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  • March 28, 2007 | International Edition

    Olswang confirms LongAcre sale after MBO

    Olswang has sold its stake in its corporate finance advisory arm, LongAcre Partners, for an undisclosed sum. LongAcre chief executive officer and media financier Jonnie Goodwin has led a management buy-out that could see Olswang pocket a seven-figure sum.

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  • March 28, 2007 |

    Olswang confirms LongAcre sale after MBO

    Olswang has sold its stake in its corporate finance advisory arm, LongAcre Partners, for an undisclosed sum. LongAcre chief executive officer and media financier Jonnie Goodwin has led a management buy-out that could see Olswang pocket a seven-figure sum.

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  • March 28, 2007 |

    Links' LBO team rides trend with dual JP Morgan mandate

    Linklaters' acquisition finance team has scored a high-profile mandate after advising on two so-called 'covenant-lite' financings for JP Morgan. The firm, fielding a team under finance partner Gideon Moore, advised JP Morgan as arranger and debt provider for Apax on its acquisition of a 49.9% stake in Trader Media Investments from the Guardian Media Group for £1.35bn.

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  • March 27, 2007 |

    Morgan Cole boosts Thames Valley corporate

    Morgan Cole has bolstered its corporate team with the hire of partner Simon Arthur. Arthur joins from Newbury firm Horsey Lightly Fynn, where he was the longest-serving partner in the firm's corporate and commercial team.

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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 22, 2007 |

    Nauta secures lead role on £80bn Barclays-ABN bid

    Dutch independent NautaDutilh has secured the lead role advising ABN Amro on its £80bn merger bid with Barclays, on what looks set to be one of Europe's biggest-ever M&A deals. Nauta is lining up alongside Allen & Overy (A&O) while Clifford Chance (CC) and Sullivan & Cromwell have bagged advisory roles for Barclays.

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  • March 22, 2007 | International Edition

    CC secures M&A breakthrough with lead role on Barclays' £80bn ABN bid

    Clifford Chance (CC) and Sullivan & Cromwell have won coveted roles on one of Europe's biggest-ever deals - acting for Barclays on its £80bn merger bid with ABN Amro. Davis Polk & Wardwell has been confirmed as adviser to ABN on US issues with Allen & Overy (A&O) in line to advise in Europe.

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  • March 22, 2007 |

    CC secures M&A breakthrough with lead role on Barclays' £80bn ABN bid

    Clifford Chance (CC) and Sullivan & Cromwell have won coveted roles on one of Europe's biggest-ever deals - acting for Barclays on its £80bn merger bid with ABN Amro. Davis Polk & Wardwell has been confirmed as adviser to ABN on US issues with Allen & Overy (A&O) in line to advise in Europe.

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  • March 20, 2007 |

    Barclays gives CC a shot at big league but A&O could find it hard to go Dutch

    Even in these days of buccaneering takeovers and rampant private equity activity, bids like this don’t come along often. By size alone Barclays’…

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  • March 16, 2007 |

    Charges against ex-HP in-houser reduced

    Former Hewlett Packard in-house lawyer and head of ethics Kevin Hunsaker has had criminal charges resulting from the company's spying scandal reduced to a misdemeanour, it was announced this week (14 March) by the State of California. Hunsakar, former HP chairwoman Patricia Dunn and private investigators Ron DeLia and Matthew DePante were indicted last year after an internal investigation into boardroom leaks.

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