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  • November 11, 2009 |

    Field Fisher lateral hires gift firm links with Time Warner and Sky

    Field Fisher Waterhouse is reaping the rewards of its lateral hiring programme, with the firm picking up a number of new clients over the last year including Time Warner and Sky. The top 50 firm has brought in seven lateral partners since January in London, making it one of the most expansive City firms in recent months.

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  • November 11, 2009 |

    Trio of firms win roles on £90m takeover of Live Nation venues

    Travers Smith, Denton Wilde Sapte and Hammonds have won lead roles on Exponent Private Equity's financing of the Ambassador Theatre Group's (ATG's) £90m takeover of Live Nation's 16 UK theatres. Travers advised longstanding client Exponent on the deal, which will create the largest theatre group in the UK and adds high-profile West End venues such as the Lyceum and Apollo Victoria to ATG's portfolio of theatres.

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  • November 11, 2009 |

    More than just price

    "A typical energy project is complex, unpredictable and chaotic," says Peter Roberts, general counsel of Centrica Energy, the upstream business of Centrica. "So attempting to tie a law firm to a fixed fee is an unintelligent way of proceeding." Still, Roberts expects any law firm advising on one of the oil and gas, wind or early phase nuclear power projects Centrica is currently developing to be able to at least provide a cost estimate - even if they end up straying from it: "It's like asking a cabbie how much he reckons it will cost to get to King's Cross," he says. "If he can't at least give you a rough estimate then there is a strong suggestion that he doesn't know what he is doing."

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  • November 9, 2009 |

    Former A&O finance partner joins Fried Frank's London office

    Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson has made a rare lateral hire in London, bringing in former Allen & Overy (A&O) leveraged finance partner Mark Wesseldine. Wesseldine will join the US firm's City arm towards the end of the year after serving as a partner with A&O since 2007.

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  • November 9, 2009 |

    Ashurst identifies six key US referral firms in renewed Stateside push

    Ashurst has drawn up a list of US firms to use as preferred referral partners in a bid to deliver a more structured approach in the region. The firm has identified Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Davis Polk & Wardwell, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, Ropes & Gray, Schulte Roth & Zabel and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges as its main referral firms, although the relationships are understood not to be exclusive.

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  • November 4, 2009 |

    CC and Ashurst take lead on £225m sale of Kleinwort Benson private bank

    Clifford Chance (CC) and Ashurst have advised on the £225m acquisition of Kleinwort Benson private bank by Brussels financial holding company RHJ International. CC landed a first-time instruction from RHJ on the deal, with the firm fielding a team from its London office led by corporate partner Alex Erasmus, assisted by City regulatory partner Chris Bates.

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  • October 28, 2009 | International Edition

    A competitive revolution

    After years of stalemate and resentment, the debate regarding the regulation of the profession has been thrust into a brave new world. Georgina Stanley talks to the key players and assesses the potential outcome

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  • October 28, 2009 |

    A competitive revolution

    After years of stalemate and resentment, the debate regarding the regulation of the profession has been thrust into a brave new world. Georgina Stanley talks to the key players and assesses the potential outcome

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  • October 28, 2009 |

    Stephenson Harwood hires Pinsents partner in boost for City finance team

    Stephenson Harwood has bolstered its City finance team with the hire of Pinsent Masons rail and aviation specialist Graeme McLellan. McLellan, who focuses on asset finance matters in the transportation sector, joins Stephenson Harwood as a partner after three years in Pinsents' partnership.

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  • October 28, 2009 |

    Slaughters and A&O lead on €1.75bn Abbey bond issuance

    Slaughter and May and Allen & Overy (A&O) are advising on the issuance of ‚Ǩ1.75bn (£1.58bn) worth of covered bonds for Abbey National. The deal is part of a €25bn (£22.6bn) covered bond programme for Abbey National Treasury Services. Slaughters is advising longstanding client Abbey on the deal, with a team led by London banking partner Guy O'Keefe.

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