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...“These megadeals tend to come in sets,” said Pete Bowden, global head of energy banking at Jefferies....
...Jefferies Financial Group has hired Barclays’ Chad Parker as global head of transportation, based in New York, Bloomberg reports....
...Or, as Latham & Watkins partner David Walker put it: “There’s a lot of headwinds.”Global M&A fell 38 per cent to $1.3tn in the first half of the year, the lowest deal volume since the start of the pandemic...
...Latham & Watkins has named Sarah Fortt and Betty Moy Huber as partners and global co-chairs of its ESG practice alongside Paul Davies....
...“The game has changed phenomenally,” says Mike Turner, a partner at law firm Latham & Watkins....
...Investment bank Jefferies has offered staff a choice of perks including a Peloton bike, a Mirror or Apple products, while Davis Polk workers can opt for luxury gifts including wine packages or a shopping...
...But Jefferies HR chief Cary Friedman is clear that he wants the benefits to last....
...She joins the firm’s New York office from Latham & Watkins. Smart reads Closed for business The Saudi banker Ali Shihabi moved to the US to advocate for the kingdom among the Washington elite....
...“The main question on everyone’s minds is where does it go from here,” said Gregory Perdon, co-chief investment officer at the private bank Arbuthnot Latham....
...The owner of the Houston Rockets basketball team has set up a series of special-purpose acquisition companies with the investment bank Jefferies as co-sponsor....
...Latham & Watkins has named Alex Martin as a partner in its structured finance practice based in London. He joins from Weil Gotshal. Checkout.com has hired Céline Dufétel as its new finance chief....
...Latham & Watkins has hired Tana Ryan in Los Angeles as a partner in its private equity and M&A department. She joins from Kirkland & Ellis....
...He joins from Latham & Watkins where he was counsel. Law firm Jones Day has hired Kyle Diamantas in its healthcare and life sciences practice in Miami. He joins from Baker Donelson....
...Another Freshfields alum, Barry O’Brien, left the magic circle for Jefferies in 2014....
...Now the Jeffery Epstein scandal and the Sacklers have cast a harsh light upon institutions that take donations from tainted sources....
...Jeffery Norton has rejoined O'Melveny & Myers in the corporate finance practice in New York from Dechert where he was a partner....
...Credit Suisse and JPMorgan Chase advised Mellanox and law firms Latham & Watkins and Herzog Fox & Neeman offered legal advice to the company....
...Mehr was previously a managing director and co-head of TMT leveraged finance at Jefferies....
...Job Moves Latham & Watkins has hired Brendan Moylan and Conrad Andersen as partners at its London office. Moylan joins from Clifford Chance and will work in Latham’s corporate department....
...Latham & Watkins has hired Thomas Weitkamp as Munich-based partner in its banking practice. He joins from Clifford Chance....
...Arbuthnot Latham grew its pre-tax profit by a fifth to £4.5m, while customer assets grew 14 per cent to £657m....
...“We may see some issuers simply opting to bypass New York and sell their bonds elsewhere,” said Siobhan Morden, head of Latin American strategy at Jefferies....
...“They are raising problems because of the way they divide ownership from risk of loss,” said Richard Nevins, a restructuring specialist at Jefferies, an investment bank....
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