Dealwatch: Linklaters, A&O and HSF win places on Sabadell’s £1.7bn TSB offer Sarah Downey Linklaters, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) have all been instructed on the high profile £1.7bn takeover…
Global elite firms have insurance sector consolidation covered Legal Business Early 2015 has seen key deals take place as the insurance sector consolidates, with Canada’s property and casualty insurer Fairfax…
Human nature – cutting edge legal work looms for the drugs revolutionising healthcare Legal Business As patents for pioneering biotech drugs near expiry, life sciences companies are hunting new and controversial products. Can law firms…
A £1bn offer: Linklaters, Ashurst and Gibson Dunn win roles on Domino Printing acquisition Jaishree Kalia Linklaters, Ashurst and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher have all landed roles on Japanese electronics company Brother Industries’ acquisition of UK…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in February 2015 Legal Business SKADDEN, FRESHFIELDS AND SLAUGHTERS LAND KEY ROLES ON £4.3BN CAN MAKER TIE-UP Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom advised Ball…
Winning work: Cooley’s London office acts alongside Slaughters on £168m shale gas deal Legal Business US firm Cooley is underway on making good on its ambitious City plans, winning a mandate from IGas, the UK’s…
£1.1bn of student digs: Nabarro, Clifford Chance and Morgan Lewis take lead on Liberty Living acquisition Legal Business Nabarro and Clifford Chance have picked up a major real estate instruction advising on the £1.1bn acquisition of UK student…
Listing in London: WLG and Travers advise as Gabelli Value Plus raises £100m in IPO Kathryn McCann Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co (WLG) has advised new investment trust Gabelli Value Plus on its £100m initial public offering (IPO)…
Dealwatch: Linklaters, HSF and Travers Smith win key roles as Man Group acquisition targets Japan Kathryn McCann Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) won its first M&A mandate for Man Group, as the hedge fund acquired the investment management…
A £4.3bn deal: Skadden and Freshfields take lead roles on Rexam takeover Legal Business Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have advised two of the world’s largest beverage can makers…
A £1.2bn deal: Shearman, Slaughters and Paul Weiss advise on Fairfax’s takeover of Brit Legal Business Shearman & Sterling and Slaughter and May are among firms to have landed roles advising on Canadian insurance group Fairfax’s £1.2bn takeover…
World’s largest airport operator: Mayer Brown and Davis Polk help Spain’s €4.3bn AENA float take-off Legal Business Mayer Brown and Davis Polk & Wardwell have won roles advising Spanish airport operator Aena (Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea)…
A robust year for M&A shows challenge for City leaders in competing with US rivals Legal Business With no single UK law firm having made a significant impact on the US market, it was no surprise that…
Slaughters, Davis Polk and Skadden cash in on Shire’s biggest ever takeover Legal Business Dublin-headquartered Shire, took to the January sales with the $1.5bn it received in a break-fee from US pharma giant AbbVie…
Birmingham’s £307m NEC sale puts the limelight on Eversheds, WLG and Gateley Kathryn McCann Lloyds’ private equity arm acquires landmark event venue Birmingham City Council brought in the New Year with one of its…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in February 2015 Legal Business FRESHFIELDS, CC AND NRF CALLED IN ON BT’S £12.5BN PURCHASE OF EE Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised telecoms giant BT as…
Dealwatch: Freshfields, A&O and Travers act as Asia’s richest man buys UK rail group for £2.5bn Jaishree Kalia Travers Smith, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy (A&O) have won roles advising on the sale of UK’s leading…
Cross-border ties: Ropes & Gray and Weil Gotshal act on Bain Capital’s $2.1bn TI Automotive deal Legal Business US firms Ropes & Gray and Weil Gotshal & Manges have won roles advising buyout group Bain Capital on its…
A €7.4bn enterprise value: Ropes & Gray and Lathams advise on Altice purchase Legal Business US firms Ropes & Gray and Latham & Watkins won roles advising on telecommunications group Altice’s purchase of Portuguese telecoms…
Dealwatch: Linklaters, Davis Polk, and De Brauw act on Vision Express owner’s €1bn IPO Legal Business US heavyweight Davis Polk & Wardwell, Dutch firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek and Magic Circle firm Linklaters have all scored…
