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Herbert Smith secures £4.3bn role to advise BAA on Heathrow development
Herbert Smith has won a high-profile mandate to advise airport operator BAA on the controversial third runway at Heathrow and a £4.3bn development project at the airport. The top 10 City law firm saw off competition from more than 50 firms to secu...
27 Jan 2010 | 10:35
Skadden and Latham land roles on $4bn Japanese telecoms deal
A trio of US firms have taken lead roles on Liberty Global's $4bn (£2.5bn) sell-off of its minority stake in Japan's largest cable company to mobile phone operator KDDI, reports The Am Law Daily. Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom advised Japan's K...
26 Jan 2010 | 10:53
CC and Latham check in for roles on Singapore airline IPO
Clifford Chance (CC) and Latham & Watkins have taken lead roles as Tiger Airways becomes the first Asian airline to complete an initial public offering (IPO) for five years. The IPO, reportedly the first listing of a low-cost air carrier on the Sin...
22 Jan 2010 | 12:52
Deal lawyers' mood brightens as 2009 marks bottom of market
Exactly 12 months ago this column suggested that the M&A deal drought of 2009 would be reminiscent of the post-dot com gloom in 2003, and it was true. This year, however, is harder to call. The latest figures from Legal Week's exclusive data provid...
20 Jan 2010 | 02:09 | 
Dewey and Simmons take lead on acquisition of commodity trading firm
A raft of firms including Dewey & LeBoeuf and Simmons & Simmons have won roles on the proposed acquisition of a uranium company set to create a group worth more than £400m. The deal will see Canada's Uranium Participation Corporation (UPC) take ov...
20 Jan 2010 | 02:09
Lovells and CC advise on £1bn senior debt restructuring deal
Lovells and Clifford Chance (CC) have advised on the £1bn restructuring of catering group Select Service Partners (SSP). SSP, which operates catering and retail units primarily in airports and railway stations in more than 25 countries, was acquir...
20 Jan 2010 | 02:09
Weil takes debut role for Canadian pension fund on Europe investment
Weil Gotshal & Manges has acted for new client the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan on its debut European direct investment. The private equity arm of the Canadian pension fund is set to buy Acorn Care and Education - which provides foster care and s...
19 Jan 2010 | 09:44
Legal adviser rankings: 2009 year end
Full details of Mergermarket's European deal rankings for 2009...
14 Jan 2010 | 11:51 |
Dealmaker: Calvin Walker
Bakers' new projects partner explains the merits of speaking Russian and tips his hat to his namesake...
14 Jan 2010 | 00:43 |
White & Case and CC act on $2.6bn Saudi securities deal
Clifford Chance (CC) and White & Case's Saudi bases have taken lead roles on a $2.66bn (£1.66bn) fundraising by petrochemical giant Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC). The deal, which has a local currency value of SAR10bn, closed last mont...
13 Jan 2010 | 11:14
Commentary: Kennedys thinks national with ambitious launch in Sheffield
Who says insurance is the slow lane of commercial law? Certainly not Kennedys which, not content with breaking into the UK top 50 last year on the back of 30% revenue growth, in December secured itself an early Christmas present with a deal to take on...
13 Jan 2010 | 11:12 |
Linklaters and Norton Rose line up on $2.7bn mining group financing
Linklaters and Norton Rose have advised on a $2.7bn (£1.6bn) financing package for UK-listed mining group Kazakhmys. The company has agreed the unsecured loan package with China Development Bank (CDB) and Kazakh sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna...
13 Jan 2010 | 11:12
US duo lead on Heineken's €5.3bn buyout of Mexican drinks company
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher have taken lead roles on Heineken's acquisition of Mexican drinks company FEMSA for €5.3bn (£4.8bn). FEMSA, the largest beverage company in Latin America, will receive a 20% stake in He...
11 Jan 2010 | 16:29
Dentons and TLT take top roles on Virgin Money bank buyout
Denton Wilde Sapte and TLT Solicitors have landed roles advising on the acquisition of Church House Trust by Virgin Money. Dentons advised regular client Virgin Group on the acquisition, which marks the first venture into the banking market for the...
08 Jan 2010 | 15:44
DLA Piper wins lead adviser role for student loans provider
DLA Piper's Edinburgh office has won the Student Loans Company (SLC) as a new client. The three-year contract as SLC's primary adviser will see DLA work with the company's in-house legal team on matters including litigation, debt recovery, data pro...
07 Jan 2010 | 14:33
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