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  • March 26, 2007 |

    Manhattan elite dominate Q1 deal rankings

    Elite New York firms Sullivan & Cromwell and Davis Polk & Wardwell have stormed to the top of preliminary global M&A tables for the first quarter of 2007. Sullivan topped the table, acting on 33 deals worth a combined $162.9bn (£83bn), while Manhattan rival Davis Polk acted on 28 deals worth $149.4bn (£76.2bn), according to figures from Mergermarket.

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  • March 22, 2007 |

    Stibbe scores latest role on £80bn ABN talks

    Herbert Smith's Benelux ally, Stibbe, has bagged a role advising ABN Amro's supervisory board on its £80bn merger bid with Barclays, it has emerged, as the Dutch bank continues to hand roles to the country's leading independent advisers. Stibbe is fielding an Amsterdam-based team headed by corporate partners Paul van den Hoek, Allard Metzelaar and Charles Honee, while long-term ABN advisor NautaDutilh is advising the bank. Nauta's team is led by corporate partner Hein Hooghoudt.

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  • March 22, 2007 |

    Nauta secures lead role on £80bn Barclays-ABN bid

    Dutch independent NautaDutilh has secured the lead role advising ABN Amro on its £80bn merger bid with Barclays, on what looks set to be one of Europe's biggest-ever M&A deals. Nauta is lining up alongside Allen & Overy (A&O) while Clifford Chance (CC) and Sullivan & Cromwell have bagged advisory roles for Barclays.

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  • March 22, 2007 | International Edition

    CC secures M&A breakthrough with lead role on Barclays' £80bn ABN bid

    Clifford Chance (CC) and Sullivan & Cromwell have won coveted roles on one of Europe's biggest-ever deals - acting for Barclays on its £80bn merger bid with ABN Amro. Davis Polk & Wardwell has been confirmed as adviser to ABN on US issues with Allen & Overy (A&O) in line to advise in Europe.

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  • March 22, 2007 |

    CC secures M&A breakthrough with lead role on Barclays' £80bn ABN bid

    Clifford Chance (CC) and Sullivan & Cromwell have won coveted roles on one of Europe's biggest-ever deals - acting for Barclays on its £80bn merger bid with ABN Amro. Davis Polk & Wardwell has been confirmed as adviser to ABN on US issues with Allen & Overy (A&O) in line to advise in Europe.

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  • March 20, 2007 |

    Barclays gives CC a shot at big league but A&O could find it hard to go Dutch

    Even in these days of buccaneering takeovers and rampant private equity activity, bids like this don’t come along often. By size alone Barclays’…

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  • March 7, 2007 |

    Deals: Finance 08/03/2007

    Slaughter and May is acting for Shire on a placing and new debt facilities to finance the pharmaceutical company's $2.6bn (£1.33bn) acquisition of NASDAQ-listed…

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  • February 14, 2007 | International Edition

    Germany leads way as Weil unveils '06 results

    The German practice of Weil Gotshal & Manges has emerged as one of the firm's best-performing offices after the New York giant revealed modest firmwide financial growth for 2006. The Manhattan firm saw turnover increase by just 4% across the firm to reach $1.06bn (£544m) - up from a mark of $1.02bn (£524m) for the previous 12-month period. Average profits per partner also rose by around 4%, up from $1.85m (£950,610) to a new figure of $1.95m (£1m).

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  • February 14, 2007 |

    Germany leads way as Weil unveils '06 results

    The German practice of Weil Gotshal & Manges has emerged as one of the firm's best-performing offices after the New York giant revealed modest firmwide financial growth for 2006. The Manhattan firm saw turnover increase by just 4% across the firm to reach $1.06bn (£544m) - up from a mark of $1.02bn (£524m) for the previous 12-month period. Average profits per partner also rose by around 4%, up from $1.85m (£950,610) to a new figure of $1.95m (£1m).

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  • February 14, 2007 |

    Davis Polk in China push with Beijing office launch

    Davis Polk & Wardwell is to launch an office in mainland China, with the elite Manhattan firm yesterday (13 February) announcing plans to open in Beijing. The office becomes the firm's third in Asia alongside existing operations in Hong Kong and Tokyo. It will be headed up by Hong Kong corporate partner Show-Mao Chen, who is relocating to Beijing.

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