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CC and Freshfields act on Russian port operator’s $534m London IPO
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Clifford Chance (CC) have advised on Global Ports Investments’ $534m (£333m) flotation on the London Stock Exchange. Freshfields took the lead role for the Russian terminal operator on its initial public off...
07 Jul 2011 | 00:00 | 
Advisers: retail restructurings a sign of what's to come
Habitat, Thorntons, Jane Norman, AllSaints… in recent weeks restructuring activity has been all about the high street and, with the possible exception of DLA Piper, which has worked on a string of high-profile mandates for struggling stores, there s...
07 Jul 2011 | 00:00 |
Magic circle trio check in for roles on BAA's $1bn 'Yankee' bond
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Clifford Chance (CC) have all taken advisory roles on a $1bn (£623,700) ‘Yankee' bond offering by airports operator BAA. Freshfields advised BAA with a team led by international capital mar...
01 Jul 2011 | 12:12 |
BLP to advise on £350m M&A deal for Total petrol stations
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has clinched the corporate mandate on a deal which is set to see £350m worth of UK petrol stations change hands. The law firm is advising Rontec Investment on the purchase of 810 petrol stations from Total – 254 of ...
30 Jun 2011 | 00:00 |
Freshfields and White & Case secure roles on £300m Aston Martin bond
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and White & Case are among a raft of firms to have taken roles on a £304m high yield bond offering by iconic car brand Aston Martin. The offering, which closed last week, saw notes listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exch...
30 Jun 2011 | 00:00 |
DLA Piper and Maclays take roles on Jane Norman restructuring and sale
DLA Piper has picked up a lead role on the administration and subsequent sale of failed fashion chain Jane Norman. The transatlantic firm advised administrators Zolfo Cooper as well as the syndicate of lending banks on the restructuring that saw the c...
29 Jun 2011 | 13:13 |
Magic circle trio advise on Aviva's £1bn sale of RAC to Carlyle
Slaughter and May, Clifford Chance (CC) and Linklaters have taken lead roles on Aviva's £1bn sale of its RAC roadside rescue business to Carlyle Group. Slaughters advised Aviva, fielding a team led by corporate partner Richard Smith, while CC acte...
23 Jun 2011 | 16:25 |
Pinsent Masons takes lead on $855m acquisition of specialist power firm
Pinsent Masons has advised investment vehicle Horizon Acquisition on its $855m (£527m) purchase of US-based temporary power provider APR Energy. Pinsents took the lead role for Horizon in the sale after being instructed in April, with a team led b...
23 Jun 2011 | 00:00 |
Freshfields and BLP act on deal financing for resources group
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) have taken lead roles on natural resources giant Vallar’s $2bn (£1.2bn) issuance of convertible bonds to acquire a 75% stake in Bumi Resources Minerals (BRM). BLP took the lead for...
23 Jun 2011 | 00:00 |
Dealmaker: Simon Tinkler
CC’s London corporate head on an early morning career epiphany and his hopes for private equity...
23 Jun 2011 | 00:00 |
GTM and Skadden head up $1.8bn AstraZeneca sell-off
Greenberg Traurig Maher (GTM) and Skadden Arps Meagher & Flom have taken lead roles on AstraZeneca's $1.8bn (£1.1bn) sale of its Swedish dental subsidiary Astra Tech to Dentsply International. GTM took the lead role for AstraZeneca on the sale, wh...
22 Jun 2011 | 17:33 |
A&O and Hogan Lovells drink to SABMiller's $10bn Foster's bid
Allen & Overy (A&O) and Hogan Lovells are advising on SABMiller's multibillion-dollar takeover bid for Foster's, reports The Am Law Daily. Foster's rejected an offer of approximately $10bn (£6.2bn) earlier this week, with SABMiller stating that th...
22 Jun 2011 | 15:37 |
Magic circle firms bank leading roles on multibillion-pound Santander bond issue
A trio of magic circle firms have advised on Santander’s £3.75bn bond sale, in one of the biggest UK residential mortgage-backed securities deals since the financial crisis. Slaughter and May took the lead role for Santander, while Allen & Overy...
16 Jun 2011 | 00:00 |
Addleshaws, SJB and Herbert Smith head up Kurt Geiger sale
Herbert Smith, SJ Berwin and Addleshaw Goddard have all won roles on the £215m sale of designer shoe retailer Kurt Geiger to US clothing company The Jones Group. Herbert Smith advised Jones Group with a team led by City corporate partner Ben Ward ...
16 Jun 2011 | 00:00 |
Freshfields, Kirkland and Herbert Smith line up on £636m Avis takeover
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Kirkland & Ellis and Herbert Smith have taken roles on the £636m takeover of Avis Europe by its US counterpart Avis Budget, 25 years after the two companies were originally separated. Kirkland is advising Avis Budge...
15 Jun 2011 | 14:57 |
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