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  • October 16, 2012 |

    UK trio advise as William Hill nears £530m Sportingbet acquisition

    Nabarro, Ashurst and Addleshaw Goddard are all working on an M&A deal that could see the UK's biggest bookmaker William Hill acquire gambling rival Sportingbet for £530m. After rejecting two earlier bids, the Sportingbet board has agreed to the terms of a fresh deal and are now waiting for a firm offer to be made by William Hill and deal partner GVC Holdings before recommending it to shareholders.

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  • October 14, 2012 |

    Kirkland and CC take top roles on €1bn Telefonica sale to Bain

    Kirkland & Ellis, Clifford Chance (CC) and Uria Menendez have taken lead roles on Telefonica's €1bn (£807m) sale of call centre business Atento to Bain Capital. The deal saw Bain secure three buyouts of the Spanish, Mexican and Brazilian arms of Atento, backed by loans in each of the jurisdictions. There will also be a capital markets issuance in Brazil when the deal closes.

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  • October 8, 2012 |

    Hogan Lovells sets ten-year target to boost female partner numbers to 30%

    Hogan Lovells has set a ten-year target to improve its partner gender balance, aiming for a 25% female partnership by 2017 and 30% by 2022. The transatlantic firm, which currently has 21% women partners, is aiming to reduce the deficit through its global diversity plan, with numerical goals set to measure its progress.

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  • October 4, 2012 |

    A&O's Trilegal split underlines dwindling hopes for long-awaited India liberalisation

    Last week's news that Allen & Overy (A&O) and India's Trilegal have called time on their referral relationship has marked the latest setback for long-held hopes of the local market opening up to foreign law firms.

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  • September 27, 2012 |

    Top 20 sees over 400 partners leave LLPs in stormy markets

    The UK's top 20 law firms saw 439 partners exit their main limited liability partnerships (LLPs) in 2011-12, as firms continue to actively manage their partnerships.

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  • September 27, 2012 |

    Nabarro and Wragges advise on £65m London shopping mall deal

    Nabarro and Wragge & Co have landed key roles in a deal that saw Hammerson buy a £65m stake in a south London shopping mall.

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  • September 27, 2012 |

    Cleary, Squire Sanders and McDermott lead charge of big law firms to Seoul

    The past few years have seen China hogging the headlines and boardroom discussions, but as companies adopt a pan-Asian strategy amid slowing Western economies, South Korea has rapidly become the new focus for firms.

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  • September 27, 2012 |

    Irwin Mitchell strengthens corporate with Nabarro hire

    Irwin Mitchell has secured the hire of Nabarro corporate and commercial partner Andrea Cropley, after news of her resignation emerged last week.Cropley, who was principally based in Nabarro's Sheffield office, will join the top 20 firm's local office in the coming months.

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  • September 25, 2012 |

    Cleary and McDermott set for Korea openings as liberalisation gathers pace

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and McDermott Will & Emery are among a four firm line-up set to receive licences to launch in South Korea tomorrow (26 September), as the country pushes ahead with opening its legal market to international firms. Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker and Squire Sanders will also receive approval on Wednesday to establish Foreign Legal Consultant Offices in Seoul, according to a statement from the local Ministry of Justice (MOJ).

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  • September 23, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including OC, DLA and Ashurst

    Paul Hastings has recruited Clifford Chance (CC) securitisation and structured finance partner Neil Hamilton for the US firm's London office. Hamilton, whose recent work has included leading a CC team advising Deutsche Bank on a €900m (£720m) collateralised loan obligation, is set to start at Paul Hastings on 1 October.

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