Reed Smith Wins Trade Law Firm of the Year Award
Nominated by Trade Finance magazine readers, Reed Smith received the "Best Trade Law Firm EMEA" award at the Trade Finance Awards 2016 gala dinner. The Awards celebrate the best in class in trade,...
View ArticleGerman banking market – on the move
The German banking market is on the move. This presents opportunities for foreign investors who would like to enter the German financial market. However, in order to acquire an interest in a German...
View ArticleNew decision on bank’s duties re interest rate swaps
The 11th senate of the German Federal Supreme Court again had to deal with the duties of a bank recommending interest rate swap agreements. In this context, the German Federal Supreme Court re-affirmed...
View ArticleLegal Issues in Impact Investing: U.S. and Abroad
Building on the momentum of its inaugural 2015 conference, the Impact Investing Legal Working Group is again convening leading lawyers and other professionals working in impact investing for a series...
View ArticleReed Smith advises CBPE Capital and Xafinity on £89 million senior...
Global law firm Reed Smith has advised CBPE Capital and Xafinity on an £89 million refinancing and dividend recap.
View ArticleDOL Issues Long-Awaited Final Regulations Defining 'Fiduciary' and Related PTEs
On April 6, 2016, the DOL issued long-awaited final regulations that define who is an investment advice fiduciary for purposes of the ERISA, along with coordinating prohibited transaction exemptions....
View ArticleReed Smith advises Eisvogel Group on the acquisition of Haas...
An integrated team from global law firm Reed Smith has advised Eisvogel Group on the acquisition of Haas Präzisionstechnik GmbH, with its business seat in Bad Dürrheim (Germany). The legal advice...
View ArticleReed Smith Represents United Overseas Bank in $220 Million Deal to Convert...
Reed Smith LLP represented United Overseas Bank Limited, New York Agency as the lender in a $220 million deal that will finance the conversion of the upper floors of the landmark Woolworth Building...
View ArticleContractual Close-Out Netting Ineffective in the Event of Insolvency
In a decision of 9 June 2016, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, "BGH") has ruled that the determination of the close-out amount in a netting provision based on the German Master...
View ArticleReed Smith and Pavia e Ansaldo advise Dr. Helmut Rothenberger Group on its...
An integrated team from global law firms Reed Smith and Pavia e Ansaldo, led by Dr. Octávio de Sousa and Dr. Michele Cicchetti, has advised Dr. Helmuth Rothenberger Group on its investment in Leistritz...
View ArticleEU Referendum – what does it mean for alternative capital providers?
The UK referendum has caused uncertainty in the financial services industry, but what does it mean for alternative capital providers? And could it create some business opportunities?
View ArticleReed Smith advises WEPA on bond issuance and super senior revolver
Global law firms Reed Smith and Mayer Brown advised WEPA Group, a leading family-owned European hygiene paper producer, on its €450 million offering of senior secured notes and a €125 million super...
View ArticleReed Smith's U.S. Energy and Commodities Conference
For more information about this event, please contact Abbey Quattlebaum at aquattlebaum@reedsmith.com.
View ArticleApplying for a German Banking or Financial Services Licence
Due to Brexit developments, for many non-European investors the option to acquire a German banking or financial licence, including the attached benefit of being able to use the European passport...
View ArticleReed Smith advises Brunswick/Life Fitness on the acquisition of Indoor...
Global law firm Reed Smith has advised Life Fitness and its parent company Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) on the acquisition of Indoor Cycling Group (ICG), a manufacturer and worldwide known...
View ArticleReed Smith advises OakNorth on LEON Restaurants financing
Global law firm Reed Smith has advised OakNorth Bank Limited (OakNorth) – the bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs – on its £19 million corporate financing deal for LEON Restaurants (LEON). The...
View ArticleOpen-ended property funds: a fund-amental mismatch?
On 4 July 2016, Standard Life Investments suspended trading as a result of investors flooding the gates for redemptions. Several other funds such as M&G and Aviva Investments followed suit...
View ArticleExperienced CFPB Lawyer Joins Reed Smith in D.C.
Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of Maria Earley as a partner in the firm’s global Financial Industry Group (FIG) in Washington, D.C. A former enforcement attorney at the Consumer Financial...
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