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Three years on from the launch of its Belfast legal and support services centre, Allen & Overy (A&O) has exceeded…

Into Africa: A&O launches Johannesburg office with Bowman Gilfillan team

Having been speculated over for some time, Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy (A&O) has, today (8 August), announced its…

Three years after Northern Rock, A&O and Freshfields lead on Virgin Money IPO

Magic circle duo Allen & Overy (A&O) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have won roles to advise Virgin Money on its…

Dealwatch: Phones 4u, with £105m profit and ‘cash in the bank’, enters administration with CC, A&O and CMS acting

Allen & Overy (A&O), Clifford Chance and CMS Cameron McKenna have all landed key roles advising on the administration of…

‘A key strategic objective’: Shearman continues to build its global M&A/private equity practice with London hire from Addleshaws

Addleshaw Goddard partner Ben Rodham, who joined the firm only 18 months ago, has joined Shearman & Sterling’s fast growing…

Freshfields further bulks out US M&A leadership team with Shearman hire

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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is continuing to boost its New York M&A practice’s leadership, installing Shearman & Sterling partner Peter Lyons…

Dealwatch: A&O, Travers Smith and Pinsent Masons lead on Lloyds’ £400m Keepmoat homebuilder sale

Allen & Overy (A&O), Travers Smith and Pinsent Masons have all secured leading roles advising on Lloyds Banking Group’s £400m…

‘This is the future’ – A&O sees further growth of contract lawyer arm as it hires new head from Deloitte

Following the launch of its innovative contract lawyer business ‘Peerpoint’ last November, Allen & Overy has made a move to…

A&O joins US firms on Walgreens’ acquisition of Alliance Boots

US advisers take the lead on £5.6bn takeover of UK institution The Walgreen Company has instructed New York law firm…

A&O closer to launching new South Africa office with Bowman team

Allen & Overy (A&O) is getting closer to becoming the first Magic Circle firm to launch a South Africa base…

Trainee retention round up: Slaughters leads Magic Circle as A&O keeps on 82% of trainees

All of the Magic Circle firms have unveiled their trainee retention rates for the September 2014 intake with Allen &…

Shearman & Sterling and Slaughters lead on Bridgepoint’s £212m purchase of Moneycorp

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Shearman & Sterling has advised European private equity group Bridgepoint on its £212m acquisition of Moneycorp, a foreign exchange provider,…

Wachtell, A&O and Gibson Dunn lead on Walgreens acquisition of Boots

The largest drug retailer in the US, Walgreens, has instructed Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Magic Circle firm Allen…

Shearman & Sterling secures historic $50bn arbitration award in epic Yukos dispute

Russia has been ordered to pay $50.08bn to the majority shareholders in Yukos Oil Company, once Russia’s largest oil producer,…

Slaughters and Links lead on £3bn Carillion/Balfour talks; HSF and A&O advise on BSkyB’s £7.4bn European acquisitions

Construction group Carillion has instructed Slaughter and May’s corporate heavy hitter William Underhill and fellow corporate partner Kathy Hughes to…

A&O, Addleshaw and Hogan Lovells line up on Co-op’s £620m pharmacy spin-off to Bestway

As the Co-operative Group moves to reduce its £1.2bn capital deficit and focus on core business lines it has turned…

Robert Tchenguiz switches from Shearman to Stephenson Harwood in £300m SFO claim

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Property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz has replaced Shearman & Sterling with Stephenson Harwood as his adviser on a high profile lawsuit against the…

A&O and Davis Polk London line up on €7bn IPO of NN Group

Billed to be the largest initial public offering (IPO) in Europe to date this year, Allen & Overy (A&O) and the…

Financial results 2013/14: A&O’s PEP up by 7% to £1.12m as turnover rises 2% to £1.23bn