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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
Wragges and Travers take on 100% as raft of firms confirm NQ retention
Linklaters, Wragge & Co and Travers Smith are among a cluster of firms to have released their March retention rates, with Wragges and Travers both taking on 100% of their newly qualified (NQ) lawyers.
08 Feb 2012 | 14:19
The Transfer Window: recent moves including Norton Rose, Orrick, Salans and Gide
Former Slaughter and May partner Lucy Wylde has been appointed as general counsel of the Government's Efficiency and Reform Group (ERG). Wylde left Slaughters in April last year to take up a position as GC of the Asset Protection Agency, which was ...
06 Feb 2012 | 00:00
Ashurst makes debut for new client opposite Linklaters on $800m TPG buyout
Linklaters and Ashurst have taken lead roles on TPG Capital's $800m (£508m) acquisition of hedge fund services company GlobeOp. Linklaters won the lead role for the buyout house, fielding a team led by corporate partner Charlie Jacobs and private ...
06 Feb 2012 | 00:00
CC, Linklaters and SNR Denton take lead roles as Petroplus files for administration
Clifford Chance (CC), Linklaters and SNR Denton have picked up lead roles after one of Europe’s largest independent refiners, Petroplus, defaulted on $1.75bn (£1.12bn) of debt and filed for insolvency last week (24 January). The Swiss company...
03 Feb 2012 | 00:00
Linklaters to shift client focus and crack down on partner performance
Linklaters is consulting with partners about its new five-year strategy, with a revised client focus, expansion in Germany and better performance management for partners at the heart of the plans. London partners received a consultation document la...
03 Feb 2012 | 00:00 | 7 comments
Links and Freshfields take top roles on proposed $82bn mining merger
Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have won lead roles on a proposed merger between commodities trader Glencore and mining giant Xstrata worth around $82bn (£50bn). Xstrata confirmed it had received an approach from Glencore for an all-...
02 Feb 2012 | 11:28
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
Links leads on HSBC's $801m LatAm sell-off
Linklaters is among six law firms to have taken roles for HSBC on the $801m (£512m) sale of its Latin American businesses to Colombia's Banco Davivienda, reports The Am Law Daily. The deal will see Banco Davivienda pick up 136 bank branches in Cos...
26 Jan 2012 | 07:04
Linklaters takes key China role on closely-watched Thames Water deal
Linklaters has taken the lead role for China Investment Corporation (CIC) on its acquisition of a 9% stake in Thames Water. The high-profile deal - which marks the Chinese sovereign wealth fund's first major UK share purchase - saw the magic circle...
24 Jan 2012 | 07:00
Links, White & Case and Skadden make SocGen's French line-up
Societe Generale has drawn up a roster of law firms to provide advice in France, with Linklaters, White & Case and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom among those making the cut. CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre; Linklaters; White & Case; De Pardieu Brocas M...
23 Jan 2012 | 13:44
Freshfields and Links lead on PFI monoline swap-out
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have taken lead roles on the first private finance initiative (PFI) monoline insurance company replacement since the start of the global financial crisis. The deal has seen Ambac Assurance UK – the gu...
20 Jan 2012 | 00:00
GDF Suez appoints firms to first global legal panel
GDF Suez has appointed a trio of firms to its inaugural global legal panel in the wake of its £5bn reverse takeover of electricity generator International Power last summer. Linklaters and French leader Bredin Prat, both longstanding advisers to G...
20 Jan 2012 | 00:00 | 
Links and Olswang among line-up in court for phone-hacking payouts
Linklaters, Olswang and 11 South Square have all taken roles for News Group Newspapers (NGN) on at least 20 phone-hacking cases settled today (19 January), as signs of a resolution to the ongoing scandal begin to emerge. Linklaters litigation partn...
19 Jan 2012 | 14:44
Linklaters managing partner Simon Davies set for second term in office
Linklaters managing partner Simon Davies is set to run uncontested for another term at the helm of the magic circle firm. Davies, who was elected in 2007 to take over from predecessor Tony Angel, is currently the only partner in the running for the po...
12 Jan 2012 | 12:11 |
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