Slaughters and Debevoise take sides as HarbourVest makes hostile bid for SVG Capital Legal Business12 September 2016Corporate and M&ADeal watch Slaughter and May has won repeat work for SVG Capital as the private equity house faces a £1bn hostile takeover bid from Boston-based group HarbourVest.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Related ContentHow to get to the top in M&A: leading female partners share their tips for success‘We need more women in the rooms where influential decisions are made’ – leading M&A partners have their sayHogan Lovells joins top firms in £3.6bn Royal Mail takeover as UK govt approves bid‘Define “having it all” on your own terms’ – White & Case’s Sonica Tolani on thriving in City law‘Eventually you have to learn to trust yourself’ – Simpson Thacher’s Deborah Gruen on succeeding in lawHow to get to the top in M&A: leading female partners share their tips for successDealwatch: 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