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  • February 13, 2008 |

    Commentary: Sovereign wealth funds set to reign on international stage

    Ask top buy-out advisers if they have considered tapping into sovereign wealth funds and many will explain that they have been 'monitoring' these bodies for years. But the current indications are that 'monitoring' is swiftly about to become code for 'aggressively targeting' as M&A advisers scramble to get in on the ground floor with clients who look unaffected by the credit squeeze. As such, it is little surprise that private equity leader Clifford Chance (CC) has set up an informal cross-practice covering the area while sector rival Ashurst is considering setting up a similar team.

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  • February 8, 2008 | International Edition

    A&O claims pole position in '07 DCM tables

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has held on to top spot in the latest international debt capital markets rankings, with the magic circle firm seizing an 8% market share for 2007. A&O advised managers on 651 deals worth a combined $331.8bn (£170.4bn) over the last year to top the table, compiled by Thomson Financial.

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  • February 8, 2008 |

    A&O claims pole position in '07 DCM tables

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has held on to top spot in the latest international debt capital markets rankings, with the magic circle firm seizing an 8% market share for 2007. A&O advised managers on 651 deals worth a combined $331.8bn (£170.4bn) over the last year to top the table, compiled by Thomson Financial.

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  • February 7, 2008 |

    Eversheds clients say 'no' to multi-skilling lawyer initiative

    Eversheds has decided against implementing a multi-skilled training approach for its junior lawyers after negative feedback from its clients.The national giant considered introducing a system where it would operate a pool of broadly experienced junior lawyers. However, clients said the move could affect lawyers' quality of work and lead to them footing the bill for the re-training.

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  • February 6, 2008 |

    Dealmaker: Alan Samson

    Confirmed deal junkie Alan Samson co-heads Gibson Dunn & Crutcher's highly rated real estate team

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  • February 6, 2008 |

    Corporate Counsel: The new tools of the trade?

    With the launch this week of DLA Piper's Facebook-style networking tool for its trainees, it looks as if the social networking buzz is slowly working its way into the legal world. For the comparatively isolated in-house legal community, having easy online access to peers and external counsel alike could spell the beginning of an era of greater empowerment and integration, but how ready are they to log on and be counted? It is a question that corporate counsel may have to ask themselves sooner rather than later. Dedicated legal social networking sites are already being created by firms and in-house teams, but as yet only Legal OnRamp, launched by US tech company Qulas at the behest of a group of nine bluechip companies led by Cisco general counsel Mark Chandler, has brought the two sides of the profession together.

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  • February 5, 2008 | International Edition

    Law firms match investment banks on trainee pay

    Law firm trainees can now pocket equal amounts to their graduate counterparts at investment banks, according to new research - with both camps taking home over £10,000 more than the UK's average graduate starting salary. According to a new survey published by the Association of Graduate Recruiters, graduates entering the legal profession received average pay of £35,500 in 2007.

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  • February 5, 2008 |

    Law firms match investment banks on trainee pay

    Law firm trainees can now pocket equal amounts to their graduate counterparts at investment banks, according to new research - with both camps taking home over £10,000 more than the UK's average graduate starting salary. According to a new survey published by the Association of Graduate Recruiters, graduates entering the legal profession received average pay of £35,500 in 2007.

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  • February 5, 2008 | International Edition

    Magic circle firms eye M&B pub chain sell-off

    A raft of City firms, including Slaughter and May, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy (A&O), are in line to win roles on the potential sale of pub and restaurant company Mitchells & Butlers (M&B). The company, which owns chains such as Harvester and O'Neill's, last week (29 January) admitted it was open to offers after revealing a £274m post-tax loss from hedging an aborted property transaction with Robert Tchenguiz in 2007.

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  • February 5, 2008 |

    Magic circle firms eye M&B pub chain sell-off

    A raft of City firms, including Slaughter and May, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy (A&O), are in line to win roles on the potential sale of pub and restaurant company Mitchells & Butlers (M&B). The company, which owns chains such as Harvester and O'Neill's, last week (29 January) admitted it was open to offers after revealing a £274m post-tax loss from hedging an aborted property transaction with Robert Tchenguiz in 2007.

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