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  • May 8, 2007 |

    Provisional turnover up 23% as SJB hits £190m

    SJ Berwin has posted its provisional year-end figures, with turnover up almost a quarter at the City firm to reach a figure of £190m for the 2006/07 financial year. The firm has surpassed its budgeted £185m turnover benchmark, with final billing figures up by some 23%. Although work in progress calculations have yet to be completed, turnover is unlikely to vary by more than 1% from the billing figure.

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  • May 8, 2007 |

    Lawrence Graham rebrands as 'LG'

    Lawrence Graham has re-branded as 'LG' as it moves to shake up its image following its relocation to new office space in More London. While the limited liability partnership firm will not change its official name, the re-brand means the firm will use the LG brand in all its dealings with clients and the outside world.

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  • May 8, 2007 | International Edition

    Slaughters hits headlines with media merger

    Slaughter and May is leading a raft of international firms advising Reuters Group on its merger talks with Canadian financial data company Thomson, valued at $17.6bn (£8.8bn). Rainmaker Nigel Boardman is leading the team advising Reuters, which this morning (8 May) confirmed it had received a takeover bid from Thomson. If successful, the deal would create the world's biggest news and financial data company.

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  • May 8, 2007 |

    Slaughters hits headlines with media merger

    Slaughter and May is leading a raft of international firms advising Reuters Group on its merger talks with Canadian financial data company Thomson, valued at $17.6bn (£8.8bn). Rainmaker Nigel Boardman is leading the team advising Reuters, which this morning (8 May) confirmed it had received a takeover bid from Thomson. If successful, the deal would create the world's biggest news and financial data company.

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  • May 8, 2007 |

    Legal Week Lunchbox: 8/5/2007

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; and recent posts on Slaughters, Freshfields and SJ Berwin partner John Eldridge.

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  • May 4, 2007 |

    White & Case nabs McDermott City duo

    White & Case has beefed up its London capital markets practice with hire of McDermott Will & Emery partners Andrew Croxford and Andrew Caunt. The duo advise on all aspects of equity capital markets transactions while Croxford has also done stints in-house with Nomura International and Morgan Stanley.

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  • May 4, 2007 | International Edition

    Ashurst announces 28% rise in revenues

    Ashurst has announced a 28.5% increase in turnover for 2006-07 - becoming the first top 10 City firm to release its preliminary figures. The firm's turnover for the last financial year stood at £275m, up from £214m for the previous 12-month period.

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  • May 4, 2007 |

    Ashurst announces 28% rise in revenues

    Ashurst has announced a 28.5% increase in turnover for 2006-07 - becoming the first top 10 City firm to release its preliminary figures. The firm's turnover for the last financial year stood at £275m, up from £214m for the previous 12-month period.

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  • May 4, 2007 | International Edition

    City giants land HSBC's record £1bn HQ sale

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Clifford Chance (CC) have taken the lead roles on the UK's biggest-ever single-site property deal - the £1.09bn sale and leaseback of HSBC's Canary Wharf headquarters. CC acted for the acquirer, Spanish property group Metrovacesa, led by global real estate head Cliff McAuley and real estate partner Mike Edwards in the City, alongside Madrid-based real estate partner Alfonso Benavides.

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  • May 4, 2007 |

    City giants land HSBC's record £1bn HQ sale

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Clifford Chance (CC) have taken the lead roles on the UK's biggest-ever single-site property deal - the £1.09bn sale and leaseback of HSBC's Canary Wharf headquarters. CC acted for the acquirer, Spanish property group Metrovacesa, led by global real estate head Cliff McAuley and real estate partner Mike Edwards in the City, alongside Madrid-based real estate partner Alfonso Benavides.

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