All bets are off: Magic Circle duo and Norton Rose act as William Hill rejects takeover bid Matthew Field10 August 2016Corporate and M&ADeal watch Slaughter and May, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Norton Rose Fulbright have all taken key roles as William Hill has rejected a £3.6bn takeover bid from Rank Group and 888 Holdings.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 categoryTrading Places: Ropes hires Freshfields levfin co-head as top Kirkland litigator retiresRevolving Doors: Paul Weiss grows funds practice as A&O Shearman welcomes Paul Hastings London partnerA&O Shearman, HSF Kramer and E.ON among contenders for Legal 500 ESG AwardsSpread of transatlantic firms in the mix on Unilever’s $45bn food business sale‘The merger is working’ – HSF Kramer on its US corporate pushS&C, Kirkland, Skadden among Q1 M&A leaders as megadeals drive activityDealwatch: Global 100 advisers take centre stage on BlackRock-GIP $12.5bn mega dealDealwatch: Telegraph auction off as Barclay brothers pay off Lloyds debt with loanDeal Watch: activity powers on as Latham and A&O lead on $19bn energy joint venture