- News
- Video
- Comments
- Career Clinic
- Opinion
- Legal Village
- The Big Question
- Dealmaker
- The Bar
- Special Reports
-
DEALS
Taylor Wessing leads as Soho Estates buys iconic bookstore
Taylor Wessing has scored a headline role for Soho Estates on a “dynastic” real estate deal which is set to see the relocation of the iconic Foyles Bookstore on Charing Cross Road.
18 May 2012 | 00:00
NY duo act on first Brazilian investment bank float
Shearman & Sterling and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom are among a raft of firms to have advised on the recent initial public offering (IPO) of BTG Pactual – the first-ever float by a Brazilian investment bank.
18 May 2012 | 00:00
Slaughters and A&O win top roles on £1.4bn Thomas Cook refinancing
Slaughter and May and Allen & Overy (A&O) have won lead roles to advise on the £1.4bn refinancing of UK travel giant Thomas Cook.
18 May 2012 | 00:00
Linklaters and Kirkland lead on £550m Scandinavian Bain buyout
Linklaters and Kirkland & Ellis have taken lead roles on Triton’s £550m sale of Scandinavian installation provider Bravida to US investment house Bain Capital.
18 May 2012 | 00:00
Sullivan and Slaughters lead as Diageo taps US bond markets for $2.5bn
Diageo has instructed a trio of leading law firms on a $2.5bn (£1.5bn) financing deal that saw the London-based drinks giant tap the US bond markets. The London-based company, which owns alcoholic beverage brands including Guinness, Baileys, Capta...
16 May 2012 | 11:30
Travers and CC advise on €200m L’Oreal deal
Travers Smith and Clifford Chance (CC) have advised on the €200m (£162m) sale of French skincare manufacturer Cadum to L’Oreal. Travers advised the seller, Anglo-French private equity firm Milestone Capital Partners, on the deal, with Paris he...
11 May 2012 | 11:27
Eversheds seals Tyco-style deal for Eni’s employment work
Eversheds has been appointed by Italian energy giant Eni to advise on employment law and recruitment matters globally, serving as the company’s strategic resourcing adviser across 62 countries around the world. The one-year contract will see Ever...
11 May 2012 | 00:00
Linklaters, Weil and Mills & Reeve lead on £1.2bn Weetabix sale
Linklaters, Weil Gotshal & Manges and Mills & Reeve have advised on a £1.2bn deal that is set to see iconic breakfast brand Weetabix becoming majority Chinese-owned. The deal has seen Linklaters act for Chinese food giant Bright Foods, which has boug...
08 May 2012 | 10:11
Herbert Smith and Linklaters act on $617m sale of United Coffee
Herbert Smith and Linklaters have advised on the $617m (£382m) sale of European coffee business United Coffee to Japanese coffee business UCC Holdings.
04 May 2012 | 00:00
SNR Denton acts for HSBC on tie-up with Omani bank
SNR Denton has advised HSBC on a major deal to grow its Middle East presence via a merger with Oman International Bank (OIB).
04 May 2012 | 00:00
Firm duo act as bike company Raleigh sold for €60m
Squire Sanders and Wragge & Co have landed roles on the €60m (£49m) acquisition of well-known bicycle brand Raleigh by Dutch manufacturer Accell Group.
04 May 2012 | 00:00
Latham, Linklaters lead on €4.25bn generic drugs company acquisition
Latham & Watkins and Linklaters have taken lead roles on Watson Pharmaceuticals’ €4.25bn (£3.47bn) acquisition of Actavis in a deal which will create the third-largest global generic drug maker.
04 May 2012 | 00:00
Trio of firms line up on £825m Four Seasons sale to Terra Firma
Slaughter and May, Macfarlanes and Latham & Watkins have lined up to advise on the £825m sale of Four Seasons Health Care to private equity house Terra Firma. Slaughters is advising Terra Firma on the acquisition, with corporate partner Jeff Twent...
30 Apr 2012 | 12:35
King & Spalding takes lead role for Greek Govt on oil exploration licence sale
King & Spalding’s London office has won a new appointment as international legal counsel to the Greek Ministry of Environment Energy & Climate Change on the first sale of local oil exploration licences since 1996.
27 Apr 2012 | 00:57
Stephenson Harwood takes lead on $1.5bn Indian healthcare deal
Stephenson Harwood has won a lead role on an India outbound investment healthcare deal worth an estimated $1.5bn (£934m).
27 Apr 2012 | 00:00
MOST READ
MOST COMMENTED
Advertisement
COURSES
LATEST JOBS
Advertisement
RECRUITERS
LEGAL EVENTS
LEGAL BRIEFINGS
- Four rules for interacting with healthcare professionals in the Asia Pacific region
- Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 - how it affects the healthcare sector
- The 2012 pensions revolution: how to prepare for auto-enrolment
- How a proper valuation of IP assets can bring substantial rewards
- Recent trends in Russian insolvency cases
SERVICES SECTION
Legal Week Law
Sign up to Legal Week Law to receive legal briefings from the world's leading law firms. Click here for more info
NO WIN NO FEE SOLICITORS
Claims4Free offers free legal advice in pursuing a wide range of accidents and personal injury compensation claims. Fast, professional, local solicitors.
In-house Lawyers Group on LinkedIn
Legal Week's LinkedIn group for in-house lawyers, which now has over 3,000 members, acts as a networking tool for senior in-house counsel to discuss key issues affecting their roles.
Legal Week's Twitter feed, which now has almost 15,000 followers, features a selection of the latest news, opinion, Career Clinic dilemmas and links to interesting articles from the world of law.
Irwin Mitchell Solicitors
Award winners at the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers awards 2011. Irwin Mitchell Solicitors are one of the most respected UK law firms, and offer services in various areas, including personal injury.
