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FCA charges ex-Goodwin lawyer with five counts of insider dealing
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has charged Richard Bloomfield, a former deals lawyer at Goodwin, with five counts of insider dealing. The charges relate to the acquisition of maternity brand Seraphine in 2023, on which Goodwin advised the purchaser, Mayfair Equity Partners. The FCA alleges that Bloomfield worked on the deal, and used inside informatio
Sidley hires five-partner US finance team from Clifford Chance
Sidley Austin has hired a five-partner finance team from Clifford Chance in New York and Washington, in Sidley’s second team hire from the magic circle firm this year. The team is led by Lee Askenazi who co-chaired Clifford Chance’s US global financial markets practice. Askenazi joins Sidley’s New York office alongside fellow finance partner Alistair … Conti
EQT selects global relationship firms as PE giant targets closer ties with key advisers
EQT has appointed a select group of firms as its key global advisers, as the private equity giant looks to build closer relationships with its preferred external counsel. Freshfields and Ropes & Gray are among those to have been selected following a review of what EQT calls its ‘global strategic relationships’, with Simpson Thacher and … Continue reading "EQ