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  • February 14, 2007 |

    Top students unconvinced by firm-tailored education

    Firm-specific Legal Practice Courses (LPCs) are proving a turn-off for one in five students at leading universities, according to a survey of more than 2,000 students. The survey, which was conducted by Legal Week's research arm, Legal Week Intelligence, found 23% of the respondents said they would be less likely to apply for a training contract at a firm-specific course compared with 21% who said they would be more likely to apply.

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  • February 14, 2007 |

    Slaughters lands double Grosvenor deal

    Slaughter and May has advised property developers Grosvenor on two transactions in the space of a week. Slaughters real estate partner Dermot Rice took the lead advising Grosvenor on an agreement with John Lewis to become the main department store in a 1.6 million sq ft project in Preston.

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  • February 14, 2007 |

    Deals: M&A 15/02/2007

    Kirkland & Ellis has bagged a lead role advising Bain Capital on its $3.5bn (£1.7bn) acquisition of African retailer Edgars Consolidated Stores - the largest leveraged buy-out on the African continent to date. Kirkland acted for regular client Bain, fielding a City-based team including corporate partners James Learner and Christopher Field, finance partners Stephen Gillespie and Neel Sachdev and tax partner Ian Taplin. Edgars was advised by Johannesburg firm Webber Wentzel Bowens. Legalweek.com (9 February)

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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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