Artificial intelligence-related legal battles have emerged as the predominant litigation concern for corporate counsel over the coming three-year period, eclipsing traditional risk areas including intellectual property conflicts, contractual breaches, and class actions, according to a
Disputes-focused firm Hausfeld has announced five partner promotions in its 2026 round. In Germany, the firm promoted Karl-Christoph von Steuben (PICTURED LEFT) in Berlin and Christoph Schubert (PICTURED RIGHT) in Düsseldorf, reflecting the strategic importance
Clifford Chance has confirmed Charles Adams (PICTURED) as global managing partner, extending his mandate for a second four-year term running from 1 May 2026 to May 2030. Based in Milan, Adams was first elected in 2021 and, according to
DLA Piper has advised Heidelberg Materials on the sale of 91% of its shares in Cimenterie de Lukala (CILU), held through its Scandinavian subsidiaries, to West China Cement. The transaction was signed in January 2025 and has
DLA Piper has advised Prime Capital, an asset manager focused on alternative investments, on behalf of the Prime Green Energy Infrastructure Fund II S.A., SICAV-RAIF, on the acquisition of WBS Flugplatz, which includes a 500
Led by Frankfurt partner Maximilian Broermann (PICTURED), law firm Hogan Lovells advised Aareon Group, a TPG portfolio company and Europe’s provider of SaaS solutions for the real estate industry, on an agreement to acquire
Gütt Olk Feldhaus, with a team led by Dr. Tilmann Gütt (PICTURED) and composed of Katharina Pröbstl and Anja Schmidt, has advised AURELIUS WK Thirty-One (AWK) on the financing of the acquisition
Baker McKenzie has advised Trane Technologies, a publicly traded company specializing in innovative climate technology solutions, on a strategic investment in the Kieback&Peter Group (K&P), a European market which builds automation
Led by Frankfurt partner Maximilian Broermann (PICTURED), global law firm Hogan Lovells has advised energy software provider Volue, a pioneer of the green transformation, on the acquisition of software developer smartPulse, a leading European platform
BoldR Group has successfully issued senior secured bonds in the Nordic bond market, raising €110,000,000 with maturity in 2030. The proceeds of the bond issue have been used to refinance its existing unitranche financing provided by Pemberton.
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