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  • November 29, 2007 |

    Lessons learned

    The traditionally stable Brussels legal market received a shock last month with the announcement that Lawfort, one of Belgium's largest firms by headcount, was to dissolve.

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  • November 29, 2007 |

    Young blood

    Bucharest boasts a wealth of young and ambitious legal practitioners who are now reaping the economic benefits of the country's post-communist potential. The Romanian capital is already becoming famous for its pricey real estate, one sign that business is good in Romania.

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  • November 29, 2007 |

    Cold comfort

    Despite ranking highly in the M&A league tables for Scandinavia, Norway's law firms are frustrated at losing out on the lead roles in some private equity deals. Sophie Evans reports

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  • November 28, 2007 |

    Simmons takes lead on $1.9bn Swiss IPO

    Simmons & Simmons has won the lead role on the $1.9bn (£921m) initial public offering of Gottex Fund Management Holdings on the Swiss Stock Exchange. The listing makes Gottex the first-ever fund of funds manager to list on a stock market.

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  • November 28, 2007 |

    China: China steps out

    In stark contrast with the credit crisis and the associated volatility in North American and European equities markets in the summer of 2007, a quiet revolution was taking place in Chinese financial markets during the autumn of 2007.

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  • November 23, 2007 | International Edition

    A&O, Freshfields lead on £3bn utilities approach

    Allen & Overy (A&O) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have grabbed the lead roles on a £3bn consortium approach for utilities group Kelda, the owner of Yorkshire Water. A&O is advising regular client Kelda, which confirmed yesterday that it had received an approach from a consortium of infrastructure funds comprising Citi Infrastructure Investors, GIC Special Investments, Infracapital Partners and HSBC.

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  • November 23, 2007 |

    A&O, Freshfields lead on £3bn utilities approach

    Allen & Overy (A&O) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have grabbed the lead roles on a £3bn consortium approach for utilities group Kelda, the owner of Yorkshire Water. A&O is advising regular client Kelda, which confirmed yesterday that it had received an approach from a consortium of infrastructure funds comprising Citi Infrastructure Investors, GIC Special Investments, Infracapital Partners and HSBC.

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  • November 22, 2007 |

    US summer's class of 2007 - partner time, Picasso and cash

    Smaller US firms are continuing to outclass Big Law in the ferocious battle to attract summer associates

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  • November 21, 2007 |

    Dewey raises stock with dual Russian IPOs

    Dewey & LeBoeuf has scored a role on the $955m (£467m) listing of Russian port operator Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP) on the London Stock Exchange.

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  • November 21, 2007 |

    Lovells Dubai team ties up $1bn bond deal

    Lovells' Islamic finance team in Dubai has closed a $1bn (£490m) convertible Islamic bond deal, just five months after moving across from Denton Wilde Sapte to set up the office.

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