World Online merges with Tiscali in £5.9bn share offer. World Online advised by Linklaters & Alliance (Jeremy Parr), De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek (Jan Willem de Boer) and Gianni Origoni & Partners (Francesco Gianni). Tiscali advised by Allen & Overy (Alan Paul) and Brosio Casati e Associati (Roberto Casati).
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Lincoln Electric Global acquires Charter in revised £386m cash bid. Lincoln Electric Holdings subsidiary Lincoln Electric Global advised by Allen & Overy (Mark Wippell) and Jones Day Reavis & Pogue on the US bank facilities provided by CSFB and JP Morgan. Charter advised by Slaughter and May.