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  • April 9, 2013 |

    CC private equity chief leaves firm to join Latham in London

    Latham & Watkins' London office has sealed the hire of Clifford Chance (CC) private equity head David Walker, not long after the US firm announced it was taking on Herbert Smith Freehills litigation partner Simon Bushell. Walker, who has been a partner at CC firm since 2000, specialises in venture capital, fundraisings and M&A, and holds a number of key client relationships for CC, including the Carlyle Group and Equistone Partners.

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  • March 25, 2013 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including SNR, Gateley, K&L Gates

    Harbottle & Lewis has recruited top-rated defamation and reputation management partner John Kelly from Schillings, in an eye-catching hire for the City firm. Kelly has acted for a raft of high-profile clients including disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong and former England manager Steve McClaren, as well as other celebrities including Steve Coogan, Madonna, Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie and Matt Lucas.

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  • March 14, 2013 |

    Simpson Thacher and Skadden act on KKR's $3.7bn takeover of industrial firm

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom have taken lead roles on US private equity house KKR's $3.74bn (£2.5bn) acquisition of industrial machinery maker Gardner Denver. The deal sees KKR acquire all of the outstanding shares of Gardner Denver common stock, as well as assuming all of the company's debts. Gardner Denver, which recorded revenues of around $2.4bn (£1.61bn) in 2012, is a global manufacturer of compressors, pumps and other products for industrial applications, including manufacturing and oil and gas exploration and production.

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  • March 8, 2013 |

    Simpson Thacher names long-serving corporate partner as new leader

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has appointed veteran corporate partner William Dougherty its new leader, replacing Philip Ruegger as chair of the firm's executive committee. New York-based Dougherty, who made partner at the firm in 1995, was first elected to the executive committee in 2008, and acted as co-administrative partner between 2009 and 2012. He also spent five years on the new partners committee, subsequently serving as chair.

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  • March 7, 2013 |

    DLA and SJ Berwin lead on British Land's Ealing shopping centre purchase

    DLA Piper and SJ Berwin have played lead roles on a deal that has seen British Land acquire a portfolio of London properties from Dutch property investment company Wereldhave for £177.5m. The sale included the £142.5m purchase of the 300,000 sq ft Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre, which houses high street retail brands such as Boots, Marks & Spencer and River Island.

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  • February 21, 2013 |

    As a wave of US mega-mergers boosts M&A hopes, will they inspire confidence in Europe?

    Three weeks into February, a spate of mega-mergers in the US – capped by Warren Buffett's $28bn (£18bn) acquisition of food giant Heinz – has bolstered hopes of resurgence in the regional M&A markets. Figures from mergermarket for the 2012 calendar year show that with a total value of $825.4bn (£535bn), 2012 was the best-performing year for US M&A activity since 2007. And February has raised aspirations for similar performance in 2013, with the month seeing more than $103bn (£66.7bn) in activity across five deals alone.

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  • February 14, 2013 |

    Nabarro and Eversheds take UK roles on $4bn care home acquisition

    UK pair act as US Health Care REIT purchases Sunrise Senior Living

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  • February 12, 2013 |

    CC, DLA and Skadden take roles on biggest IPO since Facebook

    Clifford Chance (CC), Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and DLA Piper are among a number of law firms to have advised on the initial public offering (IPO) of Pfizer's former animal health business Zoetis, in the largest IPO by a US company since Facebook. The listing, which went ahead on the New York Stock Exchange at the start of February, is said to have raised $2.2bn (£1.4bn), valuing the company at around $13bn (£8.3bn). Pfizer will retain an 80% ownership of Zoetis.

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  • February 5, 2013 |

    Hogan Lovells, Weil and Debevoise among legal line-up on $24.4bn Dell LBO

    Debevoise & Plimpton, Hogan Lovells and Weil Gotshal & Manges are among a line-up of top law firms to have advised on the $24.4bn (£15.5bn) buyout of computer manufacturer Dell, in the largest leveraged buyout (LBO) since the financial crisis. Founder Michael Dell is buying back the PC group, together with private equity group Silver Lake, offering stockholders $13.65 (£8.69) in cash per share.

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  • February 4, 2013 |

    Slaughters, Simpson Thacher among firms on $398m Chinalco HK listing

    Slaughter and May, Paul Hastings and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett are among a raft of firms to have advised on the $398m (£253m) Hong Kong initial public offering of Chinalco Mining Corporation International. The company, a subsidiary of Chinalco, China's biggest producer of aluminium, is raising cash to help fund a copper mining project in Peru.

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