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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 |
Deal Week Dispatch: 24/10/2007
Deal Week Dispatch brings readers an early taster of news from Legal Week's unparalleled deals coverage, with Travers Smith, Linklaters and DLA Piper among the movers and shakers
24 Oct 2007 | 10:00 |
Bakers nips in for £285m Nike-Umbro tie-up
Baker & McKenzie has scooped Nike as a new client as the world's largest sportswear company gears up to buy rival kit-maker Umbro in a £285m takeover bid. City-based corporate partner Tim Gee is leading the Bakers team after winning the mandate to ad...
23 Oct 2007 | 16:49 |
CC and Links in for DP World's trophy IPO
Magic circle duo Clifford Chance (CC) and Linklaters have seized the lead roles on the planned initial public offering (IPO) of Dubai port operator DP World on the Dubai International Financial Exchange. The deal is likely to be the largest stock mark...
22 Oct 2007 | 16:27 |
Norton Rose joins A&O for £7.5bn drinks bid
Allen & Overy and Norton Rose have got the nod from respective clients Heineken and Carlsberg as the European brewing giants circle Edinburgh-based rival Scottish & Newcastle. Although no bid has yet been formally made, Scottish & Newcastle - the UK's...
18 Oct 2007 | 14:43 |
Top QCs enter fray on Northern Rock
Two of the UK's leading barristers have been called in to advise on the Northern Rock saga as the debate over City firm conflicts gathers pace.
18 Oct 2007 | 03:58 |
Freshfields, Linklaters lead trophy Spain IPO
Magic circle duo Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Link-laters have nudged aside local opposition to secure lead roles on one of the largest-ever initial public offerings (IPOs) in Spain - the E4bn (£2.8bn) float of Spanish bank La Caixa's investmen...
18 Oct 2007 | 03:44 |
Steady mid-market in Q3 helps firms ride out credit squeeze
A resilient third-quarter showing from the UK mid-market helped firms such as Clifford Chance (CC), DLA Piper, Linklaters and Eversheds ride out the current turbulence in global deal markets.
18 Oct 2007 | 02:30 |
Commentary: Predictably pro-City Budget squeeze leaves advisers unfazed
It was only a few months ago that private equity lawyers were fearing the sky would fall in with all the talk of tax hikes for buy-out houses and their executives. While fears this could lead to an exodus from the UK may have been a little overstated,...
18 Oct 2007 | 02:29 |
Hammonds leads on £255m Yorks MBO
Hammonds has acted on one of the largest M&A deals to hit the Yorkshire market in recent years, with the national giant bagging a lead role on the £255m management buy-out of Ainscough Crane Hire.
18 Oct 2007 | 02:23 |
SJ Berwin wins first debt role on a US buy-out thanks to BoS links
SJ Berwin has landed its first-ever finance role on a US buy-out after advising Bank of Scotland (BoS) on financing for the acquisition of Trilogy Health Services.
18 Oct 2007 | 02:22 |
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