FINTECH
CMS becomes second law firm to participate in UK's long-running fintech regulatory sandbox
Collaboration with digital startup wins admission to seventh cohort of FCA scheme
Banking/finance
PARTNER HIRES
Allen & Overy secures two White & Case leveraged finance partners in New York
Move reunites duo with Jake Mincemoyer, who joined in February to lead US team
TEAM HIRE
Hogan Lovells secures five-strong Brussels finance team from PwC Legal
Hires are led by Stibbe's former Brussels finance head and Freshfields' former office managing partner
PARTNER HIRES
Allen & Overy hires two senior leveraged finance partners from Linklaters in London
Arrival of Annette Kurdian and Robert Burt helps restock team after raids from US rivals
PARTNER HIRE
Shearman hires Allen & Overy partner to boost London leveraged finance practice
Head of direct lending and India practice chair Sanjeev Dhuna will co-head European team
PARTNER HIRE
White & Case hires Allen & Overy's Johannesburg head to boost debt financing coverage
Banking and finance partner Lionel Shawe will provide both domestic and cross-border expertise
PARTNER HIRES
Cooley makes double capital markets hires in New York amid SPAC boom
Rupa Briggs and Nicolas Dumont join as partners from White & Case and Fenwick & West respectively
LEADERSHIP CHANGE
Linklaters appoints former China head as new Asia regional managing partner
Hong Kong-based William Liu set to replace Nathalie Hobbs in June after her four-year term ends
DEALS
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Mid-sized New York firm trumps Kirkland and Skadden in $77bn SPAC IPO bonanza
Ellenoff Grossman & Schole advises on 71 IPOs amid surge in SPAC issuance in 2021
LEADERSHIP CHANGE
Linklaters names Hong Kong-based partner as new global capital markets head
Hwang Hwa Sim starts four-year term in May, replacing London partner Michael Voisin