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Magic circle duo win roles on €8bn loan agreement
Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters have won roles relating to German car part manufacturer Schaeffler’s new €8bn (£6.6bn) credit agreement. A&O is advising the company on the loan as well as a €2bn (£1.7bn) high-yield bond programme, which ...
10 Feb 2012 | 00:00
A&O abolishes mandatory retirement age as top law firms review policies
Allen & Overy (A&O) is abolishing its mandatory partner retirement age of 60 as a growing number of major City law firms move away from compulsory retirement dates for partners in the UK. The City giant’s move comes as research by Legal Week foun...
10 Feb 2012 | 00:00 | 1 comment
Hogan Lovells, A&O among best paid from €27.6m Irish banking crisis work
Hogan Lovells and Allen & Overy (A&O) have emerged as two of the biggest beneficiaries of legal spend by Ireland's National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) since it was set up to address the crisis in the country's banking system in December 2009. T...
09 Feb 2012 | 13:51
A&O and Freshfields called up for €1.3bn Orange Austria buyout
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy (A&O) are advising on the €1.3bn (£1.1bn) acquisition of the Orange mobile phone network in Austria by Hong Kong's Hutchison Whampoa, reports The Asian Lawyer. Freshfields Vienna partners Bertram ...
09 Feb 2012 | 00:00
A&O grows Washington IP team with Orrick partner hire
Allen & Overy (A&O) has strengthened its US intellectual property (IP) litigation practice with the hire of Steven Adkins from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe. Adkins has joined the firm’s Washington DC office as a partner in the US litigation and glo...
07 Feb 2012 | 15:08
A&O and Linklaters top slim 2011 EMEA capital markets rankings as volumes dip
Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters have topped Thomson Reuters’ EMEA rankings for bank roles on debt and equity capital markets (ECM) transactions in 2011 – a year in which the volume of debt issues fell more than 7%. A&O advised managers on 47...
27 Jan 2012 | 00:00
Quartet of firms lead on proposed sale of Swedish packaging company
Allen & Overy (A&O), Clifford Chance (CC) Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Eversheds are advising on DS Smith’s proposed €1.6bn (£1.3bn) acquisition of a packaging division of Sweden’s Svenska Cellulosa (SCA). A&O City corporate partners D...
27 Jan 2012 | 00:00
Top law firm trio among advisers as College of Law gears up for sale
A trio of firms have scored roles on the potential sale of the UK’s biggest legal education provider - The College of Law. Allen & Overy (A&O), Weil Gotshal & Manges and Herbert Smith are among the firms advising on the potential sale, which was con...
26 Jan 2012 | 07:01
A&O, Hogan Lovells and DLA score roles on Peacocks collapse
Allen & Overy (A&O), Hogan Lovells and DLA Piper have all picked up roles in relation to the latest problems on the high street - acting on the administration of Peacocks and associated sale of Bonmarche. A&O is advising collapsed fashion chain Pea...
25 Jan 2012 | 11:03
Magic circle duo post healthy retention rates for trainee intakes
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy (A&O) have announced trainee retention rates for their first intake of 2012, with both firms set to see 89% of their newly-qualified lawyers (NQs) staying on. Freshfields has offered 42 of its 46 Feb...
24 Jan 2012 | 11:51
A&O re-elects Morley and Dejonghe to top two management roles
Allen & Overy (A&O) has re-elected its top management duo, with senior partner David Morley and managing partner Wim Dejonghe automatically appointed after no one came forward to stand against them. The firm's partners had been invited to nominate ...
13 Jan 2012 | 00:00 | 
A&O leads for Asia M&A while Linklaters and Freshfields dominate lean Euro market
Allen & Overy (A&O) has emerged as the top-ranked UK M&A adviser in 2011 in the strategically key Asia-Pacific market, securing an apparent vindication for its sustained push in the region. Figures from Legal Week’s exclusive data provider Merger...
13 Jan 2012 | 00:00 |
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UK law firms sign up to support Government social mobility push
Ten top UK law firms have signed up to a government-led scheme to boost social diversity among big business. The participating organisations - which also include the Bar Council and the Legal Services Board - have committed to participate in initia...
12 Jan 2012 | 00:05 |
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Legal Week news round-up: the best of 2011
After another year of twists and turns in the legal market, including a spate of mergers and international office openings, as well as a number of high profile hires and internal changes, here are the highlights of another 12 months from the legal ind...
23 Dec 2011 | 09:47 |
Herbert Smith & A&O score roles on multi-billion dollar Rosneft financing
Herbert Smith and Allen & Overy (A&O) have both advised on a multi-billion dollar financing facility for Russian oil giant Rosneft. A Herbert Smith team led by Moscow finance partner Edward Baring has advised Barclays Bank as agent with 12 other leadi...
19 Dec 2011 | 10:34 |
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