http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com/magazine/graphics/logo-rss.png http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/morisons-and-hbj-gateley-lead-advice-on-hearts-administration/3006191.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/morisons-and-hbj-gateley-lead-advice-on-hearts-administration/3006191.article Morisons Solicitors and HBJ Gateley have been appointed to advise on the administration of Edinburgh football club Heart of Midlothian FC. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/ao-linklaters-advise-as-co-op-unveils-15bn-restructuring-plan/3006019.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/ao-linklaters-advise-as-co-op-unveils-15bn-restructuring-plan/3006019.article Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters have taken headline roles advising on the Co-operative Group’s £1.5bn debt restructuring that will see bondholders offered shares in the bank through a so-called ‘bail-in’. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:31 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/corporate/paul-hastings-acts-on-bank-sale-proposal-as-links-slaughters-wait-on-lloyds-calls/3005850.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/corporate/paul-hastings-acts-on-bank-sale-proposal-as-links-slaughters-wait-on-lloyds-calls/3005850.article Paul Hastings’ London office has taken an advisory role for the corporate finance group behind a plan to distribute shares in RBS and Lloyds Banking Group to the public as part of the banks’ planned privatisations. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/blp-and-mayer-brown-set-out-stall-for-105m-old-spitalfields-sale/3005794.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/blp-and-mayer-brown-set-out-stall-for-105m-old-spitalfields-sale/3005794.article Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), HowardKennedyFSI and Mayer Brown have advised on New York-based Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation’s purchase of London’s Old Spitalfields Market for £105m, in a deal referred to as the UK capital’s largest retail investment this year. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/ao-ashurst-join-us-duo-on-935m-vue-cinema-sale/3005759.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/ao-ashurst-join-us-duo-on-935m-vue-cinema-sale/3005759.article Allen & Overy (A&O), Ashurst, Debevoise & Plimpton and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom have advised on the sale of cinema operator Vue Entertainment Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:48 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/freshfields-links-and-slaughters-prepare-to-deliver-royal-mail-ipo/3005708.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/freshfields-links-and-slaughters-prepare-to-deliver-royal-mail-ipo/3005708.article Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters and Slaughter and May have taken key advisory roles on the IPO of state-owned Royal Mail, described as the largest UK privatisation for decades. Thu, 6 Jun 2013 15:56 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/cc-hogan-lovells-proskauer-sky-high-on-empire-state-building-ipo/3005410.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/cc-hogan-lovells-proskauer-sky-high-on-empire-state-building-ipo/3005410.article Clifford Chance, Hogan Lovells and Proskauer Rose are advising on the IPO of New York’s Empire State Building, which now looks set to go ahead after more than a year of wranglings with investors. Thu, 30 May 2013 18:26 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/insolvency-and-restructuring/freshfields-us-duo-advise-on-42bn-debt-restructure-for-germanys-ivg/3005268.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/insolvency-and-restructuring/freshfields-us-duo-advise-on-42bn-debt-restructure-for-germanys-ivg/3005268.article Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Kirkland & Ellis and Kaye Scholer are advising on the multi-billion debt restructuring of German real estate group IVG Immobilien, expected to be the largest such case in the country this year. Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/linklaters-joins-cc-on-glencore-xstratas-first-post-merger-bond/3005217.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/linklaters-joins-cc-on-glencore-xstratas-first-post-merger-bond/3005217.article Linklaters has taken the lead role for Glencore Xstrata on its first post-merger bond issue, confirming the magic circle firm as the combined group’s primary adviser following the $64bn (£42bn) mining tie-up. Fri, 24 May 2013 11:17 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/simpson-thacher-and-gunderson-lead-yahoo-purchase-of-tumblr/3005070.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/simpson-thacher-and-gunderson-lead-yahoo-purchase-of-tumblr/3005070.article Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has taken a lead advisory role alongside Silicon Valley firm Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian on Yahoo!’s acquisition of blogging site Tumblr for $1.1bn in cash. Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00 GMT