Ordinarily a week advising on the AIM flotation of luxury cake and cafe chain Patisserie Valerie, which formally starts trading on Monday (19 May), could be viewed as relatively successful. But Osborne Clarke’s corporate partner Jonathan King has trumped his own efforts by also leading the top 35 firm in acting for Carphone Warehouse on its £3.6bn all-share merger with Dixon Retail, announced today (15 May).
King, who last April advised Carphone Warehouse on its conditional £500m acquisition of the remaining 50% of its Best Buy joint venture, led a team including associate director Louise Grzasko and senior associate Jake Turcan, with antitrust partner Simon Neill advising on competition aspects.
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