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Briefing Notes
M&A
Nvidia strikes $500 billion AI infrastructure financing coalition with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, and KKR
When compute becomes infrastructure, every major infrastructure lender needs AI-specific deal documentation overnight.
Disputes
Ashurst Perkins Coie and Squire Patton Boggs each poach a litigation partner from Clayton Utz as Australian disputes market heats up
Two disputes partners leaving Clayton Utz at once is a market signal, not a coincidence.
Energy & Tech
European power prices spike as August heatwave cuts French nuclear output and German wind generation simultaneously
Correlated nuclear and wind underperformance during heatwaves exposes gaps in PPA force majeure drafting that energy lawyers are now being asked to fix.
AI & Law
AI is eliminating knowledge lawyer roles at Big Law firms even as firms create new AI-focused positions, triggering a structural career reckoning
Knowledge lawyers are Big Law's canary in the AI coalmine: when their roles go, the restructuring of qualified legal work is next in line.
Capital Markets
FCA requires inside information declarations for all equity prospectus and circular submissions from 21 September 2026
A missing declaration form now blocks the FCA's review queue, turning a compliance step into a hard timetable risk.
Banking & Finance
Paul Hastings Adds Financial Restructuring Duo Bevis Metcalfe and Kieran Sharma in London
Paul Hastings is building creditor-side restructuring firepower in London.
International
Apertura Energy Agrees £25 Million Acquisition of Brazilian Oilfield Services Company Conterp Group
Venezuelan exposure makes sanctions due diligence the critical path on this deal.