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  • July 13, 2011 |

    BNP Paribas GC launches global panel review with expansion aim

    BNP Paribas has kicked off its first global panel review since bringing in the former head of Herbert Smith's Paris banking practice, Georges Dirani, in October 2010 as general counsel. The France-headquartered bank sent out a tender document to more than 20 firms last month, with a view to increasing the size of the roster to take into account the bank's geographic reach.

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  • July 11, 2011 |

    Simmons energy projects partner exits to join Morgan Lewis in London

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius has strengthened its London energy transactions practice with the hire of projects partner Martin Stewart-Smith from Simmons & Simmons. Stewart-Smith, who was a partner in the energy and project finance practice at Simmons, is due to join the US firm's City arm on 1 September once he has served his notice period.

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  • July 6, 2011 |

    CC and Freshfields act on Russian port operator's $534m London IPO

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Clifford Chance (CC) have advised on Global Ports Investments' $534m (£333m) flotation on the London 
Stock Exchange. Freshfields took the lead role for the Russian terminal operator on its initial public offering (IPO) on the main London market, with the firm's team including London-based Sarah Murphy, co-head of the firm's international capital markets practice, as well as Moscow partner Dmitry Surikov and a team of associates in London and Moscow.

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  • July 1, 2011 |

    Elite US trio added to Barclays panel after review of bank's advisers

    Barclays has added three US firms to its general advisory panel, following a comprehensive panel review intended to increase value for money from the bank's regular advisers. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Shearman & Sterling and Sullivan & Cromwell have been added to the bank's main general advisory panel after Barclays decided to include the creation of a US sub-division for the first time.

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  • July 1, 2011 |

    Magic circle trio check in for roles on BAA's $1bn 'Yankee' bond

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Clifford Chance (CC) have all taken advisory roles on a $1bn (£623,700) 'Yankee' bond offering by airports operator BAA. Freshfields advised BAA with a team led by international capital markets co-head Sarah Murphy and finance partner Marcus Mackenzie, while A&O advised the arrangers and dealers - which included RBS and Citibank - led by capital markets partners Tim Conduit and Diana Billik. CC acted for the bond trustee.

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  • June 22, 2011 |

    GTM and Skadden head up $1.8bn AstraZeneca sell-off

    Greenberg Traurig Maher (GTM) and Skadden Arps Meagher & Flom have taken lead roles on AstraZeneca's $1.8bn (£1.1bn) sale of its Swedish dental subsidiary Astra Tech to Dentsply International. GTM took the lead role for AstraZeneca on the sale, which came after a competitive auction process run by JP Morgan. London co-managing shareholders Paul Maher and Fiona Adams took the lead roles for the firm.

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  • June 15, 2011 |

    Magic circle firms bank leading roles on multibillion-pound Santander bond issue

    A trio of magic circle firms have advised on Santander's £3.75bn bond sale, in one of the biggest UK residential mortgage-backed securities deals since the financial crisis. Slaughter and May took the lead role for Santander, while Allen & Overy (A&O) acted for the joint bookrunners, which comprised Barclays Capital, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Santander Global Banking & Markets. Linklaters also won a role on the transaction advising the trustee.

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  • June 15, 2011 |

    Freshfields wins second recent Hong Kong IPO role on $800m float

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Skadden Arps Slate 
Meagher & Flom have advised on Huaneng Renewables' $800m (£500m) Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO). Skadden took the lead role for the Chinese renewable energy company, fielding a team led by Hong Kong corporate partner Dominic Tsun alongside Shanghai corporate and M&A 
partner Gregory Miao.

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  • June 10, 2011 |

    Freshfields wins second recent Hong Kong IPO role on $800m renewables float

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom have lined up to advise on Huaneng Renewables' $800m (£500m) Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO). Skadden took the lead role for the Chinese renewable energy company, fielding a team led by Hong Kong corporate partner Dominic Tsun alongside Shanghai corporate and M&A partner Gregory Miao.

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  • June 8, 2011 |

    A&O and Ogilvy on target with €3.4bn Bombardier financing

    Allen & Overy (A&O) and Norton Rose's Canadian merger partner Ogilvy Renault have taken lead roles on a €3.4bn (£3bn) financing deal for transport manufacturer Bombardier. Montreal-based Bombardier turned to legacy Ogilvy for advice, while magic circle firm A&O advised the joint bookrunners in a 36-strong syndicate of financing banks, with the facility oversubscribed by around €2bn (£1.78bn).

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