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  • April 10, 2008 |

    Simmons wins surprise UK role on Bear Stearns fire sale

    Simmons & Simmons has won a surprise role on the fire sale of Bear Stearns - advising the stricken Wall Street giant on the UK aspects of its sale to JP Morgan last month. Simmons' role on the high-profile sale will be seen as a coup for the top 10 City firm's corporate and finance practices, with the partners Jeremy Hoyland (financial markets) and Alan Karter (corporate) brought on board when it became apparent that the bank was in trouble.

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  • April 10, 2008 |

    O'Melveny Beijing head joins Davis Polk

    Davis Polk & Wardwell has made a rare lateral hire in Asia, bringing in O'Melveny & Myers Beijing head Howard Zhang. M&A heavyweight Zhang joined the New York leader at the beginning of this week (7 April). Davis Polk launched its Beijing office in February 2007 but has had an office in Hong Kong since 1993, with the firm's China practice now comprising around 25 lawyers.

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  • April 9, 2008 | International Edition

    Macfarlanes advises Pernod on €5.6bn Vin & Spirit acquisition

    Macfarlanes has secured a starring role alongside Debevoise & Plimpton and a number of international firms on Pernod Ricard's E5.6bn (£4.4bn) acquisition of Swedish vodka maker Vin & Spirit. Macfarlanes corporate partner Tim Lewis took the lead for Pernod in the UK on the long-running deal, which sees the company buying the owner of the Absolut vodka brand from the Kingdom of Sweden.

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  • April 9, 2008 |

    Macfarlanes advises Pernod on €5.6bn Vin & Spirit acquisition

    Macfarlanes has secured a starring role alongside Debevoise & Plimpton and a number of international firms on Pernod Ricard's E5.6bn (£4.4bn) acquisition of Swedish vodka maker Vin & Spirit. Macfarlanes corporate partner Tim Lewis took the lead for Pernod in the UK on the long-running deal, which sees the company buying the owner of the Absolut vodka brand from the Kingdom of Sweden.

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  • April 8, 2008 |

    O'Melveny hires for HK securitisation team

    O'Melveny & Myers has beefed up its investment funds and securitisation practice in Hong Kong with the hire of a partner from rival US firm Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker. Neil Campbell has practised in Hong Kong for 14 years, specialising in asset-backed securitisation work . He was previously chair of the Asian securitisation practice at Paul Hastings.

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  • April 4, 2008 | International Edition

    Macs toasts Pernod's €5bn Swedish vodka deal

    Macfarlanes has bagged a starring role alongside Debevoise & Plimpton and a raft of international firms on Pernod Ricard's €5.6bn (£4.4bn) acquisition of Swedish vodka maker Vin & Spirit. Macfarlanes corporate partner Tim Lewis took the lead for Pernod in the UK on the long-running deal, which sees Pernod buying the owner of the Absolut vodka brand from the Kingdom of Sweden.

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  • April 4, 2008 |

    Macs toasts Pernod's €5bn Swedish vodka deal

    Macfarlanes has bagged a starring role alongside Debevoise & Plimpton and a raft of international firms on Pernod Ricard's €5.6bn (£4.4bn) acquisition of Swedish vodka maker Vin & Spirit. Macfarlanes corporate partner Tim Lewis took the lead for Pernod in the UK on the long-running deal, which sees Pernod buying the owner of the Absolut vodka brand from the Kingdom of Sweden.

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  • April 3, 2008 |

    Boardman hits AmLaw's deal partner list as sole UK lawyer

    Slaughter and May corporate heavyweight Nigel Boardman has become the only UK partner to feature in a ranking of leading deal lawyers compiled by Legal Week's US sister title The American Lawyer. The magazine's annual Dealmakers of the Year list shows Boardman, who has been a partner with Slaughters since 1982 after joining the firm in 1973, to be the sole UK face among a group of high-profile US partners.

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  • April 2, 2008 |

    ...Legal Week Lunchbox: 2/04/08...

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; plus the pick of the day's posts; and more

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  • April 1, 2008 |

    Davis Polk makes rare lateral hire in Beijing

    Davis Polk & Wardwell has completed the hire of O'Melveny & Myers Beijing head Howard Zhang in a rare lateral hire for the elite New York firm. M&A heavyweight Zhang joins Davis Polk as a partner next Monday (7 April) in the Manhattan firm's Beijing office.

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