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Holland & Knight in talks to merge with Dallas-based Thompson & Knight
12 April 2021
Deal with tentative summer closing date would be largest US merger since Covid-19 struck
Dallas Shutterstock Am Law top 40 national US firm Holland & Knight is in merger talks with Dallas-based energy specialist Thompson & Knight in what would be the largest US merger since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. A deal would add Thompson & Knight’s 300 lawyers to Holland & Knight’s roster to create a firm with nearly 1,600 lawyers across 30 offices. The two firms issued a statement on Friday (9 April) which said they were in the process of completing their due diligence in connection with the transaction and expect to complete the process in the next 90 days, with a tentative closing date set for the summer.
Davis Polk expands in Beijing with equity capital markets partner hire from Freshfields
23 February 2021
Davis Polk expands in Beijing with equity capital markets partner hire from Freshfields
Wall Street firm cites growing demand for elite Hong Kong law advice as Jason Xu climbs on board
Beijing ESB Professional; Shutterstock Davis Polk has hired capital markets specialist Jason Xu in Beijing from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as it seeks to strengthen its deal-making capabilities in China. Xu joins the firm as a corporate partner, having spent roughly 14 years at Freshfields where he worked in both its Hong Kong and London offices before his most recent posting to Beijing where he was deputy head of equity capital markets [ECM] in China.