DEALS
Olswang and LG add BDO string to their bow
Olswang and LG have taken the lead on accountant BDO Stoy Hayward's acquisition of tax advisory firm Chiltern. Olswang advised regular client BDO, under corporate partner Tony Leifer, assisted by corporate associate Andrew Stott. LG was instructed by ...
01 Nov 2007 | 03:46 | 
Trophy deal for Kirkpatrick as E430m Amcor buy-out closes
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis' London office has completed one of its biggest-ever deals - advising on a A430m (£299m) pan-European petrochemicals transaction. The firm advised Spanish chemicals company La Seda de Barcelona on its acquis...
01 Nov 2007 | 03:46 |
Deal Week Dispatch: 31/10/2007
Deal Week Dispatch brings readers an early taster of news from Legal Week's unparalleled deals coverage, with Osborne Clarke, Olswang and DLA Piper among the movers and shakers
31 Oct 2007 | 11:39 |
A&O keeps top spot in latest debt rankings
Allen & Overy (A&O) has retained its top spot in the latest quarterly international debt capital markets rankings, having advised deal managers on 545 deals worth a combined $280.3bn (£135.8bn) - representing an 8% market share since the beginning of...
30 Oct 2007 | 14:40 |
Links heads off Herbies for ICBC Africa deal
Linklaters and South African firm Bowman Gilfillan have bagged lead roles on the acquisition by Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) of a R36.7bn (£2.7bn) stake in South African group Standard Bank. Linklaters' team was led in Beijing by M&A ...
26 Oct 2007 | 14:52 |
A&O joins US duo on creation of $80bn superfund
Allen & Overy (A&O), Mayer Brown and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have bagged roles advising on the creation of an $80bn (£39bn) superfund designed to kick-start the financial markets. A&O and Mayer Brown are advising the structuring banks - Citi...
25 Oct 2007 | 16:56 |
Freshfields boosts US profile with $15bn mandate
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's US practice has bagged one of its largest-ever mandates, advising a consortium on its bid to operate one of the busiest motorways in the US - a project valued at around $15bn (£7.3bn).
25 Oct 2007 | 04:20 |
A&O bags a hat-trick as electronics deal marks third billion-pound role this month
Allen & Overy (A&O) has bagged its third multibillion-pound deal so far this month after securing a lead role advising French electronics supplier Sonepar on its A2.5bn (£1.7bn) bid for Dutch rival Hagemeyer.
25 Oct 2007 | 04:04 |
Credit squeeze set to prompt private equity IPO exit flurry
Equity capital markets (ECM) lawyers are hoping for an increase in initial public offering (IPO) activity as the effects of the credit crunch spill over into the public markets, where IPOs could be seen as an increasingly attractive exit route.
25 Oct 2007 | 03:16 |
Lovells drinks to SABMiller's Coors tie-up
Lovells has reaffirmed its relationship with trophy client SABMiller by advising the brewing giant on a multibillion-pound tie-up with market rival Molson Coors Brewing Company.
25 Oct 2007 | 03:15 |
Commentary: Freshfields ships caught in Northern Rock conflicts storm
First, a little history. It was in the mid-1980s that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer decided to act for banks as well as the Bank of England, the client it was set up to advise more than 200 years ago. The impassioned managing partner at the time, Joh...
25 Oct 2007 | 03:14 |
Olswang, DLA Piper re-format Microsoft IT contract with NHS
Olswang and DLA Piper have advised on a major commercial contract in which the National Health Service (NHS) has renewed its IT agreement with software giant Microsoft.
25 Oct 2007 | 03:13 |
Dickinsons looks after £218m NHS project
Newcastle's Dickinson Dees has advised on an NHS healthcare project in Manchester worth a total of £218m.
25 Oct 2007 | 03:12 |
Norton Rose leads on trophy Turkish buy-out
Norton Rose has landed a leading role on one of the largest-ever private equity deals in Turkey, advising on the E910m (£634m) buy-out of private freight company UN Ro-Ro.
25 Oct 2007 | 03:11 |
Dealmaker: James Johnson
Perennially disappointed Leicester City fan James Johnson also finds time to be one of Clifford Chance's leading banking partners
25 Oct 2007 | 03:10 |
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