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  • March 1, 2012 |

    Slaughters advises as Chinese online shopping giant goes private

    Slaughter and May has taken the lead role on the $2.5bn (£1.6bn) privatisation of Chinese online shopping giant Alibaba.com. The magic circle firm is advising Alibaba on its withdrawal from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, fielding a team led by Hong Kong capital markets partner Benita Yu (pictured). The privatisation, announced on 21 February this year, has seen Alibaba Group offer HK$13.50 (£1.10) per share, a 60% premium on the 60-day average closing price.

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  • March 1, 2012 | International Edition

    The long, long haul - can the magic circle break America?

    As attention turns to emerging economies, London's top firms continue to press on in the US. Georgina Stanley asks whether a breakthrough is finally in sight

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  • March 1, 2012 |

    The long, long haul - can the magic circle break America?

    As attention turns to emerging economies, London's top firms continue to press on in the US. Georgina Stanley asks whether a breakthrough is finally in sight

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  • March 1, 2012 |

    Partners: restructurings necessary evil but firms fail on performance issues

    "There is a lot of short-termism involved in managing a partnership, which is why a lot of law firm leaders have difficulties dealing with underperformance" - are law firms adequately dealing with underperformance?

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  • March 1, 2012 |

    Linklaters discusses Australian tie-up as Herbert Smith firms up Freehills deal

    Linklaters has revised its Asia growth strategy, with partners confirming that the City firm is in discussions with Australian leader Allens Arthur Robinson (AAR) about a potential tie-up. The pair started discussions over a strategic union last year, according to senior lawyers within the magic circle law firm, with one Linklaters partner indicating that an alliance is likely to be the preferred strategy.

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  • February 28, 2012 |

    Linklaters holds talks with Australian leader over strategic tie-up

    Linklaters partners have confirmed that the City firm has held discussions with Australian leader Allens Arthur Robinson (AAR) about a potential tie-up. The pair started discussions about a strategic union late last year according to senior lawyers within the magic circle law firm, with one Linklaters partner indicating that an alliance is likely to be the preferred strategy.

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  • February 23, 2012 |

    Friday's children - how RollOnFriday got kinda respectable

    Over a decade and a bit, irreverent legal website RollOnFriday has given City associates a voice and become respectable – almost. Suzanna Ring and Alex Novarese report...

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  • February 23, 2012 |

    Slaughters retains 90% of March NQs; Eversheds, Simmons confirm figures

    Slaughter and May, Simmons & Simmons and Eversheds have unveiled the retention rates for their March trainee intakes, with the magic circle firm taking on 90% of its newly qualified (NQ) lawyers. Twenty-six of Slaughters' 29 NQs are being kept on by the firm, with the healthy retention rate coming after the firm kept on 100% of its 59-strong intake in September last year.

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  • February 23, 2012 |

    CC and LG lead on $1.6bn Shell bid as oil giant targets East Africa

    Clifford Chance (CC) and LG have secured lead roles on Royal Dutch Shell's $1.6bn (£1bn) bid for oil exploration company Cove Energy, reports The Am Law Daily. Cove, which is based in London and holds oil and gas assets in Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania, is being advised by LG, with corporate partners Geoff Gouriet and John Reed heading up the firm's team.

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  • February 20, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: latest moves including Akin Gump and Addleshaws

    Former Slaughter and May Beijing head George Goulding has been appointed as a consultant to the management committee of the firm's Indian best friend Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co. Goulding will join the committee alongside Boston Consulting Group's former New Delhi head James Abraham. The duo will be expected to spend at least 40 days a year with the firm to help the Indian outfit with management and strategy.

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