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  • June 13, 2007 |

    Lion Capital splits the wealth between Weil Gotshal and SJs with deal double

    Private equity house Lion Capital has handed Weil Gotshal & Manges and SJ Berwin a sizeable European acquisition each as the sought-after client continues to divide up its work.

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  • June 11, 2007 | International Edition

    Deal double firms up Links' HgCapital ties

    Linklaters has tightened its relationship with HgCapital, advising the private equity house on the £500m sale of two software companies to Hellman & Friedman. The magic circle firm advised Hg on its sale to Hellman of IRIS Software, which provides software to accountancy practices and their customers, and Computer Software Group (CSG), which makes software for law firms and not-for-profit institutions.

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  • June 11, 2007 |

    Deal double firms up Links' HgCapital ties

    Linklaters has tightened its relationship with HgCapital, advising the private equity house on the £500m sale of two software companies to Hellman & Friedman. The magic circle firm advised Hg on its sale to Hellman of IRIS Software, which provides software to accountancy practices and their customers, and Computer Software Group (CSG), which makes software for law firms and not-for-profit institutions.

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  • June 7, 2007 |

    US duo scoop latest mega buy-out

    East Coast firms Weil Gotshal & Manges and Ropes & Gray have bagged the lead roles on America's latest multi-billion dollar leveraged buy-out (LBO), advising on a $8.2bn (£4.1bn) consortium bid for electronic group Avaya. Boston private equity leader Ropes & Gray is advising the consortium which consists of Silver Lake and Texas Pacific Group, while Weil Gotshal is advising the target.

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  • June 6, 2007 |

    Reuters to pilot media training for its advisers

    Reuters has this week written to its legal advisers to offer them media training for the first time.

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  • June 5, 2007 |

    Kirkland City fund recruits land €5.4bn Terra Firma deal

    Kirkland & Ellis' new City funds team has closed its first major instruction since joining from SJ Berwin earlier this year. The US firm has advised on the creation of the Terra Firma Capital Partners III fund, which raised €5.4bn (£3.7bn). Terra Firma has invested more than €200m (£136m) in the fund. Other notable investors include the private equity division of insurance giant Allianz and the US State of Oregon. Funds partner Richard Watkins led for Kirkland, with support from senior associate Jenny Kapusniak.

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  • June 1, 2007 | International Edition

    Weil Gotshal makes hay with $45bn US deal double

    Weil Gotshal & Manges has landed roles on two major US deals in a week, worth more than $45bn (£22.7bn), acting on the management buy-out of Kinder Morgan and the acquisition of Archstone-Smith by Tishman Speyer. Weil Gotshal is advising Kinder Morgan management on the privatisation of the energy transportation and storage company, which is valued at approximately $23bn (£11.6bn).

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  • June 1, 2007 |

    Weil Gotshal makes hay with $45bn US deal double

    Weil Gotshal & Manges has landed roles on two major US deals in a week, worth more than $45bn (£22.7bn), acting on the management buy-out of Kinder Morgan and the acquisition of Archstone-Smith by Tishman Speyer. Weil Gotshal is advising Kinder Morgan management on the privatisation of the energy transportation and storage company, which is valued at approximately $23bn (£11.6bn).

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  • May 30, 2007 |

    Networks: Opportunity knocks

    The rapid emergence of a new wave of highly-coveted emerging markets is providing contrasting challenges to the latest law firm networks. Ed Thornton reports

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  • May 23, 2007 |

    Legal Week Lunchbox: 23/5/2007

    The five most popular stories of the day on legalweek.com; the best readers' comments and a Talkback special on the rise of class actions in the UK and Europe.

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