Kirkland advised Pollen Street Capital (“PSC”), a fund manager focusing on investments in the financial and business services sectors, which closed its third fund, PSC III, on 14 February, 2018. The fund exceeded the initial fundraising target of £350 million, closing with final commitments of £400 million from a number of high quality global institutional investors. The fund will primarily target lower mid-market investments in European financial services businesses with opportunities for growth and has so far made seven investments.

Orrick’s Paris litigation team obtained a major victory for Italian energy company ENEL in a long battle involving Albanian judgments against the company.

Shearman & Sterling represented Goldman Sachs International, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, Banca Akros S.p.A. Gruppo Banco BPM, Banca IMI and Raiffeisen Bank International on KME AG’s €300 million offering of its 6¾% senior secured notes due 2023. The offering, which was conducted pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act, closed on February 9, 2018.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has opened an office in Houston to further strengthen its leading Global Oil & Gas Industry Group, initially adding three new partners to the Firm and relocating a fourth. The Firm expects to announce a number of further lateral partners in the coming weeks.

Caroline Jury further enhances firm’s London finance practice; becomes the latest partner to come to MoFo from a magic circle firm

Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Caroline Jury has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in its Finance practice. Ms. Jury comes to Morrison & Foerster from Clifford Chance, making her the fifth partner in less than two years to join from a magic circle firm. She brings to the firm a wealth of experience and accomplishments in cross-border financial transactions.

Akin Gump today announced that Julian Nichol will be joining the firm in London as a partner in its global project finance practice.

Mr. Nichol, who focuses on project finance and transactional energy and natural resources matters, comes to Akin Gump from Bracewell in London, where he headed the EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) power group and co-headed the firmwide oil and gas practice.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Carrie LeRoy has joined the firm as a partner in the Palo Alto office.  Previously a partner with White & Case LLP, she will continue her intellectual property and technology transactions practice, focusing on complex IP licensing, cross-border and commercial transactions, as well as mergers and acquisitions.

Premier Irish law firm, McCann FitzGerald today announced that, effective 1 May, Brendan Slattery will join the firm as a partner to head its Environmental and Planning group.

Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg would like to announce that Willem Bon has joined the firm as partner in a move to consolidate their strength as the leading Luxembourg firm in international tax. Willem has extensive experience in assisting international clients in navigating cross-border tax rules. He has over 30 years of experience more or less evenly spread out over the international markets in London, Tokyo and Sao Paulo. Willem rejoins Loyens & Loeff from EY, where he was a partner in international tax. He had been with Loyens & Loeff previously for close to 25 years.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright announced today that well-known project and construction disputes  lawyer Penelope Ford will join as a partner in Perth from February 12.

Coming from Minter Ellison, Ms Ford is a very experienced litigator with a strong history of managing construction, oil and gas, and general commercial disputes.  She has a particular focus on managing complex, high stakes construction disputes and assisting her clients to resolve them.