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  • April 7, 2014 |

    Weil seals hire of restructuring star Andrew Wilkinson from Goldman Sachs

    Weil Gotshal & Manges has secured the hire of Goldman Sachs restructuring heavyweight Andrew Wilkinson in a boost for its European practice.

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  • April 3, 2014 |

    DLA and Cleary tap into TPG's £200m investment in Victoria Plumb

    DLA Piper and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton's London office have advised as US-based private equity giant TPG Capital buys a majority stake in Hull-based bathroom retailer Victoria Plumb.

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  • March 27, 2014 |

    US firms advising on UK M&A deals – three-year overview

    A three-year round-up of the top UK M&A transactions advised on by US firms, featuring mandates for Weil Gotshal & Manges, Linklaters and Davis Polk & Wardwell

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  • March 27, 2014 |

    Taking London – the US firms swooping in on the City's top talent

    The Olympic stadium wasn't the only venue for record setting in London in 2012.

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  • March 24, 2014 |

    Weil, Fried Frank act on $1.6bn US TV merger

    Weil Gotshal & Manges and Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson have won the mandates acting on US broadcaster Media General's $1.6bn (£970m) purchase of LIN Media.

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  • March 18, 2014 |

    White & Case wins first-time place on HgCapital panel following Youle hire

    White & Case has won a first time place on mid-market buy-out house HgCapital's legal panel following the hire of Linklaters' client relationship partner Richard Youle last year. The US firm has taken a place on the revamped panel alongside Weil Gotshal & Manges and Linklaters, both of which regularly advised the private equity firm in the past.

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  • March 17, 2014 |

    DLA and Weil lead on Vodafone's €7.2bn acquisition of Spain's Ono

    DLA Piper and Weil Gotshal & Manges have landed key roles on Vodafone's acquisition of Spanish cable operator Ono, in a deal worth €7.2bn (£6bn). DLA Piper is acting for Vodafone, led by senior partner of DLA Piper Spain, Juan Picon, with Weil acting for Ono's private equity shareholders. The deal marks the first significant mandate for DLA in Spain for Vodafone, which has frequently turned to Linklaters for advice on major corporate matters worldwide. In 2011 DLA joined Olswang winning first-time appointments to Vodafone's group and UK legal panel.

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  • March 14, 2014 |

    White & Case London banking head Bayim-Adomako exits firm

    White & Case's London banking head Magdalene Bayim-Adomako has left the firm, it has emerged. Bayim-Adomako is not thought to be in talks to join another firm, having formally left the UK partnership at the end of January.

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  • March 11, 2014 |

    Weil's City revenue climbs as global results reflect tough year

    Weil Gotshal & Manges' City arm has posted a 3.6% increase in revenue for 2013, as its global profit and turnover both suffered significant falls. The London office generated $114m (£68.6m) in fee income last year, up on the previous year when it brought in $110m (£66.2m).

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  • March 6, 2014 |

    Weil Gotshal's Asia managing partner to return to New York

    Weil Gotshal & Manges' Asia managing partner is set to relocate to the US next month, seven years after opening the firm's Hong Kong office. Japan-born M&A partner Akiko Mikumo will transfer to Weil's head office in New York where she previously practised.

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