Corporate

Some 43% of cross-border transactions over the past four years failed to close due to regulatory scrutiny | 2yrs

Covington counsels Biogen as Goodwin reps acquisition target Human Immunobiology Biosciences | 2yrs

Latham guides CyberArk in acquisition of cybersecurity business from Kirkland-repped Thoma Bravo | 2yrs

Office to handle outbound work for Japanese clients as UK firm aims to reach €1bn revenue in five years | 2yrs

Ian Bagshaw joins alongside five more lawyers to bring US firm’s tech-focused practice to European market | 2yrs

Team led by partner Fabio Fauceglia joins tech-focused firm as other former Shearman Italy partners move to White & Case and Willkie | 2yrs

Transatlantic firm boosts finance, litigation, environmental and tax bench with hires from rivals including Eversheds Sutherland and PwC | 2yrs

Partners Tom Tippetts, Brandon McCoy and Chase Proctor join from Texan firm as four Willkie private equity partners relocate | 2yrs

M&A partner Maria-Leticia Ossa Daza joins in New York having founded and led Willkie’s LatAm practice | 2yrs

US firm will continue to operate in Hong Kong, but bulk of office will resurrect historic Johnson Stokes & Master brand | 2yrs

Announcement of former Shearman tax partner’s arrival came on day A&O Shearman came into being | 2yrs

Kenneth Burdon to be joined by Simpson Thacher funds partner Nathan Somogie for launch later this year | 2yrs

Transatlantic merger creates global giant with nearly 4,000 lawyers and $3.5bn revenue | 2yrs

Nikkei Asia reports that Hong Kong lawyers will revive historic Johnson Stokes & Master brand | 2yrs

Greenberg counsels Ono in deal to expand Japanese group’s oncology portfolio and US presence | 2yrs

Eleven women included in round that sees firm exceed ethnicity targets for third year running | 2yrs

Kirkland acts for marquee client Thoma Bravo as Latham counsels UK-listed cyber security company | 2yrs

Trimmed down cohort brings firm closer to goal of 30% female partnership by 2025 | 2yrs

Ian Keefe and George Weevil latest partners to switch firms as lateral hiring spree across City continues | 2yrs