# apac (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover apac. Page: Feed: --- ## [Weil private equity co-head set to leave for Paul Weiss](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firms/weil-private-equity-co-head-set-to-leave-for-paul-weiss/) _2026-08-21 · Kate Peacock · Legal Business_ Weil’s New York-based private equity co-head Christopher Machera is leaving the firm, just 18 months after he was appointed to a new-look leadership team. Machera, who is understood to be joining Paul Weiss in New York, is recognised as a Legal 500 leading partner for high-value PE buyouts. He has spent the majority of his career … Continue reading "Weil private equity co-head set to leave for… ## [Trading Places: White & Case hires Mayer Brown funds head as former Freshfields US disputes head decamps for DLA](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firms/trading-places-white-case-hires-mayer-brown-funds-head-as-former-freshfields-us-disputes-head-decamps-for-dla/) _2026-08-21 · Eliza Winter · Legal Business_ White & Case has hired Mayer Brown global head of funds and investment management Timothy Clark in New York. Clark moved from Dechert to Mayer Brown in 2021, and previously spent six years as a partner at O’Melveny & Myers. He advises PE, credit and sovereign wealth clients on fund formation, private fund investments and … Continue reading "Trading Places: White & Case hires Mayer Brown funds head… ## [Knights and Fletchers carve up £45m Moore Barlow in two-way takeover](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firms/knights-and-fletchers-carve-up-45m-moore-barlow-in-two-way-takeover/) _2026-08-21 · Eliza Winter · Legal Business_ National firms Knights and Fletchers have carved up Moore Barlow in a deal that has seen the South East firm split into two and taken over. Knights, which confirmed this March that it was in talks over an acquisition, has reached a deal which will see it pay £27m for Moore Barlow’s commercial and private … Continue reading "Knights and Fletchers carve up £45m Moore Barlow in two-way takeover" ## [Starbucks EMEA GC on leadership, business turnarounds and traveling the ‘bumpy road’](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/in-house/starbucks-emea-gc-on-leadership-business-turnarounds-and-traveling-the-bumpy-road/) _2026-08-21 · Theresa Hargreaves · Legal Business_ ‘When I started my business law degree, I loved it from day one,’ says Huma Allana van Reesch, general counsel, EMEA at Starbucks. ‘Pretty early on, I knew I wanted to be some kind of business lawyer, although at the time I didn’t really appreciate the difference between working in-house and being in private practice.’ … Continue reading "Starbucks EMEA GC on leadership, business turnarounds and… ## [SAR Times Weekly (20 Aug 2026)](https://sartimes.com/sar-times-weekly-20-aug-2026/) _2026-08-20 · Ryan Erickson · SAR Times_ Colombia Earthquake Response Turns to Recovery; Kenya Helicopter Crash Kills 7; Coast Guard Saves 2 Stranded Kayakers ## [Australian duo score roles on EQT’s acquisition of Melbourne Storm](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firms/australian-duo-score-roles-on-eqts-acquisition-of-melbourne-storm/) _2026-08-20 · Eliza Winter · Legal Business_ Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Arnold Bloch Leibler have advised on EQT’s majority investment in top National Rugby League (NRL) club Melbourne Storm, as sport cements its place as an attractive asset class for private capital. The deal, which reportedly values the club at AUD $150m, marks the first time that EQT has made a direct … Continue reading "Australian duo score roles on EQT’s acquisition… ## [US trio lead on multibillion-dollar Stripe-OpenRouter deal](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firms/us-trio-lead-on-multibillion-stripe-openrouter-deal/) _2026-08-20 · Kate Peacock · Legal Business_ Cleary Gottlieb, Orrick and Fenwick & West have taken the lead roles on the latest multibillion-dollar tech deal, as Stripe has agreed to acquire AI startup OpenRouter. Cleary advised OpenRouter, with a team comprised of tax partner Swift Edgar and M&A partner Charles Allen in New York, and M&A partner Benet O’Reilly in California. Orrick … Continue reading "US trio lead on multibillion-dollar… ## [The People Under the Coordination Charts: Inside the International Rescue Effort in Venezuela](https://sartimes.com/the-people-under-the-coordination-charts-inside-the-international-rescue-effort-in-venezuela/) _2026-08-19 · Ryan Erickson · SAR Times_ How 44 international USAR teams, an INSARAG coordination system built over three decades, and thousands of individual rescuers turned a collapsed Caracas shopping mall into a case study in disciplined, borderless trust. ## [‘A greenfield site’ with global ambitions: Michelman & Robinson plots its London growth strategy](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firms/a-greenfield-site-with-global-ambitions-michelman-robinson-plots-its-london-growth-strategy/) _2026-08-19 · Eliza Winter · Legal Business_ Michelman & Robinson’s London office is not immediately obvious, tucked away on a cobbled Shoreditch backstreet behind an inconspicuous black door. The Californian firm’s arrival in London last October was equally low-key – a decision Dan Burbeary (pictured), the firm’s first non-US office managing partner, says was intentional. ‘It’s not about coming in with sharp … Continue reading "‘A… ## [Latham and Paul Weiss among eight new winners as EQT finalises panel](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/in-house/latham-and-paul-weiss-among-eight-new-winners-as-eqt-finalises-panel/) _2026-08-19 · Will Lewallen · Legal Business_ Latham & Watkins and Paul Weiss are among a new group of firms winning spots on EQT’s panel as the PE house finalises its full roster. LB revealed last month that Europe’s largest buyout shop had appointed a clutch of firms to its ‘platinum’ panel, with EQT now finalising the ‘gold’ panel that will operate … Continue reading "Latham and Paul Weiss among eight new winners as EQT finalises panel" ## [Save with community-voted codes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/EZ1o5caTzJ9U) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Search thousands of community-verified coupon codes — 100% free, no account needed. ## [Pinsents PEP drops 7.2% after ‘bumper year of investments’](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firms/pinsents-pep-drops-7-2-after-bumper-year-of-investments/) _2026-08-19 · Will Lewallen · Legal Business_ Pinsent Masons’ profit per equity partner has fallen a little over 7% to £740,000, with managing partner Laura Cameron (pictured) citing ‘a bumper year in terms of investments.’ Meanwhile, revenue was up 3.3%, to £703m. The results mark a slowdown on the previous year’s, when Pinsents increased its revenue by 4.7%, and its PEP by … Continue reading "Pinsents PEP drops 7.2% after ‘bumper year of… ## [Seventy-Two Hours in Pereira: Colombia's Earthquake and the Science of the Golden Window](https://sartimes.com/seventy-two-hours-in-pereira-colombias-earthquake-and-the-science-of-the-golden-window/) _2026-08-18 · Ryan Erickson · SAR Times_ A 7.4-magnitude earthquake in western Colombia has become a live case study in the hardest question urban search and rescue ever has to answer: when do you stop searching? ## [Ashurt Perkins Coie appoints new board in post-merger shakeup](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firms/ashurt-perkins-coie-appoints-new-board-in-post-merger-shakeup/) _2026-08-18 · Will Lewallen · Legal Business_ Newly merged Ashurst Perkins Coie has announced its new board, with equal representation for each legacy firm, and without the two non-executive seats that legacy Ashurst had. The board is chaired by global co-chairs Karen Davies, formerly global chair of Ashurst, and Brian Eiting, formerly corporate practice co-chair at Perkins Coie, and comprises a further … Continue reading "Ashurt Perkins Coie… ## [AI is scaling fast. The infrastructure, security and ROI bill is arriving.](https://tbcgtmcouncil1.substack.com/p/ai-is-scaling-fast-the-infrastructure) _2026-08-18 · The Builders Club · Global GTM Brief_ From Nvidia-backed data centres and OpenAI’s enterprise push to India’s AI build-out, Singapore’s AI boom and Australia’s hybrid-cloud shift — this week’s signal is clear: the AI race is moving from m ## [International trio serve up as BuzzBallz owner Sazerac buys Au Vodka for £500m](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firms/international-trio-serve-up-as-buzzballz-owner-sazerac-buys-au-vodka-for-500m/) _2026-08-18 · Eliza Winter · Legal Business_ Three international law firms have secured roles advising on the upcoming sale of Welsh spirits startup Au Vodka to US giant Sazerac, in a deal valued at £500m. DLA Piper is advising Au Vodka on the transaction, Dorsey & Whitney is advising Sazerac, and PwC is advising on tax planning aspects for the founder shareholders … Continue reading "International trio serve up as BuzzBallz owner Sazerac… ## [LB100 results so far – which firms are setting the pace for revenue and PEP?](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firm-data/the-lb100-results-so-far-which-firms-are-setting-the-pace-for-revenue-and-pep/) _2026-08-17 · Alex Ryan · Legal Business_ National and regional firms increased their revenue at a faster rate than international or London firms last year, according to preliminary LB100 data – but international firms are surging further ahead on partner profits. The early results point to a widening divide in the strategies being pursued across the market, from acquisition-led expansion among national … Continue reading "LB100 results… ## [Latham, A&O Shearman and CC up front as Jeff Bezos-backed consortium buys stake in Liverpool FC](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firms/latham-and-ao-shearman-up-front-as-jeff-bezos-backed-consortium-buys-stake-in-liverpool-fc/) _2026-08-14 · Kate Peacock · Legal Business_ Latham & Watkins, A&O Shearman and Clifford Chance have scored lead roles on a major deal that has seen Liverpool FC owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) sell a stake in the club to a group of investors including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. FSG, which has owned Liverpool FC since 2010, is a selling a ‘strategic … Continue reading "Latham, A&O Shearman and CC up front as Jeff Bezos-backed consortium… ## [Weil and Jones Day say cheese on £1bn acquisition of dairy brands](https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/law-firms/weil-and-jones-day-say-cheese-on-1bn-acquisition-of-dairy-brands/) _2026-08-14 · Kate Peacock · Legal Business_ Weil and Jones Day have secured lead roles on the near-£1bn sale of Saputo’s UK dairy division, which includes household name brands such as Cathedral City and Clover. The deal will see French dairy giant Lactalis, which currently owns brands such as President and Galbani, take ownership of Canadian parent company Saputo’s UK brands for … Continue reading "Weil and Jones Day say cheese on £1bn… ## [SAR Times Weekly (13 Aug 2026)](https://sartimes.com/sar-times-weekly-13-aug-2026/) _2026-08-13 · Ryan Erickson · SAR Times_ Colombia Earthquake Kills More Than 180 as USAR Teams Race the Clock; Liberty Island Boat Captain Charged After Fatal Capsizing; Coast Guard Uses AMVER Network to Pull 22 Crew From Burning Vehicle Carrier ## [The Debt of the Kursk: How 118 Deaths Built the World's Submarine Rescue System](https://sartimes.com/the-debt-of-the-kursk-how-118-deaths-built-the-worlds-submarine-rescue-system/) _2026-08-11 · Ryan Erickson · SAR Times_ A note in a dead man's pocket and days of refused help built the fraternity that now practices saving submariners of any flag, including, once, Russia's own. ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/H4vzUHh4lq9r) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [AI Has Left the Pilot Phase — Now Come the Power, Governance & Execution Bills](https://tbcgtmcouncil1.substack.com/p/ai-has-left-the-pilot-phase-now-come) _2026-08-11 · The Builders Club · Global GTM Brief_ From AI data-centre politics in the US to India’s infrastructure race, Singapore’s agentic-AI push and Australia’s emerging AI governance model — this week showed that the next phase of AI will be dec ## [When Border Enforcement Becomes Search and Rescue](https://sartimes.com/when-border-enforcement-becomes-search-and-rescue/) _2026-08-07 · Ash Oro · SAR Times_ The Master's authority has always carried with it a corresponding responsibility to preserve life wherever reasonably possible. That responsibility does not begin when the first survivor reaches the accommodation