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‘Hugely complicated’: Watson Farley, White & Case, A&O line up on $14bn shipping deal

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Tom Baker
25 May 2017
Financial services

Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has advised a group of 29 international and local banks who were acting as financiers on a $14bn merger between shipping giants Hapag-Lloyd and United Arab Shipping Company (UASC).

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