Dealwatch: Linklaters, HSF and Travers Smith win key roles as Man Group acquisition targets Japan Kathryn McCann20 February 2015Corporate and M&AAsiaDeal watch Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) won its first M&A mandate for Man Group, as the hedge fund acquired the investment management business of Mayfair-based NewSmith, with Linklaters and Travers Smith also picking up key roles.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryPower hungry: how big tech’s demands are supercharging the energy marketLinks, Skadden and A&O scoop roles on $9.2bn ice cream deal as Magnum splits from UnileverRevolving Doors: A&O Shearman builds in Riyadh as Kirkland, Paul Hastings, and more make flurry of City hiresTaylor Wessing UK in transatlantic merger talks with Winston & StrawnMeal Deal Maker: LB lunches with top City partners – Ropes & Gray’s Libby ToddGoodwin boosts City private equity with Paul Hastings trioDealwatch: Global 100 advisers take centre stage on BlackRock-GIP $12.5bn mega dealThe Electronic Transactions and Data Protection Law in Lebanon: Empowering Lebanese companies in the digital ageDealwatch: Telegraph auction off as Barclay brothers pay off Lloyds debt with loan