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Kurer confirmed as new UBS chair after AGM
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | April 24, 2008
UBS general counsel Peter Kurer has been confirmed as the new chairman of the Swiss banking giant following its annual general meeting yesterday (23 April). Kurer, who has been acting as chairman of the board in an interim capacity, takes up the top role with immediate effect, his appointment having been approved with 87% of the vote. Shareholders additionally voted to reduce the terms of the board of directors from three years to just one.
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Kurer confirmed as new UBS chair after AGM
By Charlotte Edmond | April 24, 2008
UBS general counsel Peter Kurer has been confirmed as the new chairman of the Swiss banking giant following its annual general meeting yesterday (23 April). Kurer, who has been acting as chairman of the board in an interim capacity, takes up the top role with immediate effect, his appointment having been approved with 87% of the vote. Shareholders additionally voted to reduce the terms of the board of directors from three years to just one.
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Macfarlanes advises Pernod on €5.6bn Vin & Spirit acquisition
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | April 9, 2008
Macfarlanes has secured a starring role alongside Debevoise & Plimpton and a number of international firms on Pernod Ricard's E5.6bn (£4.4bn) acquisition of Swedish vodka maker Vin & Spirit. Macfarlanes corporate partner Tim Lewis took the lead for Pernod in the UK on the long-running deal, which sees the company buying the owner of the Absolut vodka brand from the Kingdom of Sweden.
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Macfarlanes advises Pernod on €5.6bn Vin & Spirit acquisition
By Charlotte Edmond | April 9, 2008
Macfarlanes has secured a starring role alongside Debevoise & Plimpton and a number of international firms on Pernod Ricard's E5.6bn (£4.4bn) acquisition of Swedish vodka maker Vin & Spirit. Macfarlanes corporate partner Tim Lewis took the lead for Pernod in the UK on the long-running deal, which sees the company buying the owner of the Absolut vodka brand from the Kingdom of Sweden.
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Macs toasts Pernod's €5bn Swedish vodka deal
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | April 4, 2008
Macfarlanes has bagged a starring role alongside Debevoise & Plimpton and a raft of international firms on Pernod Ricard's €5.6bn (£4.4bn) acquisition of Swedish vodka maker Vin & Spirit. Macfarlanes corporate partner Tim Lewis took the lead for Pernod in the UK on the long-running deal, which sees Pernod buying the owner of the Absolut vodka brand from the Kingdom of Sweden.
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Macs toasts Pernod's €5bn Swedish vodka deal
By Charlotte Edmond | April 4, 2008
Macfarlanes has bagged a starring role alongside Debevoise & Plimpton and a raft of international firms on Pernod Ricard's €5.6bn (£4.4bn) acquisition of Swedish vodka maker Vin & Spirit. Macfarlanes corporate partner Tim Lewis took the lead for Pernod in the UK on the long-running deal, which sees Pernod buying the owner of the Absolut vodka brand from the Kingdom of Sweden.
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Magic circle duo lead €2bn GE-Santander swap
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 28, 2008
Slaughter and May and Linklaters have bagged the lead advisory roles on the agreement between Banco Santander and GE Money to swap European assets worth a combined value of around €2bn (£1.58bn). Slaughters took the lead for General Electric's finance arm as it reached a preliminary agreement yesterday to acquire Italian bank Interbanca from Santander. Linklaters led for the Spanish banking giant, which under the agreement will acquire the GE Money businesses in Germany, Finland and Austria, as well as its credit card and auto-financing businesses in the UK.
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Magic circle duo lead €2bn GE-Santander swap
By Charlotte Edmond | March 28, 2008
Slaughter and May and Linklaters have bagged the lead advisory roles on the agreement between Banco Santander and GE Money to swap European assets worth a combined value of around €2bn (£1.58bn). Slaughters took the lead for General Electric's finance arm as it reached a preliminary agreement yesterday to acquire Italian bank Interbanca from Santander. Linklaters led for the Spanish banking giant, which under the agreement will acquire the GE Money businesses in Germany, Finland and Austria, as well as its credit card and auto-financing businesses in the UK.
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Olswang secures departing Linklaters IP team in Germany
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 27, 2008
Olswang has hired an eight-lawyer team from Linklaters as the fall-out from the magic circle firm's German restructuring continues. Linklaters partners Stefan Lutje and Georg von Wallis join Olswang's Berlin office as partners in the media, communications and technology (MCT) practice. They are joined by Viola Bensinger, who will become a partner on joining the firm, and five associates.
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Olswang secures departing Linklaters IP team in Germany
By Charlotte Edmond | March 27, 2008
Olswang has hired an eight-lawyer team from Linklaters as the fall-out from the magic circle firm's German restructuring continues. Linklaters partners Stefan Lutje and Georg von Wallis join Olswang's Berlin office as partners in the media, communications and technology (MCT) practice. They are joined by Viola Bensinger, who will become a partner on joining the firm, and five associates.
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