Photo: Pixabay/mendocino53 Bees are efficient pollinators, but even they are outdone by … wait for it … moths. Scientists from Essex studying 10 sites in the south east of England for a month in summer monitored how much both diurnal and nocturnal insects contributed to the pollination of bramble flowers. […]

To date, private equity (PE) deals have seldom attracted serious scrutiny by the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and other antitrust regulators.  However, this looks set to change; in particular with the CMA indicating that PE “roll-up” deals (where a PE house acquires multiple smaller companies in the […]

Singapore: K&L Gates Straits Law LLC, the Singapore office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP, welcomes project finance lawyer Sarah Park as a partner in the Corporate practice. She joins from White & Case LLP and will start in April 2023. Park is a highly regarded practitioner who advises […]

Country: Vanuatu Source: Save the Children A month after two intense tropical cyclones and an earthquake struck the Pacific island nation in less than a week, children and communities are spiraling into a health emergency.

Photo: Pixabay/Krzysiek  The relentless loss of wildlife species and a fast-changing climate are two of the gravest planetary challenges, but by alleviating one we can mitigate the other, scientists say. By restoring wildlife populations across the planet we can boost natural carbon capture and storage through “supercharging ecosystem carbon sinks,” […]

K&L Gates has been recognized for its role on a pair of deals that received awards in the M&A Transaction Category of M&A Advisor’s annual Turnaround Awards, with the firm being honored for its representation of React Health in the purchase of Ventec Life Systems, Inc., in the Distressed M&A […]

Introduction The Queensland Treasurer has announced that the state’s growing Build-to-Rent (BTR) sector will receive significant tax incentives from the Queensland Government. From 1 July 2023, BTR developments with at least 10% of rental homes that qualify as affordable housing will receive: A 50% discount on land tax for up […]