Corporate News
Linklaters joins CC on Glencore Xstrata's first post-merger bond
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.
Simpson Thacher bolsters Apax links with CC funds associate hire
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has snared a key Clifford Chance funds senior associate with close ties to private equity houses Apax Partners and BC Partners.
Simpson Thacher and Gunderson lead Yahoo! purchase of Tumblr
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.
Ashurst and Slaughters bag roles on Morrisons delivery deal with Ocado
Ashurst and Slaughter and May have advised on online retail group Ocado’s delivery deal with supermarket chain Wm Morrison Supermarkets.
Herbies strengthens nascent Frankfurt base with Norton Rose hire
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has appointed Norton Rose’s Frankfurt corporate team leader Nico Abel as its second partner for its new German offices.
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Clifford Chance and Freshfields guide Cinven's Partnership IPO
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Herbert Smith, A&O in flow for £5bn Severn Trent takeover approach
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Morgan Lewis sees first ex-Dewey partner exit as Beijing co-head quits
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Clifford Chance and Simpson Thacher share KKR job on UK water buy
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Freshfields' Red Knight hails United's 'heir to Busby'
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Herbies brings in Aussie corporate chief to rejig London corporate structure
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Senior Swedish partners team up for boutique launch
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Glencore GC appointed as Xstrata merger goes live
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Ashurst Germany corporate chief to join Gibson Dunn in Munich
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Hogan Lovells and Simpson Thacher bite into record $17bn Apple bond
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Hogan Lovells and Links in focus as Kodak sells unit to UK pensioners for $650m
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US duo lead on $586m sale of stake in China's Twitter-like Weibo
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Bakers, OC take roles as Best Buy exits Carphone Warehouse JV
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Bakers, CC lead as Thailand's Chearavanont buys retailer for $6.6bn
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Betfair wagers on Freshfields as £910m CVC takeover bid snubbed
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A&O raids Shearman for Düsseldorf corporate partner
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Ashurst joins US and Irish firms as Elan rejects Royalty Pharma bid
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Sidley Austin hires former Man Group GC after 10-year tenure
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Ropes bulks up in City and Hong Kong with Fried Frank duo
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Latham and Joelson Wilson at wheel on £300m Addison Lee sale
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A&O and DLA perfect blend on £160m sale of whisky maker
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Freshfields and Hengeler lead as CVC seals €3.1bn German buyout
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Speechly 'outgrows' Luxembourg base following CC hire
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Dundas exits continue as corporate partner joins Wedlake Bell
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Mishcon boosts private equity with duo of Dundas partners
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Clifford Chance private equity chief Walker quits for Latham's City base
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Dentons and Linklaters clinch £50m HMV takeover for Hilco
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Ashurst, CMS, Norton Rose advise on Greencoat's £260m IPO
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Eversheds and OC join US firms as Cisco buys UK's Ubiquisys
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Freshfields and White & Case lead on major Indonesia share sale by CVC
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Belgian boutique makes inaugural lateral hire with ex-White & Case partner
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BLP confirms Collins as corporate chief as Barnes take corp fin role
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Ashurst, SNR check out as Malmaison sells to Denver private equity group
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Slaughters grows FTSE 250 lead with key client additions
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Ithaca-Valiant legal fees near £1.5m as Herbies, Pinsents erect Chinese walls
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Ashurst and Pinsents stick neck out for Tesco's £49m Giraffe buy
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Macfarlanes eyes 'balanced' practice as shelter against deal slump
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Has-bean
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Freshfields' Rawlinson brought in as LSE seals revamped LCH takeover
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RPC boosts corporate group with SJ Berwin hire
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Norton Rose takes three partner team from Corrs in Australia
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Irwin Mitchell snags former DLA Birmingham head for business team
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Ashurst, BLP, Skadden favourites on William Hill buyout
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Linklaters loses three-partner Paris team to White & Case
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RPC joins mix as Sports Direct buys stricken retailer Republic
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Eversheds leads as private equity house acquires HMV's Asia stores
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Nabarro, Stephenson Harwood fix appointment for healthcare takeover
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SullCrom's Bompoint goes solo to bridge advisory and litigation gap
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Ashurst, Davis Polk and Slaughters at the wheel for Esure IPO
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Weil's Faugérolas quits law for corporate advisory venture
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Global quartet hired for €1.9bn Japanese purchase of Dutch asset manager
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Gibson Dunn on hand as Nat Rothschild fails in Bumi tussle
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Offshore deal volume and value rise but challenges remain
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Quartet of Irish firms acts as government sells state pensions business
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Slaughters joins Sullivan and Paul Weiss on Countrywide IPO
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Fleet of US firms advise on $11bn American Airlines merger
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US firms Davis Polk and Kirkland feed on Heinz takeover
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K&L Gates hires Fulbright partner for Houston launch
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White & Case and Speechly advise on Handelsbanken-Heartwood deal
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Linklaters clinches top role as Moscow Exchange gears up for IPO
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Simmons and in-housers advise as Abramovich invests £70m in Truphone
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DWF seals Cobbetts takeover as Pinsents advises KPMG administrators
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US and UK firms advise as Liberty Global buys Virgin Media in $23bn deal
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US firms win roles on $24bn Dell buyout in major post-crisis LBO
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Freshfields and Herbert Smith lead on latest foreign utilities takeover
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HgCapital installs former Clifford Chance lawyer as general counsel
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LG and SNR Denton advise as Dragons' Den star buys Jessops brand
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A&O and McCanns lead for Bord Gais as Irish asset sale begins
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Sportingbet takeover legal fees reach £6.85m as host of firms advise
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Fenwick and O'Melveny join local firm as Cisco buys Israeli software group
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Addleshaws, Hogan Lovells, Links lead as Lloyds sells pub group to PE house
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Salans advises as Hilco buys struggling HMV's debt
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Ashurst joins local firms on Aviva's sale of Malaysian joint venture
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Slaughters and Davis Polk among advisers as Aviva sells last Delta stake
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Mayer Brown and Slaughters on adviser roster as CWC sells Macau business
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Conditional-fee deal to gift Dickson Minto £1m bonus on Barr-Britvic merger
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Bonelli and White & Case scoop lead roles on €2.5bn Generali deal
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EMW, Morgan Cole and Shoosmiths install Cambridge software group's MBO
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FFW, Mayer Brown advise as Abramovich invests in Oxford green-tech group
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LG, Norton Rose, W&C advise on investment group Seref's £230m IPO
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Linklaters and White & Case lead as Bupa buys Polish healthcare group
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Freshfields quartet quits Milan office to join Italian boutique
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Freshfields' trip
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RPC victorious in bid to advise Ofcom on 4G auction
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S&C and Wachtell take the lead on NYSE Euronext merger
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Herbies and Hogan Lovells lead on BlackRock-Deutsche property fund merger
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Linklaters keeps top spot for UK M&A as US firms climb up rankings
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Bond Pearce picks up Maclays quartet ahead of Dickinson Dees tie-up
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Freshfields and Slaughters lead as Malaysian tycoon bids to take HK's Guoco private
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Herbert Smith and Norton Rose join US firms on Virgin Atlantic stake sale
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Akin Gump, Hogan Lovells, Linklaters lead on $1.2bn MegaFon mobile deal
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CC and Freshfields steer major European acquisition for China's Jinsheng
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Latham and Linklaters lead as Philip Green sells stake in Topshop
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Stephenson Harwood boosts City AIM practice with LG hire
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Linklaters joins Norton Rose and new SA ally on £1.3bn Barclays Africa sale

