes arbitration partner from K&S and much more in this week’s Asia Appointments table. Full Article |
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