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  • October 5, 2011 | International Edition

    Linklaters and Freshfields top Euro M&A rankings amid tough market

    Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have topped Mergermarket's European M&A rankings for the first three quarters of 2011 – with the new research demonstrating the impact of the global sovereign debt crisis as deal volumes plummeted during 
the third quarter. Linklaters held onto the top spot in the European volume rankings, working on 161 deals worth a total of $164.9bn (£107bn), placing the firm ahead of Freshfields, Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy (A&O) and DLA Piper.

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  • October 5, 2011 |

    Top 50 German law firms post 8% hike in fees in 2010-11 but eurozone fears dampen mood

    CMS Hasche Sigle has overtaken Hengeler Mueller to emerge as the largest German law firm by revenue, with the 10 largest firms in the country seeing an average revenue rise of 4% during their last financial year, according to new research. The rankings, compiled by German legal publication Juve, show Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer retaining its position as the largest law firm in Germany with turnover of €334m (£286m), while CMS Hasche Sigle has passed Slaughter and May ally Hengeler with 3.9% revenue growth to rank second with revenues of €212m (£182m).

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  • October 5, 2011 |

    Linklaters and Freshfields top Euro M&A rankings amid tough market

    Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have topped Mergermarket's European M&A rankings for the first three quarters of 2011 – with the new research demonstrating the impact of the global sovereign debt crisis as deal volumes plummeted during 
the third quarter. Linklaters held onto the top spot in the European volume rankings, working on 161 deals worth a total of $164.9bn (£107bn), placing the firm ahead of Freshfields, Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy (A&O) and DLA Piper.

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  • October 4, 2011 |

    Orrick seals five-partner haul for New York acquisition finance team

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has added five partners to its acquisition finance practice in New York with a series of US hires, reports the Am Law Daily. Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy finance partners Ronan Wicks and Patrick Flanagan are among the group moving to Orrick, just 13 months after the duo joined Milbank from Latham & Watkins. Wicks will assume the role of co-head of acquisition finance at his new firm.

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  • September 21, 2011 |

    US firms in London to join diversity initiative; more UK firms get on board

    PRIME, the ground-breaking social mobility initiative launched by 23 major law firms earlier this month, looks set to be expanded to include the London offices of several leading US firms, with White & Case and Shearman & Sterling among those lining up to get involved.

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  • September 21, 2011 |

    On the bonfire - moves to burn up the UK's competition regime divide lawyers

    It looks like it's almost a done deal. Among antitrust advisers, the expectation is that it is only a matter of time before the Government makes good on its proposal to merge the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) with the Competition Commission (CC).

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  • September 20, 2011 |

    US tech leader Wilson Sonsini to open first European base in Brussels

    US firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is set to make its European debut in Brussels after recruiting a team of lawyers from Hunton & Williams and Shearman & Sterling. The firm, which currently has eight bases in the US and two in China, is set to launch an antitrust and competition practice in Brussels when it opens for business in the Belgian capital next month.

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  • September 14, 2011 |

    Latham and Shearman win roles on €600m sports agency buyout

    Latham & Watkins and Shearman & Sterling have taken lead roles on Bridgepoint Capital's €600m (£527m) acquisition of Infront Sports & Media, a Swiss agency that sells media rights for seven national football federations. Infront instructed US firm Shearman, which fielded a cross-border team led by London corporate partner Creighton Condon and Milan corporate partner Fabio Fauceglia. The firm also provided tax and competition advice on the transaction.

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  • September 14, 2011 |

    Battle royale - the tussle for global dominance shifts eastward

    With elite Wall Street firms finally breaking into Hong Kong law, the stage is set for a high-stakes struggle across Asia between the world's top law firms. Georgina Stanley and Simon Petersen report

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  • September 13, 2011 |

    Slaughters leads alongside US firms on £1.5bn transatlantic takeover bid

    Slaughter and May and a number of US firms have won roles on US manufacturing company Colfax Corporation's £1.5bn takeover bid for UK engineering group Charter International. Slaughters has taken the lead role for Charter on the deal, which is conditional upon regulatory and shareholder approvals. The magic circle firm is fielding a team under London corporate partners Andy Ryde and Robin Ogle.

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