Dealwatch: Linklaters, HSF and Travers Smith win key roles as Man Group acquisition targets Japan Kathryn McCann20 February 2015Corporate and M&AAsiaDeal watch Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) won its first M&A mandate for Man Group, as the hedge fund acquired the investment management business of Mayfair-based NewSmith, with Linklaters and Travers Smith also picking up key roles.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 categoryLinklaters makes up 37 new partners with London securing more than a third of promotions‘The merger is working’ – HSF Kramer on its US corporate pushTrading Places: Ropes hires Freshfields levfin co-head as top Kirkland litigator retiresSkadden and Paul Weiss lead as Intel buys back $14bn Apollo stake in Irish semiconductor plantSpread of transatlantic firms in the mix on Unilever’s $45bn food business sale‘The merger is working’ – HSF Kramer on its US corporate pushDealwatch: Global 100 advisers take centre stage on BlackRock-GIP $12.5bn mega dealThe Electronic Transactions and Data Protection Law in Lebanon: Empowering Lebanese companies in the digital ageDealwatch: Telegraph auction off as Barclay brothers pay off Lloyds debt with loan