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  • March 27, 2008 |

    A&O returns to Shearman for new German hire

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has made its second German corporate hire from US firm Shearman & Sterling this year after the capture of partner Birgit Reese. Reese, who was made a partner at Shearman in January 2007, joins A&O in Duesseldorf as the firm continues to develop the recently-launched office.

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  • March 26, 2008 |

    Hogan and Herbies handle Ford's £1bn Jaguar sale

    Hogan & Hartson has completed its most significant City corporate mandate to date after advising automotive giant Ford on the $2bn (£1bn) sale of its Jaguar and Land Rover subsidiaries to Tata Motors. Ford relationship partner William Curtin led the deal team from Hogan's London office, with assistance from fellow City corporate partner Hywel Jones and New York-based corporate partner Claud Eley.

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  • March 19, 2008 | International Edition

    Bank of Montreal calls on Taylor Wessing as it stabilises SIVs with $12.7bn liquidity

    Taylor Wessing has landed the lead role for Bank of Montreal as the Canadian bank moves to shore up two structured investment vehicles (SIVs) it manages - providing an extra $12.7bn (£6.3bn) of liquidity.The Anglo-German firm acted for the London branch of Bank of Montreal as both liquidity provider and investment fund manager when the bank agreed to give additional funding to two of its vehicles - Links Finance Corporation and Parkland Finance Corporation.

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  • March 19, 2008 |

    Bank of Montreal calls on Taylor Wessing as it stabilises SIVs with $12.7bn liquidity

    Taylor Wessing has landed the lead role for Bank of Montreal as the Canadian bank moves to shore up two structured investment vehicles (SIVs) it manages - providing an extra $12.7bn (£6.3bn) of liquidity.The Anglo-German firm acted for the London branch of Bank of Montreal as both liquidity provider and investment fund manager when the bank agreed to give additional funding to two of its vehicles - Links Finance Corporation and Parkland Finance Corporation.

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  • March 5, 2008 |

    Shearman City partners fly in after German exits

    Shearman & Sterling London finance head Anthony Ward is splitting his time between London and Frankfurt, following the departure of two German banking partners.Ward is sharing the responsibility with other London partners, with one City partner at a time spending three days each week in the German office.

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  • March 5, 2008 |

    Freshfields' Paris arm leads trio on €800m Eurotunnel funding

    The Paris offices of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Shearman & Sterling and Sullivan & Cromwell are advising Eurotunnel on its plans to secure €800m (£612m) of funding. Last month's issue of deferred equity securities is part of a planned €1.7bn (£1.3bn) refinancing and is being fully underwritten by a Goldman Sachs infrastructure fund.

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  • February 25, 2008 |

    Skadden Euro push lands Links tax man

    Skadden Arps Meagher & Flom has boosted its French practice with the hire of a tax partner from City giant Linklaters. Philippe Derouin will join Skadden in Paris as a partner next month. He advises clients on tax aspects of a wide range of domestic and international matters, including M&A, corporate restructurings, structured and project finance and tax litigation.

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  • February 21, 2008 |

    City leads for Shearman in strong '07 results

    Shearman & Sterling has notched up significant rises in both profits and turnover in its latest financial results, with London emerging as a leading performer for the US firm. Global revenue grew by 9.4% to $921m (£471m), up from a mark of $842m (£430m) in 2006. Profits per equity partner (PEP), meanwhile, were up 11.9% to a new mark of $1.847m (£944,000), compared to $1.65m (£843,000) in 2006.

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  • February 21, 2008 | International Edition

    Morgan Stanley man boosts Latham City finance

    Latham & Watkins has bagged a new partner for its London office with the hire of Daniel Maze from Morgan Stanley. Maze, who joins Latham's City finance practice on 1 March, was previously an executive director in the leveraged and acquisition finance group at Morgan Stanley in London, where he worked for three years.

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  • February 21, 2008 |

    Morgan Stanley man boosts Latham City finance

    Latham & Watkins has bagged a new partner for its London office with the hire of Daniel Maze from Morgan Stanley. Maze, who joins Latham's City finance practice on 1 March, was previously an executive director in the leveraged and acquisition finance group at Morgan Stanley in London, where he worked for three years.

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