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What do private equity firms want? It’s quite simple – money
Wednesday, 20 October 2010In the final part of his series on external investment in law firms, Jeremy Black of Deloitte explains that private equity firms have one goal – to make money – and briefly looks at the implications of raising funds through listing.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, external investment, private equity, stock market listing
Posted in Alternative business structures, Market monitor, News
Kinsella: no “big bang” but ABSs can be a strategic tool for good – and bad
Tuesday, 19 October 2010There will be no ‘big bang’ in legal services in the near future and if solicitors are waiting for it before deciding on their firm’s survival strategy, they risk being overtaken by events, a leading solicitor has warned. Neil Kinsella, managing partner of national law firm Russell Jones & Walker, also said that firms could be “dancing with the devil” by accepting private equity investment.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, external investment, legal process outsourcing, private equity
Posted in Alternative business structures, Market monitor, News
Weekly round-up: ABSs, ABSs and more ABSs
Sunday, 26 September 2010Our weekly round-up of other relevant news from elsewhere finds alternative business structures on the minds of virtually everyone, whether in England, Scotland, Canada or the USA. If one theme emerges, it is that everyone is waking up to the threats and possibilities inherent in them.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, external investment, private equity
Posted in Alternative business structures, Market monitor, Resources
Private equity keen on the biggest and smallest City firms, says PE-backed solicitor
Thursday, 22 July 2010Private equity investors are interested in either the top City firms or niche practices, according to the solicitor who this week set up a law firm with private equity loans which could be turned into equity stakes when allowed.
Tags: Alternative business structures, private equity
Posted in Alternative business structures, Market monitor, News
Doing the business
Friday, 26 March 2010Most of what private equity firms know about the law is that it is an old-fashioned industry that does not look very investor friendly. Law firms need to adopt a corporate structure if they want to impress them, experts tell Patricia Wheatley-Burt.
Tags: corporate structure, external investment, partnerships, private equity
Posted in Alternative business structures, Legal Services Act
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Five key issues to consider when adopting an AI-based legal tech
As generative AI starts to play a bigger role in our working lives, there are some key issues that your law firm needs to consider when adopting an AI-based legal tech.
Bulk litigation – not always working in consumers interests
For consumers to get the benefit, bulk litigation needs to be done well, and we are increasingly concerned that there are significant problems in some areas of this market.
ABSs, cost and audits – fixing regulation after Axiom Ince
A feature of law firm collapses and frauds has sometimes been the over-concentration of power in outdated and overburdened systems of control.
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