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Mergers & Acquisitions
Keen legal insight on the world of business mergers and acquisition
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Dentons partner quits to set up new firm with barrister
By Legal Week | July 16, 2009
Former Denton Wilde Sapte corporate partner Richard Hierons has left the firm's partnership to launch a boutique. Hierons left the City firm's partnership last month to set up the boutique along with barrister Richard Southall, who joins from an in-house position.
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Top law firms drafted in to advise on Liberty's £510m buyout of Pearl Group
By Legal Week | July 16, 2009
A raft firms have landed roles advising on the £510m buyout of Pearl Group by acquisition vehicle Liberty International. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Lovells, Clifford Chance (CC), Olswang and Greenberg Traurig have all won roles on the deal, which reduces Pearl's debts.
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Dealmaker: Ashar Qureshi
By Legal Week | July 13, 2009
Cleary Gottlieb corporate partner Ashar Qureshi unleashes his penchant for untrammelled eloquence
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Germany and Austria
By Legal Week | July 2, 2009
Hengeler Mueller and Gibson Dunn look at major developments in Germany
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Peter Martyr: Deacons deal sets Norton Rose for future
By Legal Week | July 2, 2009
The legal market is becoming truly global, with the economic influence in the world moving eastwards. I believe Norton Rose needed a significant increase in our Asia-Pacific resources in order to develop our business – but we concluded it would be difficult for any firm to establish a leading Asia-Pacific position without the weight provided by the inclusion of one of the large Australian firms.
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Skadden's London outpost picks up call from Nokia on Nortel acquisition
By Legal Week | July 2, 2009
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom's London arm has advised as Nokia Siemens Networks picked up part of Nortel Network's business for $650m (£397m). London-based restructuring co-head Lynn Hiestand took the lead on the deal, which saw Nokia Siemens purchase Nortel's advanced wireless technology business, working alongside UK corporate partners Scott Simpson and Michal Berkner along with Simpson.
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Commentary: Who will worship in St Paul's new cathedral?
By Legal Week | July 2, 2009
Where Mayer Brown was, initially at least, a union of a good-but-sleepy London firm with a good-but-sleepy US law firm with too much regard for its own status, the Florida-based Greenberg Traurig exudes entrepreneurialism and drive unencumbered by self-image or the weight of tradition.
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Stephenson Harwood names new managing partner for China
By Legal Week | July 2, 2009
Stephenson Harwood & Lo has appointed a new managing partner for Greater China, with current post-holder John Gale set to retire. The firm has named Asia business and technology head Voon Keat Lai as its new Greater China head, with Lai to take the helm at the beginning of July.
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Linklaters and Freshfields take 2009 Euro M&A top spots
By Legal Week | July 2, 2009
Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer dominated European M&A activity during the first half of 2009. Research from Mergermarket, exclusively provided to Legal Week, shows that Freshfields has moved to the top of the European rankings by value, working on 63 deals worth €94.29bn (£80bn).
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M&A lawyers weather slowest deal market for six years in tough H1
By Legal Week | July 2, 2009
City partners have seen the lowest levels of M&A activity since early 2003 during the first half of this year, with few optimistic of a significant recovery any time soon. Figures from Legal Week's data provider, Mergermarket, show that in Europe there were 1,449 deals during the first half of 2009 worth $169.1bn (£102bn), compared with 3,175 deals worth $504.9bn (£315bn) during the same period in 2008 and 3,365 deals worth $846bn (£514bn) during the first half of 2007.
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