• April 6, 2006 |

    By royal appointment

    The Crown Estate appoints a new head of legal; Canary Wharf's Michael Ashley-Brown retires after 16 years; and the West Bromwich Building Society recruits from Wragge & Co. Ed Thornton rounds up the latest moves in the in-house legal scene

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  • April 5, 2006 | International Edition

    Deal lawyers switch focus as City turns heat on NY

    UK firms benefit as Sarbanes-Oxley fall-out encourages companies to list outside US

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  • April 5, 2006 |

    Magic circle duo lead on £2bn ports buy-out

    Freshfields and Slaughters lead as O'Melveny gets GIC nod

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  • April 5, 2006 |

    Ex-Dundas chief to lead sweeping RBS review

    Campbell forging stronger links with advisers as RBS panel review looms

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  • April 5, 2006 |

    Deal lawyers switch focus as City turns heat on NY

    UK firms benefit as Sarbanes-Oxley fall-out encourages companies to list outside US

    1 minute read

  • April 5, 2006 |

    By royal appointment

    The Crown Estate appoints a new head of legal; Canary Wharf's Michael Ashley-Brown retires after 16 years; and the West Bromwich Building Society recruits from Wragge & Co. Ed Thornton rounds up the latest moves in the in-house legal scene

    1 minute read

  • March 29, 2006 |

    Ashurst bags £1.85bn debt role as finance deal bonanza slows

    Leveraged buy-out deals are increasing in size, but easy access to debt is creating a 'seller's market'

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  • March 29, 2006 |

    Ashurst bags £1.85bn debt role as finance deal bonanza slows

    Leveraged buy-out deals are increasing in size, but easy access to debt is creating a 'seller's market'

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  • March 29, 2006 | International Edition

    Firms line up for historic ITV buy-out

    Lovells, Ashurst, Slaughter and May, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy have secured roles on the private equity-backed bid for ITV. Lovells' corporate finance head, Hugh Nineham, is advising ITV on the bid by a consortium of Apax, Blackstone and Goldman Sachs to acquire a controlling interest in the broadcaster.

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  • March 29, 2006 |

    Firms line up for historic ITV buy-out

    Lovells, Ashurst, Slaughter and May, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy have secured roles on the private equity-backed bid for ITV. Lovells' corporate finance head, Hugh Nineham, is advising ITV on the bid by a consortium of Apax, Blackstone and Goldman Sachs to acquire a controlling interest in the broadcaster.

    1 minute read