ladder. It begins the moment we recognise distress. ## [SAR Times Weekly (06 Aug 2026)](https://sartimes.com/sar-times-weekly-06-aug-2026/) _2026-08-06 · Ryan Erickson · SAR Times_ Indonesian Ferry Fire Leaves Passenger Count Uncertain After 231 Rescued; UK Reverses Course on Coastguard Rescue Service Employment Model; Coast Guard Turns 236 ## [AMVER at 68: The Merchant Ships That Extend Global SAR Reach](https://sartimes.com/amver-at-68-the-merchant-ships-that-extend-global-sar-reach/) _2026-08-05 · Ryan Erickson · SAR Times_ For 68 years, the Coast Guard’s Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System has helped rescue coordinators find the one asset that actually saves lives in deep ocean: the ship that happens to be nearby. ## [Monthly Regulatory Meetings for August 2026](https://sartimes.com/monthly-regulatory-meetings-for-august-2026/) _2026-08-05 · Ryan Erickson · SAR Times_ The IMO PROG-134 programme, EPIRBS, and MEOSAR get some spotlight time ## [The Coast Guard at 236 & Why the Service Still Matters as America's Front-Line SAR Agency](https://sartimes.com/the-coast-guard-at-236-why-the-service-still-matters-as-americas-front-line-sar-agency/) _2026-08-04 · Ryan Erickson · SAR Times_ At 236, the service's claim on the SAR mission is operational, not ceremonial. Happy Birthday to the U.S. Coast Guard! ## [GTM Weekly: AI Buying Is Reshaping Enterprise Sales, APAC Doubles Down on Growth, and Every CMO Needs a New Playbook](https://tbcgtmcouncil1.substack.com/p/gtm-weekly-ai-buying-is-reshaping) _2026-08-04 · The Builders Club · Global GTM Brief_ Your executive GTM briefing covering the biggest developments from the last 7 days across APAC, SEA, ANZ and EMEA for CMOs, CROs, Business Heads and CEOs selling to enterprises. ## [Introducing TBC Sales Calls](https://tbcgtmcouncil1.substack.com/p/introducing-tbc-sales-calls) _2026-07-08 · The Builders Club · Global GTM Brief_ 8 CXOs. One Call. All about Sales. ## [Something new is happening inside TBC this month](https://tbcgtmcouncil1.substack.com/p/something-new-is-happening-inside) _2026-07-07 · The Builders Club · Global GTM Brief_ We’ve been at this for 6 years. ## [AI Agents, Enterprise Alliances & Pipeline Reinvention: This Week’s GTM Signals Across APAC, EMEA, SEA & ANZ](https://tbcgtmcouncil1.substack.com/p/ai-agents-enterprise-alliances-and) _2026-06-02 · The Builders Club · Global GTM Brief_ The week's most important GTM developments in AI, enterprise sales, partnerships, and growth. ## [Save with community-voted codes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/WfE9IMo7t3EP) _2026-06-02 · **Sponsored**_ Search thousands of community-verified coupon codes — 100% free, no account needed. ## [AI Budgets, ABM Rebounds & Enterprise Pipeline Pressure: This Week’s GTM Signals Across APAC, EMEA, SEA & ANZ](https://tbcgtmcouncil1.substack.com/p/ai-budgets-abm-rebounds-and-enterprise) _2026-05-26 · The Builders Club · Global GTM Brief_ Enterprise GTM leaders are reallocating budgets toward AI, doubling down on account-based growth, and restructuring regional sales leadership to protect pipeline efficiency in uncertain markets. ## [AI-Native GTM, Partner-Lich Expansion & Pipeline Precision: This Week’s Enterprise Growth Brief](https://tbcgtmcouncil1.substack.com/p/ai-native-gtm-partner-lich-expansion) _2026-05-19 · The Builders Club · Global GTM Brief_ What CMOs, CROs, CEOs, and Enterprise Revenue Leaders across APAC, EMEA, SEA & ANZ need to act on from the last 7 days. ## [AI-Native GTM Is Reshaping APAC & EMEA Faster Than Expected — Here’s What Enterprise Leaders Need to Know](https://tbcgtmcouncil1.substack.com/p/ai-native-gtm-is-reshaping-apac-and) _2026-05-12 · The Builders Club · Global GTM Brief_ AI-led enterprise selling, regional expansion, and precision GTM strategies are redefining growth across APAC, EMEA, SEA, and ANZ. ## [AI, Alliances & Account-Based Everything: The GTM Shake-Up You Can’t Ignore This Week](https://tbcgtmcouncil1.substack.com/p/ai-alliances-and-account-based-everything) _2026-05-05 · The Builders Club · Global GTM Brief_ From AI-led pipeline acceleration to cross-border partnerships reshaping enterprise sales — here’s what CMOs and revenue leaders across APAC, EMEA, SEA & ANZ need to act on now.