Clifford Chance is launching a tax practice from its Brussels office with the hire of a partner and team from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Belgium. `Thierry Blockerye is expected to join Clifford Chance this month and will set up and head the new tax practice. A spokesperson for Clifford Chance said it is not yet known […]
Collyer Bristow has swallowed music and entertainment practice Kanaar & Co in the week that it announced its first chief executive. `The new head is Jonathan Fox, formerly DLA’s client relationship manager who has been recruited to increase Collyer Bristow‘s “personal touch”, the firm said.`Fox said he would aim to make Collyer Bristow a more […]
Specialist construction set 4 Pump Court has taken on three barristers, including the seasoned silk Anthony Speaight QC. `Speaight has made the move from personal injury set 12 King’s Bench Walk (12 KBW) because of a drop in construction work at the set, while 4 Pump Court’s construction, professional negligence and commercial practices matched his […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has scooped its first piece of work for Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Private Equity after usual firm Allen & Overy (A&O) was conflicted out. `Freshfields won the work when the private equity house bought Whitbread’s 3,000 pub estate earlier this year for £1.625bn. It has since advised on the disposal of 439 pubs […]
England and Wales Cricket Board sells its TV broadcasting rights for the three cricket seasons 2003-2005 giving exclusive rights to Channel Four and BSkyB for £150m. England and Wales Cricket Board advised by Denton Wilde Sapte (Adrian Barr-Smith). Channel Four represented by Olswang. BSkyB advised in-house by Matt Oliver.
CMS Cameron McKenna was instructed to advise longstanding client Nomura International’s Principal Group on its bid for Meridien Hotels some six months ago. The deal was closed just 21 days after Nomura was announced as preferred bidder.`Camerons’ corporate partner and relationship partner for Nomura Richard Price led a team of more than 80 lawyers in […]
The Hong Kong office of Allen & Overy (A&O) advised joint arrangers HSBC and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter on the establishment of a $1.5bn (£1.1bn) medium term note programme for Swire Pacific.`Although the firm is already a market leader in the medium term note programme, it is trying to develop its relationship with Hong Kong […]
BT sells its directories business Yell to Hicks Muse Tate & Furst and Apax Partners for £2.14bn. BT advised by Allen & Overy (Eileen Kelliher). Hicks Muse and Apax advised by Weil Gotshal & Manges (Mike Francies) and Travers Smith Braithwaite (Mark Soundy). Management advised by Clifford Chance (David Walker). Debt providers Merrill Lynch and […]
Nomura buys Meridien Hotels for £1.9bn from Compass Group. Nomura International advised by Clifford Chance (Arthur Dyson, Robert Porter) and CMS Cameron McKenna (Richard Price). Compass advised by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (James Davis) and Berwin Leighton Paisner (David Levy).
Hammerson leases 33,700sq ft at 99 Bishopsgate to Deutsche Bank at an annual rent of £2m, worth £31m over the term of fifteen and a half years. Hammerson advised by Herbert Smith (Iain Rothnie). Deutsche Bank advised by Linklaters & Alliance (James Knox). Outgoing tenant Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette advised by SJ Berwin (Edward Page).
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young agrees £55m outsourcing contract with the Prudential Group. Cap Gemini Ernst & Young advised by Wragge & Co (Kate Lewis). Prudential advised by Shaw Pittman.
US leasing group El Camino Resources sells its European leasing businesses to CHG-Meridian and its European IBM distribution and services businesses to an investor group. El Camino advised by SJ Berwin (Martin Bowen). CHG-Meridian advised by Lienau Lotz & Partner (Alexander Lienau).