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(2/2) ...board‑level AI oversight challenges companies like yours are grappling with today.   🎧 Listen and subscribe to learn more:   Spotify >>> okt.to/HaBnEL Apple Podcasts >>> okt.to/WEPMUm Web >>> okt.to/J6pwkQ

(1/2)🎙️Is your board asking the right questions about AI - or waiting for the check‑engine light to come on?   In the latest episode of #TheAIDrop, host Anna Gressel is joined by Partner Doru Gavril to unpack...

Welcoming Alessio Evangelista as a white collar defense & investigations partner in Washington DC & New York. With 18 years of experience as a former FinCEN & DOJ official, his skillset further strengthens our market-leading global investigations practice okt.to/VGZ5lH

Read more on the largest capital raise so far this year on the London Stock Exchange’s main market ➡️ okt.to/yX54it

We are advising J.P. Morgan & Deutsche Bank as joint global coordinators and BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs International & RBC Capital Markets as joint bookrunners, on the placement of over 60m new ordinary shares in United Utilities Group PLC, to raise gross proceeds of c. £800m.

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The new EU merger guidelines are the biggest shake-up in a generation. Efficiencies are finally taken seriously - but so are new theories of harm you need to plan for from day one. In our new Essential Antitrust podcast we analyse what’s changed and what to do about it ⤵️

We are advising funds managed by Arcus Infrastructure Partners on its agreement to acquire c. 74 per cent of TrueNoord, a leading specialist lessor of regional aircraft. Learn more: okt.to/bG9B8j

£345bn in private capital is needed over the next decade to meet the UK's infrastructure ambitions. A report we've published with @TheCityUK sets out our recommendations for how the government can attract this and export innovative financing solutions: okt.to/UvyoqH

We are advising Amadeus IT Group, a global leader in travel technology and provider of the world's largest travel booking system, on the proposed €1.2bn acquisition of IDEMIA Public Security.   Learn more: okt.to/YWyzlX

We are advising a consortium led by private equity firms Advent and Cinven on the merger control and other regulatory aspects of the agreed combination of Kone Corporation and TK Elevator.   Read more: okt.to/a8Otq9

We are advising RELX Group, owner of LexisNexis Legal & Professional, a global leader in information, analytics, and AI-powered legal workflow solutions, on the proposed acquisition of Doctrine, a France-based Legal AI platform. Learn more: okt.to/arWM6J

We are advising ARC Resources Ltd., one of Canada's largest dividend-paying energy companies, on its C$22bn agreement to be acquired by Shell. Learn more: okt.to/vNXPg9

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(2/3) Together, they explore why AI disruption is categorically different from the Industrial Revolution, the danger of a "pilot mindset" and why effective AI strategy demands collaboration across technical and non-technical teams.

(1/3) “How do you build an AI strategy when the ground shifts beneath you every quarter?” In episode 2 of #TheAIDrop podcast, Anna Gressel, our Global Co‑Head of AI and Geoff Schaefer, VP of AI Strategy at Leidos, tackle this question head‑on.

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Our new No Worse Off podcast series is heading on a global tour of key jurisdictions as we explore ‘Hot Topics’ in restructuring and insolvency. To kick off the new monthly series, we look at the intersection of global and local dynamics in restructurings ⤵️

We advised RTL Group on gaining an unconditional antitrust approval from the European Commission for the planned acquisition of Sky Deutschland.   Learn more: okt.to/1I2Gpm

Section 202A of the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA) introduces new legal restrictions on NDAs related to workplace discrimination and harassment. Our latest blog outlines the key steps employers should take to prepare for the new NDA regime. Read now: okt.to/dFPht0