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  • February 14, 2007 |

    GE to ditch e-tendering to 'deepen relationships' in Euro panel review

    General Electric (GE) is turning its back on its controversial online auction tender process as it embarks upon a review of its European advisers. GE, one of the world's biggest companies, has launched a review of its European legal panel and hopes to complete the process by the end of the summer. But the company will not be using the innovative eBay-style auction method in which firms attempt to outbid each other by lowering fee rates in real time to secure panel work.

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  • February 14, 2007 |

    Lovells' year-long lockstep review ends in deadlock as partnership vote is split

    Lovells is closing the door on its controversial lockstep review after partners narrowly decided against making radical changes to the firm's lockstep.

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  • February 14, 2007 |

    A&O takes lead role on BP's $1.4bn oil refinery sell-off

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has taken the lead role advising petroleum refiner Petroplus Holdings on its $1.4bn (£715m) acquisition of an oil refinery from BP.

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  • February 12, 2007 | International Edition

    City giants lead on Vodafone's £6bn Indian mobile deal

    Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have taken the lead roles in Vodafone's $11.1bn (£5.7bn) acquisition of a controlling stake in Indian mobile network Hutchison Essar. Linklaters advised longstanding client Vodafone, with corporate partners Iain Fenn and Clodagh Hayes leading a deal team that worked closely with Vodafone in-house counsel Helen Lamprell.

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  • February 12, 2007 |

    City giants lead on Vodafone's £6bn Indian mobile deal

    Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have taken the lead roles in Vodafone's $11.1bn (£5.7bn) acquisition of a controlling stake in Indian mobile network Hutchison Essar. Linklaters advised longstanding client Vodafone, with corporate partners Iain Fenn and Clodagh Hayes leading a deal team that worked closely with Vodafone in-house counsel Helen Lamprell.

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  • February 9, 2007 | International Edition

    Latest Lovells lockstep review introduces few changes

    Lovells is to close the door on its controversial lockstep review with the firm deciding against changes to the top end of its lockstep. Senior partner John Young told partners today (9 February) that the firm will not be making radical changes to its lockstep, despite a protracted review lasting nearly a year.

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  • February 9, 2007 |

    Latest Lovells lockstep review introduces few changes

    Lovells is to close the door on its controversial lockstep review with the firm deciding against changes to the top end of its lockstep. Senior partner John Young told partners today (9 February) that the firm will not be making radical changes to its lockstep, despite a protracted review lasting nearly a year.

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  • February 8, 2007 |

    A week is a long time in Lovells

    It has certainly been an eventful week for Lovells. On Monday legalweek.com broke the news of the firm’s long-awaited Dubai launch before two days…

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  • February 8, 2007 |

    Law firms braced as five top banks review panels

    UK firms are gearing up for a surge of panel reviews by major financial institutions, with a number of Europe's biggest banks set to review their advisers in the coming months.

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  • February 7, 2007 |

    A&O holds off rivals to retain top spot in capital markets rankings

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has topped the debt capital markets rankings for 2006 after advising on 693 deals worth a total value of $371.6bn (£189bn). The City giant held on to its lead at the top of the securities table advising managers on international debt issues, according to research compiled by Thomson Financial.

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