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  • March 23, 2007 |

    NY leaders bag landmark Blackstone IPO

    New York leaders Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom have bagged the lead roles on Blackstone's high-profile $4bn (£2.03bn) initial public offering (IPO) - a float that values the group at $40bn (£20.3bn).It was announced yesterday (22 March) that Simpson Thacher is advising regular client Blackstone, with New York corporate partner Joshua Bonnie leading the team.

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  • March 21, 2007 |

    Macfarlanes bags Boots takeover role

    Macfarlanes has scored a coveted role on the £9.7bn takeover bid for Alliance Boots, advising executive deputy chairman Stefano Pessina on his part in the takeover bid.

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  • March 14, 2007 |

    Slaughters, CC win roles on KKR's Boots bid

    Magic circle duo Slaughter and May and Clifford Chance (CC) have bagged leading roles on Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co's (KKR's) high stakes £9.7bn bid for Alliance Boots.

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  • March 14, 2007 | International Edition

    CC bags KKR mandate on Alliance Boots bid

    Clifford Chance (CC) has bagged a key mandate opposite magic circle rival Slaughter and May to advise on the £9.7bn takeover bid for Alliance Boots by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. CC joined Simpson Thacher & Bartlett to advise the US private equity giant on its offer for regular Slaughters client Alliance Boots, which rejected the bid earlier this week (12 March).

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  • March 14, 2007 |

    CC bags KKR mandate on Alliance Boots bid

    Clifford Chance (CC) has bagged a key mandate opposite magic circle rival Slaughter and May to advise on the £9.7bn takeover bid for Alliance Boots by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. CC joined Simpson Thacher & Bartlett to advise the US private equity giant on its offer for regular Slaughters client Alliance Boots, which rejected the bid earlier this week (12 March).

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  • March 7, 2007 | International Edition

    Commentary: US City results: for whom the bellwether tolls

    If there is one theme emerging from the figures for US firms' London outposts in 2006, it is just how divergent this amorphous group has become - particularly the more established players. On paper, 2006 should have been a great year: markets booming, M&A activity up and UK firms of all sizes mostly announcing record results.

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  • March 7, 2007 |

    Commentary: US City results: for whom the bellwether tolls

    If there is one theme emerging from the figures for US firms' London outposts in 2006, it is just how divergent this amorphous group has become - particularly the more established players. On paper, 2006 should have been a great year: markets booming, M&A activity up and UK firms of all sizes mostly announcing record results.

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  • February 26, 2007 |

    Manhattan elite lines up for record TXU buy-out

    Elite New York firms Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Sullivan & Cromwell have bagged plum roles on the $45bn (£23bn) leveraged buyout (LBO) of utilities giant TXU - potentially the largest LBO to date. Simpson Thacher is lead adviser to the bidding consortium, comprising private equity giants Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) and Texas Pacific Group, which is being advised by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton.

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  • February 26, 2007 |

    German energy giant unveils first post-merger panel

    Corporate heavyweights Linklaters, Hengeler Mueller and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have bagged roles alongside DLA Piper on the first formal panel set up by energy giant Linde. The formation of the panel, announced today (26 February), sees DLA Piper handed responsibility for advising the company on the majority of its day-to-day legal matters.

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  • February 21, 2007 |

    US firms set to tap young talent after booming 2006

    US firms look set to maintain their expansive form in 2007 - and their increasing demand for UK trainees - with a select group of America's leading firms this month unveiling robust results for their London offices. Leading the pack, White & Case achieved a 38% rise in UK revenue to bill $172.2m (£88.4m). London profits per equity partner (PEP) also rose 67% to hit $1.28m (£657,000), against $764,000 (£392,000) in 2005.

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