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04/09/2024
CMS advised Overture Promotions Inc, on the acquisition of Brandon
Overture Promotions Inc., a top 25 distributor of branded merchandise in the United States, has acquired Brandon, a branded merchandise agency headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, with offices in Asia and North America.  The acquisition was backed by Overture’s owner, Westbridge Capital Ltd., a Canadian private equity firm with a long-term view of growing its portfolio companies. Together, Brandon and Overture Promotions form the newly created Overture Marketing Group. CMS is proud to have advised Overture Promotions Inc. on this transaction. The deal was led by CMS Sweden Partner, Per Dalemo, with support from the extensive CMS global network. The transaction exemplifies our expertise in private equity transactions and underscores our ability to deliver seamlessly coordinated, cross-border legal work for our clients. Our teams across multiple jurisdictions, including Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Italy, worked in close collaboration to ensure the successful completion of this deal.
05/07/2024
CMS strengthens funds offering with strategic team hire in Hong Kong
International law firm CMS is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Moloney, who joins CMS as a partner from Mayer Brown, and Gigi Ma, who joins the firm as a senior associate, in Hong Kong. These...
10/10/2023
CMS further expands its Hong Kong Shipping and Insurance practice with...
International law firm CMS has further strengthened its shipping and insurance offering with the appointment of Richard Oakley in its Hong Kong office. Richard, who is a solicitor and master mariner...
12/09/2023
CMS expands its Dispute Resolution and Insurance practices in Hong Kong...
International law firm CMS has continued its growth in Hong Kong with two strategic hires.  Adrian Elms joins as a partner in the Dispute Resolution practice and Anthony Woo joins as a senior consultant...
17/08/2023
CMS advises Siegfried Service Ltd on USD 4bn trade receivables securitisation
International law firm CMS has advised Siegfried Service Limited on a USD 4bn trade receivables securitisation tap pro­gramme. Trade receivables securitisations are increasingly popular among organisations...
02/02/2023
CMS bolsters its asset finance offering in Hong Kong with appointment of...
International law firm CMS has bolstered its asset finance offering in Hong Kong with the recruitment of partner Conor Warde, and his shipping transactional and finance practice. Conor, who has been based...
16/11/2022
Five CMS lawyers amongst winners of the 2022 Lexology Client Choice Awards
Five CMS lawyers have been recognised by Lexology’s esteemed 2022 Client Choice Awards for their excellence in client service. Three CMS lawyers have won for the second year in a row:Nick Beckett for...
01/11/2021
CMS continues expansion in Hong Kong with appointment of leading financial...
International law firm CMS is pleased to announce the appointment of Kingsley Ong as a partner in its Finance practice in Hong Kong. Kingsley joins the firm from Eversheds Sutherland, where he led its...
14/10/2021
Eight CMS lawyers named client favourite at Client Choice Awards 2021
Eight CMS lawyers have been recognised by Lexology’s esteemed Client Choice Awards for their excellence in client service:Nick Beckett for Life Sciences in ChinaSam De Silva for Data Privacy & Protection...
06/07/2021
CMS bolsters global finance practice with appointment in Hong Kong
International law firm CMS is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher Whiteley as a partner in its Finance practice group. Christopher joins from Ashurst where he was a partner and will be...
17/04/2020
CMS HAS BEEN AWARDED '2020 EMPLOYER OF CHOICE’ BY ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS...
CMS has recently been awarded “2020 Employer of Choice” by Asian Legal Business (ALB), recognising CMS as one of the best law firms to work for in Hong Kong.   The 2020 Employer of Choice survey...
24/01/2020
Penelope Warne secures second term as The Senior Partner
Global law firm CMS is pleased to announce the re-election of Penelope Warne as The Senior Partner of CMS UK LLP, following a vote by the firm’s partnership. This will be Penelope’s second term, effective...