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  • March 18, 2008 |

    JP Morgan sets aside $6bn to combat Bear Stearns claims as Wachtell secures trophy mandate

    JP Morgan Chase is setting aside $6bn (£2.9bn) to cover potential litigation as it agrees to buy stricken Wall Street giant Bear Stearns for just $240m (£119m). Following the announcement on 16 March that it is buying the bank for a fraction of its previous value, JP Morgan said it is estimating the cost of the transaction at around $6bn - taking into account the potential of litigation stemming from the drop in Bear Stearn's stock value and severance costs.

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  • March 5, 2008 |

    Kirkland, Sidley win €216m bank buy-out roles

    Kirkland & Ellis and Sidley Austin have advised on Allied Irish Bank's acquisition of a 49.99% stake in Bulgarian American Credit Bank (BACB) for €216m (£166m). The deal, which is set to close over the next few months, has seen Sidley London corporate partner Thomas Thesing lead the team advising Allied Irish.

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  • February 20, 2008 |

    Up from the ashes

    The ladies' room at Clifford Chance's (CC's) New York office is replete with small luxuries usually found in the dressing rooms of private clubs - moisturising lotion, hair spray, mouthwash and fragrance, among other niceties. But what really stands out are the bottles of Molton Brown soap perched to the right of each basin. Fine English soap gracing the counters of a washroom in midtown Manhattan is a minor yet telling detail. Like Molton Brown, CC is an institution that has transformed itself into an international brand - albeit one that has had a hell of a time keeping some of its US partners in line since a messy 2000 merger with New York's Rogers & Wells.

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  • February 20, 2008 |

    All over bar the moaning about the pound

    The good news for Clifford Chance (CC) is that the once-ceaseless sniping it suffered in Manhattan has been reduced to a few ex-partners making bitchy…

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  • February 14, 2008 |

    US quartet post healthy revenue rises for 2007

    US firms Sidley Austin, Nixon Peabody, Dechert and King & Spalding have all posted positive results for 2007.Top 10 firm Sidley Austin announced an 11% increase in revenues to reach $1.39bn (£709m) compared to $1.25bn (£638m) in 2006, while profits per equity partner (PEP) grew by 5.7% from $1.31m (£667,000) to $1.38m (£704,000).

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  • February 13, 2008 |

    Commentary: Sovereign wealth funds set to reign on international stage

    Ask top buy-out advisers if they have considered tapping into sovereign wealth funds and many will explain that they have been 'monitoring' these bodies for years. But the current indications are that 'monitoring' is swiftly about to become code for 'aggressively targeting' as M&A advisers scramble to get in on the ground floor with clients who look unaffected by the credit squeeze. As such, it is little surprise that private equity leader Clifford Chance (CC) has set up an informal cross-practice covering the area while sector rival Ashurst is considering setting up a similar team.

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  • February 12, 2008 | International Edition

    Sidley signs up Covington City tax man

    Sidley Austin has bagged a new tax partner in London, taking on David Hinds from the City arm of rival US firm Covington & Burling. Hinds, who was also a partner at Covington, will focus on fund formation work and fund-related transactions. Prior to joining Covington in 2002, Hinds was a partner at SJ Berwin. He is chairman of the UK branch of the International Fiscal Association.

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  • February 12, 2008 |

    Sidley signs up Covington City tax man

    Sidley Austin has bagged a new tax partner in London, taking on David Hinds from the City arm of rival US firm Covington & Burling. Hinds, who was also a partner at Covington, will focus on fund formation work and fund-related transactions. Prior to joining Covington in 2002, Hinds was a partner at SJ Berwin. He is chairman of the UK branch of the International Fiscal Association.

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  • February 8, 2008 | International Edition

    A&O claims pole position in '07 DCM tables

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has held on to top spot in the latest international debt capital markets rankings, with the magic circle firm seizing an 8% market share for 2007. A&O advised managers on 651 deals worth a combined $331.8bn (£170.4bn) over the last year to top the table, compiled by Thomson Financial.

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  • February 8, 2008 |

    A&O claims pole position in '07 DCM tables

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has held on to top spot in the latest international debt capital markets rankings, with the magic circle firm seizing an 8% market share for 2007. A&O advised managers on 651 deals worth a combined $331.8bn (£170.4bn) over the last year to top the table, compiled by Thomson Financial.

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