Domestic Firms Look to Re-Position Themselves in Australia via Merger
As the Hildebrandt Institute prepares to release its Q3 2012 MergerWatch figures at the end of this month, we have begun looking at markets that have experienced a relative uplift in merger activity....
View ArticleThe Return of the Mega-Merger
In a year of otherwise rather modest merger activity, the U.S. legal industry has seen mega-mergers return with a vengeance this November. Last Thursday, SNR Denton announced a planned merger with...
View ArticleMonday Clicks: Parenting Lessons
It comes as no surprise that large firms are going global (see Tricia Pelton’s terrific post last week), but is that always a good thing? That depends on your model, as well as the relative openness...
View ArticleU.S. Mergers, Job Growth Up for Q1 2013
Thanks to the highest number of U.S. mergers announced in a quarter in six years and the largest single-month gain in legal sector jobs in a year, 2013 began with a bang. According to Altman Weil’s...
View ArticleLaw Firm Mergers Up, Legal Sector Jobs Down in 2013 Q2
The end of 2013’s second quarter brought both good news and bad. While U.S. law firms are on pace for a record year of mergers, June saw the largest single-month loss of legal sector jobs since June...
View ArticleLaw Firm Mergers Boom Continues in Q3
You haven’t just been imagining it, folks: So far, 2013 has been a really good year for law firm mergers and acquisitions. The third quarter garnered 19 announced tie-ups—nine in the last month alone,...
View ArticleRecord Number of Law Firm Tie-Ups Fueled by Financial Pressures, More Mergers...
It’s official: 2013 is a record year for law firm mergers—and the year’s not over yet. The number hit 78 thanks to a recent spate of November tie-ups, beating 2008’s previous record high of 70, though...
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