Slaughters wins Permira’s WHSmith bid over CC
Slaughter and May has scored a major coup for its fledgling private equity practice after being chosen ahead of Clifford Chance to act for Permira on its bid for retailer WHSmith. The private equity house’s 375p per share bid for WHSmith, valuing the retailer at £939.4m, is still in its early stages, and as yet […]