Dealwatch: CC and Linklaters take lead on GE’s $2.2bn finance unit sale to Japan’s SMBC Legal Business30 June 2015Corporate and M&ADeal watch Magic Circle duo Clifford Chance (CC) and Linklaters have taken lead advisory roles on General Electric’s $2.2bn sale of its European private equity financing business to a unit of Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC).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 category‘The energy capital of the world’ – why the global and US elite are betting on HoustonDisputes partners predict boom in lateral recruitment ahead of rise in activityThe Slaughters standard: what makes a top quality partner?Taylor Wessing and Winston partners approve May mergerBeyond the deals: how clients rate London’s top M&A teamsFreshfields and Slaughters among international line-up on €5bn Deutsche Börse dealDealwatch: 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