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  • February 7, 2007 |

    Lovells loses US restructuring duo to MoFo

    Lovells is set to lose the bulk of its US restructuring practice after two partners, including its US restructuring head, Gary Lee, handed in their notice. Lee, who leads the firm's US insolvency and restructuring practice and is one of the firm's best-known US partners, and Karen Ostad are both understood to have handed in their notice within the last week.

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  • February 1, 2007 |

    Young gunning for private equity

    Another week, another Linklaters magic circle partner hire.The impending end of Tony Angel’s managing partner term seems to have given the City giant…

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  • February 1, 2007 |

    Ashurst takes lead on e2.85bn healthcare deal

    Ashurst has won the lead role on a e2.85bn (£1.87bn) disposal of Swedish healthcare company Moelnlycke for private equity house Apax. The top 10 City firm ran two separate teams with one advising Apax on the exit and another acting for Moelnlycke on a listing on the London Stock Exchange proposed as an alternative exit option. The firm initially pitched to the company for the initial public offering last summer and was then instructed by Apax on the M&A side several weeks later.Legalweek.com (29 January).

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  • January 31, 2007 |

    Diary Book Club

    Your guide to the best in legal fiction (not including certain City firms' financial results).

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  • January 31, 2007 | International Edition

    Dentons rolls up sleeves to restructure Focus DIY

    Denton Wilde Sapte has edged Ashurst aside to land a lead role on the high-profile restructuring of retailer Focus DIY.Dentons banking and insolvency partner Graham Paine is acting for the senior lenders - a consortium of banks led by ING and Barclays holding around £180m of senior debt.

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  • January 31, 2007 |

    Dentons rolls up sleeves to restructure Focus DIY

    Denton Wilde Sapte has edged Ashurst aside to land a lead role on the high-profile restructuring of retailer Focus DIY.Dentons banking and insolvency partner Graham Paine is acting for the senior lenders - a consortium of banks led by ING and Barclays holding around £180m of senior debt.

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  • January 30, 2007 |

    Gibson Dunn seals White & Case arbitration hire

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has boosted its City arbitration practice with the hire of a partner from US rival White & Case. Cyrus Benson, who co-headed the London international arbitration team at White & Case, joins Gibson Dunn as a partner in its City dispute resolution department.

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  • January 29, 2007 |

    Apax hands Ashurst Swedish healthcare sale

    Ashurst has won the lead role on a €2.85bn (£1.87bn) disposal of Swedish healthcare company Molnlycke for private equity house Apax.The top 10 City firm ran two separate teams with one advising Apax on the exit and another acting for Molnlycke on a listing on the London Stock Exchange proposed as an alternative exit option.

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  • January 29, 2007 | International Edition

    Apax hands Ashurst Swedish healthcare sale

    Ashurst has won the lead role on a €2.85bn (£1.87bn) disposal of Swedish healthcare company Molnlycke for private equity house Apax.The top 10 City firm ran two separate teams with one advising Apax on the exit and another acting for Molnlycke on a listing on the London Stock Exchange proposed as an alternative exit option.

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  • January 25, 2007 |

    Ashurst board shake-up sees new Euro member

    Ashurst has re-elected its management board adding an extra post in continental Europe to give more voice to its growing presence in the region.Paris finance partner Laurent Mabilat became the eighth partner on the management committee when the firm announced its new line-up last week. He becomes the second partner outside the UK to take a place on the board, following Milan office head Daniele Raynaud, who was elected at the end of 2004.

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