Dealwatch: Linklaters, Davis Polk, and De Brauw act on Vision Express owner’s €1bn IPO Legal Business27 January 2015Corporate and M&ADeal watch US heavyweight Davis Polk & Wardwell, Dutch firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek and Magic Circle firm Linklaters have all scored roles advising on the €1bn Dutch IPO of Grand Vision, the world’s biggest opticians and owner of Vision Express.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 categoryGlobal 100 2025: elite tier set the pace as powerhouse firms pull awayRevolving Doors: Latham swipes German transactions team from Freshfields as Ropes rebuilds in private equityLinks, Skadden and A&O scoop roles on $9.2bn ice cream deal as Magnum splits from Unilever‘There are winners and losers’ – Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader’s leaders on why their merger makes senseA merger or a takeover? Winston Taylor by the numbers‘History in the making’ – Hogan Lovells set for record $3.6bn merger with CadwaladerDealwatch: 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