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  • March 30, 2012 |

    Linklaters and CC lead on $9.5bn GDF bid for International Power stake

    Linklaters has taken a lead role for GDF Suez on its $9.5bn (£6bn) bid for the 30% of International Power (IPR) that it does not already own, reports The Am Law Daily. Linklaters M&A partners Iain Wagstaff in London and Marc Loy in Paris are advising GDF, after both led a team from the magic circle firm representing GDF when it acquired a majority stake in IPR in August 2010. That deal transformed GDF into the world's largest utility company.

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  • March 29, 2012 |

    Herbert Smith and Bakers lead as Jaguar Land Rover heads for Asia with China JV

    Herbert Smith and Baker & McKenzie have been appointed to advise on the joint venture (JV) between Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and China's Chery Automobile as the British car giant looks to expand its presence in Asia. Herbert Smith, which is acting for JLR, has a longstanding relationship with the car manufacturer's Indian parent company, Tata Motors. The top 10 UK firm previously advised Tata on its acquisition of JLR from Ford in 2008.

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  • March 29, 2012 |

    The teeming crowd - is India's dynamic legal elite built to last?

    Riding a dynamic private sector in one of the world's most touted emerging economies, Indian law firms have rapidly evolved in recent years. Friederike Heine asks if this legal elite is ready to compete on the global stage

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  • March 27, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including Wragges, Salans and Maclay Murray

    Wragge & Co has appointed a new head of international construction disputes with the hire of Anthony Wilson from the Cairo office of Middle East arbitration firm Hafez. Wilson, who was a partner and head of construction disputes at Hafez, has joined Wragges' London dispute resolution practice. Firms he has previously worked at include Clifford Chance and Shearman & Sterling, where he spent six years as an associate in Paris and London.

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  • March 8, 2012 |

    Clydes advises Liverpool FC's former owners on RBS lawsuit

    Clyde & Co and 3 Verulam Buildings (3VB) have won roles on the multimillion-pound dispute between Liverpool FC's former owners and RBS. Clydes is advising US businessmen Tom Hicks and George Gillet, who claim that they lost around £140m when they were pushed into the sale of Liverpool FC by RBS in 2010, arguing that the club was sold at a significant undervalue.

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  • March 6, 2012 |

    Shearman hands London chief new remit to lead Mid East expansion

    Shearman & Sterling's London managing partner Nicholas Buckworth has taken on an expanded role as head of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) as the firm eyes up new office launches in the region. Buckworth, who is replacing New York-based corporate partner Creighton Condon in the role, will split his time between the London office and Abu Dhabi, which is currently the US firm's only office in the region.

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  • March 2, 2012 |

    Magic circle duo among firms advising on GM-Peugeot alliance

    Bredin Prat, Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have scored roles on the high profile tie-up between General Motors (GM) and PSA Peugeot Citroen, which is expected to save the car giants around $2bn (£1.25bn) a year within five years.

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  • February 23, 2012 |

    Shearman posts static PEP for 2011 as City revenues grow 5%

    Shearman & Sterling saw partner profits remain static at $1.56m (£993,000) in 2011, while revenue inched up 2% to $750m (£477m), reports The Am Law Daily. Despite a strong first half of the year, the firm began to suffer a general slowdown in transactional work amid the explosion of the Greek debt crisis in August, said senior partner Rohan Weerasinghe.

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  • February 20, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: latest moves including Akin Gump and Addleshaws

    Former Slaughter and May Beijing head George Goulding has been appointed as a consultant to the management committee of the firm's Indian best friend Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co. Goulding will join the committee alongside Boston Consulting Group's former New Delhi head James Abraham. The duo will be expected to spend at least 40 days a year with the firm to help the Indian outfit with management and strategy.

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  • February 19, 2012 |

    Skadden, Shearman and NCTM line up on latest Italian fashion IPO

    A trio of law firms have won roles on the latest listing of an Italian fashion brand as luxury brand Brunello Cucinelli gears up to launch a Milan initial public offering (IPO). Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Shearman & Sterling and NCTM are all advising on the proposed listing of the cashmere clothing fashion brand, which comes after Italian brands Salvatore Ferragamo and Prada concluded listings last year in Italy and Hong Kong respectively.

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