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Dewey grows German arm with White & Case hire
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | February 23, 2007
Dewey Ballantine has bolstered its German capital markets team with the hire of a partner from US rival White & Case. Matthias von Oppen is joining Dewey's Frankfurt arm on 1 March as a local partner after seven years with White & Case in Frankfurt and London.
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Dewey grows German arm with White & Case hire
By Georgina Stanley | February 23, 2007
Dewey Ballantine has bolstered its German capital markets team with the hire of a partner from US rival White & Case. Matthias von Oppen is joining Dewey's Frankfurt arm on 1 March as a local partner after seven years with White & Case in Frankfurt and London.
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Kerr retained as chief exec as Bird & Bird re-jigs top brass
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | February 22, 2007
Bird & Bird has unveiled its new-look management team, with re-elected chief executive David Kerr joined by new chairman Michael Frie after uncontested votes. Frie, who is currently the firm's Sweden managing partner, will take over from Hamish Sandison as chairman on 1 March. Kerr, meanwhile, is handed another term as chief executive, having held the role since 1996. Both appointments carry three-year terms and follow uncontested elections, with Sandison having declared his intention not to continue as chairman earlier this month.
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Kerr retained as chief exec as Bird & Bird re-jigs top brass
By Charlotte Edmond | February 22, 2007
Bird & Bird has unveiled its new-look management team, with re-elected chief executive David Kerr joined by new chairman Michael Frie after uncontested votes. Frie, who is currently the firm's Sweden managing partner, will take over from Hamish Sandison as chairman on 1 March. Kerr, meanwhile, is handed another term as chief executive, having held the role since 1996. Both appointments carry three-year terms and follow uncontested elections, with Sandison having declared his intention not to continue as chairman earlier this month.
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City trio wrap up Smurfit Kappa IPO
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | February 15, 2007
Lovells, Clifford Chance (CC) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have landed lead roles on the initial public offering (IPO) of packaging company Smurfit Kappa, in a transaction that values the company at €5.5bn (£3.7bn). The cardboard box manufacturer - which is part-owned by buy-out houses CVC Capital Partners and Cinven - announced its intention to raise €1.3bn (£870m) on the Irish and London stock exchanges yesterday (14 February).
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City trio wrap up Smurfit Kappa IPO
By Charlotte Edmond | February 15, 2007
Lovells, Clifford Chance (CC) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have landed lead roles on the initial public offering (IPO) of packaging company Smurfit Kappa, in a transaction that values the company at €5.5bn (£3.7bn). The cardboard box manufacturer - which is part-owned by buy-out houses CVC Capital Partners and Cinven - announced its intention to raise €1.3bn (£870m) on the Irish and London stock exchanges yesterday (14 February).
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Germany leads way as Weil unveils '06 results
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | February 14, 2007
The German practice of Weil Gotshal & Manges has emerged as one of the firm's best-performing offices after the New York giant revealed modest firmwide financial growth for 2006. The Manhattan firm saw turnover increase by just 4% across the firm to reach $1.06bn (£544m) - up from a mark of $1.02bn (£524m) for the previous 12-month period. Average profits per partner also rose by around 4%, up from $1.85m (£950,610) to a new figure of $1.95m (£1m).
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Germany leads way as Weil unveils '06 results
By Georgina Stanley | February 14, 2007
The German practice of Weil Gotshal & Manges has emerged as one of the firm's best-performing offices after the New York giant revealed modest firmwide financial growth for 2006. The Manhattan firm saw turnover increase by just 4% across the firm to reach $1.06bn (£544m) - up from a mark of $1.02bn (£524m) for the previous 12-month period. Average profits per partner also rose by around 4%, up from $1.85m (£950,610) to a new figure of $1.95m (£1m).
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Macfarlanes leads for Oaktree on Polish vodka take-private
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | February 2, 2007
Macfarlanes has taken the lead role advising private equity group Oaktree Capital Management on its acquisition of vodka producer Lubelskie Zaklady Przemyslu Spirytusowego Polmos Lublin in a rare take-private in the Polish market.
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Macfarlanes leads for Oaktree on Polish vodka take-private
By Charlotte Edmond | February 2, 2007
Macfarlanes has taken the lead role advising private equity group Oaktree Capital Management on its acquisition of vodka producer Lubelskie Zaklady Przemyslu Spirytusowego Polmos Lublin in a rare take-private in the Polish market.
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