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Norton Rose to lose quartet of Middle East partners to US firms
Norton Rose is set to see a four-partner walkout from its Middle East practice, with regional managing partner Campbell Steedman among those set to leave the firm.Steedman, a Dubai-based corporate partner, is set to join White & Case...
08 Aug 2011 | 11:35 | 
Herbert Smith and Latham lead on £150m O2 arena refinancing
Herbert Smith and Latham & Watkins have taken lead roles on the £150m refinancing of London’s landmark O2 arena. Herbert Smith advised Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), which controls the venue, with the law firm fielding a team led by London ...
04 Aug 2011 | 00:00 |
White & Case boosts City base with Latham duo ahead of Milan relaunch
White & Case has strengthened its London capital markets group with the hire of a US securities duo from Latham & Watkins in a move that will also see the US firm re-enter the Italian market. London-based partners Michael Immordino and Ian Clark, w...
28 Jul 2011 | 17:01 |
Freshfields and Linklaters head up H1 deal rankings in Europe amid ‘turgid’ M&A market
Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have topped Mergermarket’s European deal rankings for the first half of 2011 – a six-month period in which deal volumes fell across every geographic region compared with the same period in 2010. Lin...
07 Jul 2011 | 00:00 |
Linklaters high yield hire heads up firm's team on House of Fraser bond issue
Linklaters and Latham & Watkins have taken lead roles on department store group House of Fraser's £250m bond issue. The issuance, part of an effort by the company to refinance debt taken on when it was taken private in 2006, saw Linklaters take th...
14 Jun 2011 | 10:26 |
A&O beats City rivals to lead in Q1 bank roles for Euro capital markets
Allen & Overy (A&O) has topped Thomson Reuters' EMEA debt capital markets rankings for the first quarter of the 2011 calendar year by manager, with US firm Sidley Austin topping the equivalent table by issuer. A&O was the most active adviser to man...
05 May 2011 | 08:19 |
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Latham makes six further partner promotions including one in London
Latham & Watkins has made one counsel to partner promotion in London in a six-strong global promotions round. Holly Neavill, who is both US and UK-qualified, will join the partnership in the firm's London restructuring practice as of Friday (1 Apri...
30 Mar 2011 | 14:58 |
Raft of magic circle, US and Euro firms act on $4.5bn cable buyout
A raft of US and European firms have taken roles on Liberty Global's $4.5bn (£2.8bn) acquisition of Germany's Kabel Baden-Wuerttemberg (KBW) after a competitive auction led by private equity sellers EQT Partners. US cable operator Liberty instruct...
23 Mar 2011 | 12:02 |
Latham names new non-US finance co-head
Latham & Watkins has appointed London banking partner Dominic Newcomb to co-head its finance practice outside the US. Newcomb replaces London finance partner Christopher Hall in the role, with Hall's decision to step down announced at Latham's annu...
17 Mar 2011 | 01:01 |
US invaders back on the offensive
The number of partner promotions in the City offices of US law firms is on track to exceed last year's tally, with 33 new partners made up in London in 2011 so far out of a global promotions total of 382. Legal Week's annual survey of US firms' lat...
01 Mar 2011 | 07:49 |
US firms in London push City partner hiring to record levels in 2010
Lateral partner hiring by US firms in London picked up last year after the financial downturn, with firms bringing in more partners in 2010 than in any year since the start of 2006. Legal Week's annual survey of hiring trends at the City operations...
24 Feb 2011 | 00:37 |
Ashurst and Latham take lead on Sweden's $2.9bn bank stake sale
Ashurst and Latham & Watkins have taken lead roles on the Kingdom of Sweden's sale of $2.9bn (£1.8bn) of its stake in Swedish bank Nordea. Ashurst advised the underwriters on the deal, which included Nomura, Morgan Stanley and Swedish bank SEB Ens...
15 Feb 2011 | 07:39 |
Barlows, Latham and MoFo partners launch boutique with fixed-fee focus
A group of partners from Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, Latham & Watkins and Morrison & Foerster have come together to launch a technology, outsourcing and commercial law boutique. Barlows partner Andrew Giverin, Morrison & Foerster partner David Skinner a...
04 Jan 2011 | 10:57 |
Ashurst, Latham and Travers act on £450m sale of Britax to Nordic Capital
Ashurst, Latham & Watkins and Travers Smith have taken lead roles on the £450m sale of Britax Childcare to Nordic Capital. Ashurst fielded a team led by corporate head Stephen Lloyd advising Nordic on the deal, which represents the first buyout of...
01 Dec 2010 | 09:57 |
A&O among lineup of firms advising on €6.6bn Italy telecoms refinancing
A raft of international law firms have won roles on a €6.6bn (£5.5bn) European deal that has seen Italian company Wind Telecomunicazioni secure a new bank loan and issue high-yield bonds. The deal, reportedly the largest high-yield bond issuance...
30 Nov 2010 | 15:02 |
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