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  • October 24, 2007 |

    Credit squeeze set to prompt private equity IPO exit flurry

    Equity capital markets (ECM) lawyers are hoping for an increase in initial public offering (IPO) activity as the effects of the credit crunch spill over into the public markets, where IPOs could be seen as an increasingly attractive exit route.

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  • October 24, 2007 |

    Lovells drinks to SABMiller's Coors tie-up

    Lovells has reaffirmed its relationship with trophy client SABMiller by advising the brewing giant on a multibillion-pound tie-up with market rival Molson Coors Brewing Company.

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  • October 24, 2007 |

    Commentary: Freshfields ships caught in Northern Rock conflicts storm

    First, a little history. It was in the mid-1980s that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer decided to act for banks as well as the Bank of England, the client it was set up to advise more than 200 years ago. The impassioned managing partner at the time, John Grieves, formed a heavy-hitting team of Anthony Salz, Alan Peck and Gavin Darlington to devise and push through the strategy.

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  • October 24, 2007 |

    Dickinsons looks after £218m NHS project

    Newcastle's Dickinson Dees has advised on an NHS healthcare project in Manchester worth a total of £218m.

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  • October 24, 2007 |

    Conflicts: the letter of the bore

    Taking the decision to let the dust settle before weighing in on the latest controversy over alleged conflicts of interest is something of a double-edged…

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  • October 24, 2007 |

    A&O signs up Freshfields Italy finance head

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has hired Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's Italian finance head Stefano Sennhauser as the UK giant looks to rebuild its local practice. Sennhauser has been a partner at Freshfields since 2000 and has led its finance practice in Italy since 2004. He focuses on real estate finance, securitisation and restructuring, as well as leveraged finance, and will work in A&O's Milan arm.

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  • October 23, 2007 |

    A&O gets set for life after Titchmarsh

    It could be said the decision of Allen & Overy’s (A&O's) global head of project finance, Graham Vinter, to leave for BG Group is akin to…

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  • October 23, 2007 |

    A&O projects head Vinter quits for BG in-house role

    Allen & Overy (A&O) projects chief Graham Vinter has quit the magic circle giant to take up the role of general counsel at BG Group, it has emerged today (23 October). London-based partner Vinter - who led A&O's global projects, energy and infrastructure group - will oversee a 100-lawyer global team and will also sit on the energy production and distribution company's general executive committee.

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  • October 19, 2007 |

    A legal education

    BPP Law School has held off competition from rivals including the College of Law to retain its trophy client - the City Legal Practice Course (LPC) consortium.

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  • October 19, 2007 |

    Its good to talk

    "People increasingly ask employers 'what can you do for me?'" says Clare Roberts, a human resources (HR) consultant with PA Consulting. "Ten years ago, that would have been unheard of. They have a different attitude to work and employers are having to rethink their proposition to potential recruits."

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