Clifford Chance advises Superior Energy Services, Inc. on US$650 million senior unsecured notes offering. November 9, 2026. Global law firm Clifford Chance has advised Superior Energy Services, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, SESI, L.L.C., on a $650 million Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of senior unsecured notes due 2033. The proceeds will be used to finance Superior's pending acquisition of Welltec International ApS (Welltec), a global provider of robotic well intervention technologies headquartered in Denmark. Clifford Chance is also advising Superior on its definitive agreement to acquire Welltec. The team was led by Houston partners Trevor Lavelle and Om Pandya, supported by associates Jake DuCharme, Kimara Davis and Sophia Navedo-Quinones. The wider team included: * Finance: partners Matt Jones and Carter Olson, counsel Matt Snodgrass and associate Jake Gillen. * Environmental: partner Ty'Meka Reeves-Sober and associates Shawntah Thomas and Kami McFarland. * Tax: partner Adriana Zhan, associate Tali Lee and law clerk Taylor O'Brien

Weekly update 9th november 2026. Welcome to this week's update, where we bring you the latest moves, promotions, and strategic appointments shaping the legal industry. Partner Moves Individual UK & Ireland Global law firm Ashurst Perkins Coie announces the appointment of Melissa Kinsmore-Ward as a Partner in its growing hedge fund practice based in London, significantly expanding the firm's capabilities in high-growth hedge and credit funds. Melissa joins from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. She brings extensive experience across the full lifecycle of hedge and credit fund operations, from formation and structuring to ongoing regulatory, trading and operational support. Global law firm Ashurst Perkins Coie announces the appointment of infrastructure finance lawyer Jenny McIvor as Partner in the Global Loans practice, based in London, as the firm continues to expand its global finance capabilities. She joins from Freshfields. Sidley has hired competition litigation Partner Elaine Whiteford from Willkie Farr & Gallagher in London, adding a senior disputes specialist with experience in some of the UK's biggest collective actions. Whiteford joins the firm's litigation group, bringing more than 25 years' experience, with cases spanning the Competition Appeal Tribunal, High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Stephenson Harwood's London office has hired former Osborne Clarke partner Matthew Bodfield as it seeks to enhance its corporate offering in the energy and infrastructure sector. Bodfield brings 20 years' experience advising clients in the energy transition and infrastructure sectors. He made Partner at Osborne Clarke in 2016, being promoted successively up the ranks after joining the firm from Irwin Mitchell, where he trained and qualified in 2006, spending four years there. McDermott Will & Schulte announced that Cameron Mitcham has joined the firm as a partner in its Finance Practice Group in London. Cameron joins from Fried Frank and brings extensive experience in structured finance, securitisation and collateralised loan obligations (CLOs), adding further depth to the firm's structured credit capabilities in London and internationally. Global law firm DLA Piper bolsters its global Corporate practice with the strategic appointment of Simon Burrows as Partner. Joining the firm's London office, Simon is a highly regarded corporate lawyer with more than 20 years' experience advising clients across private capital transactions, public and private acquisitions and disposals, co-investments, joint ventures and governance arrangements. His experience spans complex domestic and cross-border transactions, acting for investors and businesses across the full investment lifecycle. Global law firm DLA Piper has welcomed Tom Barton to its Employment and Pensions practice as a partner. Tom joins after 20 years with Pinsent Masons, having spent 12 years as a partner, leading the Leeds-based pensions team and the firm's defined contribution (DC) pensions workstream. Tom joins DLA Piper's Leeds office. DLA Piper has appointed Mark Whiteside to its UK Transactional Tax practice. Mark was previously a Partner at CMS in Manchester, where he led the firm's regional transactional tax practice. He brings with him a broad transactional tax skillset covering corporate and real estate tax, including UK and cross border M&A, restructurings, VAT, venture capital structures and employee incentives. Macfarlanes has announced that Edward Prestwich has joined the firm as a Partner in its Fund Formation team. Ed joins from Clifford Chance and is a leading credit fund formation lawyer and is returning to Macfarlanes having previously been an associate in its Fund Formation team between 2014 and 2021. Barry Stimpson joins the firm as Investment Funds Partner. He joins from Shoosmiths and brings over 30 years' experience to the firm. European law firm Fieldfisher has appointed Will Sharp as a Partner in its London Financial Markets & Products (FMP) team, further strengthening the firm's structured finance and private credit capabilities. Will joins Fieldfisher from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, where he was Counsel. Adam Kuan has joined the firm as a Partner in its Corporate practice, further strengthening the firm's transactions offering for technology-enabled businesses. Adam joins from TLT, having previously spent more than a decade at Kemp Little, which merged with Deloitte Legal in 2021. Chloe Vernon-Shore joins Birketts as a Partner in our Bristol commercial and technology team. She joins having previously spent 11 years at Michelmores. With almost 20 years' experience, Chloe specialises in Natural Capital, including environmental markets, investment into nature, and sustainable and resilient land use. Her appointment adds further depth to our existing Natural Capital practice and supports its continued growth. Edward Porter joins the firm as Partner, having previously spent time at Michelmores. He specialises in Wills, Trusts and Estates as well as Private Wealth. Heather Dobson joins as Partner having previously spent 9 years at Moore Barlow LLP. She will work in the London office. National law firm TLT has strengthened its Scottish pensions offering with appointment of Edinburgh-based partner Amanda Cooke - the third new partner to join the firm in Scotland since July. She joins from CMS where she was previously Of Counsel. Lewis Silkin has announced that Russell Rochford has joined its Dublin office as a Partner in the firm's employment team. Rochford joins from Matheson LLP and brings more than two decades of experience as an international employment law specialist. He began his career at A&L Goodbody in Dublin and went on to spend several years in private practice in London with Capsticks LLP. Nathaniel Lacy LLP has appointed Louise Smith as Partner in charge of their new Cork office. She joins from Ronan Daly Jeremyn where she was for 13 years. Smith advises insurers and self-insured organisations on motor, employers' liability, public liability and indemnity claims. She brings experience in complex; large loss matters and the defence of suspected fraudulent and exaggerated claims. Piotr Miller joins as Co-Head of Corporate / M&A in Warsaw. He joins from DLA Piper where he previously spent 8 years in their Warsaw office. Constanze Krenz joins as Partner at A&O Shearman in the Patent Practice. She joins from DLA Piper where she was for 11 years.

Clifford Chance advises Pernod Ricard on its bond tender offer and its inaugural €1.5 billion hybrid bond issuance. * en * fr * Language options 4 November 2026. Global law firm Clifford Chance has advised Pernod Ricard, a worldwide leader in the spirits and champagne industry, on a transaction combining a bond tender offer and an inaugural €1.5 billion hybrid bond issuance. The tender offer targeted seven series of outstanding notes maturing between September 2027 and November 2032, including two series of sustainability-linked notes. Simultaneously, Pernod Ricard issued two new series of Euro-denominated undated deeply subordinated hybrid notes under its EMTN programme, of €750 million each, consisting of a non-call 5.25-year series with an initial coupon of 5.625% and a non-call 8-year series with an initial coupon of 6.125%. The notes were admitted to trading on Euronext Paris. The net proceeds of the issuance were used in part to finance the tender offer. Following completion of the offer, Pernod Ricard accepted for repurchase outstanding notes in an aggregate principal amount of €1,219.4 million. All notes purchased were cancelled, with settlement having occurred on 30 October 2026. The Clifford Chance team was led by partners Auriane Bijon and Cédric Burford, with senior associate Jessica Hadid and associate Sabrine Kadi.