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Slaughters and Travers among firms advising on Vodafone’s €8bn Italian sale

Slaughter and May has represented long-time client Vodafone on the telecommunications giant’s latest sale of its Italian business to Swisscom. The Slaughters team was steered by corporate partners Victoria MacDuff and James Cook, along with associates Serena Hopkins, Anika Sethy and Iain Meiklejohn. The firm also fielded a sizeable team of tax, commercial and employment […]

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Linklaters and Slaughters lead on Mondi’s £5bn bid for DS Smith

Linklaters is advising Mondi in its all-share combination acquisition of DS Smith, represented by Slaughter and May. Mondi, the sustainable paper and packaging provider, is set to acquire its smaller counterpart in the international packing industry for over £5bn. Linklaters led from its corporate team with partners Aisling Zarraga and Matthew Hearn, alongside corporate managing […]

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Slaughters and Clifford Chance lead on Nationwide’s Virgin Money deal

Slaughter and May and Clifford Chance have lined up for Nationwide’s proposed acquisition of Virgin Money UK. Slaughters partner David Watkins acted for the buyer, Nationwide. Meanwhile Clifford Chance acted for Virgin Money. The team is being led by partners Katherine Moir and David Pudge, with support from employment partners Sonia Gilbert and Chinwe Odimba-Chapman, […]

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