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  • February 14, 2007 |

    EU and Competition: Revolution and revolving doors

    The changing face of the Competition Commission is attracting leading lights from the City. Derek Bedlow reports on the UK's unfolding antitrust revolution

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  • February 14, 2007 |

    The age factor: does it matter?

    The 39-year-old Simon Davies has just been confirmed as Linklaters' youngest ever managing partner but, according to polled partners, age is becoming less of an issue for law firm leaders.

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  • February 12, 2007 | International Edition

    Trio join up for Thomas Cook-MyTravel merger

    Sullivan & Cromwell, Slaughter and May and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have come together to advise on the £3bn merger between Thomas Cook and MyTravel, announced earlier today (12 February). The deal sees German-based Sullivan client KarstadtQuelle - which already owned 50% of Thomas Cook - acquire the remaining 50% of the company, which is owned by Lufthansa, before it merges with MyTravel.

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  • February 12, 2007 |

    Trio join up for Thomas Cook-MyTravel merger

    Sullivan & Cromwell, Slaughter and May and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have come together to advise on the £3bn merger between Thomas Cook and MyTravel, announced earlier today (12 February). The deal sees German-based Sullivan client KarstadtQuelle - which already owned 50% of Thomas Cook - acquire the remaining 50% of the company, which is owned by Lufthansa, before it merges with MyTravel.

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  • February 7, 2007 |

    Underhill heads top-level company law reform group

    Slaughter and May corporate partner William Underhill has taken over from Herbert Smith corporate partner James Palmer as chairman of the City of London Law Society (CLLS) company law committee.

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  • February 7, 2007 |

    Lawyers try their hands for Manchester 'super-casino'

    The project is also likely to generate work for firms on the six-strong panel of the Northwest Regional Development Agency, which currently includes Hammonds, Beachcroft, Eversheds and Mace & Jones, as well as Wigan's Platt & Fishwick and Warrington practice Forshaws.

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  • February 7, 2007 |

    McGrigors jumps ahead of Lovells for £155m pub chain sale mandate

    McGrigors has scooped an eye-catching M&A mandate ahead of Lovells, acting for retail entrepreneur Michael Cannon on the £155m sale of West Country…

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  • February 7, 2007 |

    Deals: M&A 08/02/2007

    Slaughter and May has advised Standard Chartered Bank on the sale of its shareholding in Standard Chartered Trustee and Standard Chartered Asset Management to a subsidiary of UBS, for $120m (£61m). Corporate partner Paul Olney led the team, working with Desai & Diwanji in India. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer corporate partner Philip Richards led the team advising UBS.

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  • February 1, 2007 |

    Slaughters joins Links for £575m Egg sale

    Slaughter and May and Linklaters have advised on Citigroups £575m acquisition of online bank Egg from Prudential. Slaughters corporate partners William Underhill and Robert Chaplin advised Prudential on the sale. Slaughters is a historical adviser to Prudential, with Underhill advising the UK life assurer on its £217m acquisition of the remaining 22% stake in Egg that it did not already own back in 2005.

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  • January 31, 2007 |

    First among equals

    The news that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is to shed some 50 or so partners in the next year may have surprised a few at the firm's Fleet Street HQ, but at Linklaters the shock was that its arch rival had not acted sooner. Over at Silk Street, they have long shed the softly, softly approach to partnership that used to characterise the profession and managing partner Tony Angel has taken the firm in hand with obvious results.

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