North America
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SJs targets close links with exclusive US group
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | April 10, 2008
SJ Berwin is narrowing its US referral relationships, with Boston private equity shop Goodwin Procter emerging as one of a select group of firms now allied with the City leader. SJ Berwin has been attempting to cut back the number of firms it uses in the US for some time and said the process was still ongoing - with the firm taking a number of measures to get closer to the firms it works with in the US.
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SJs targets close links with exclusive US group
By Charlotte Edmond | April 10, 2008
SJ Berwin is narrowing its US referral relationships, with Boston private equity shop Goodwin Procter emerging as one of a select group of firms now allied with the City leader. SJ Berwin has been attempting to cut back the number of firms it uses in the US for some time and said the process was still ongoing - with the firm taking a number of measures to get closer to the firms it works with in the US.
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Simmons wins surprise UK role on Bear Stearns fire sale
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | April 10, 2008
Simmons & Simmons has won a surprise role on the fire sale of Bear Stearns - advising the stricken Wall Street giant on the UK aspects of its sale to JP Morgan last month. Simmons' role on the high-profile sale will be seen as a coup for the top 10 City firm's corporate and finance practices, with the partners Jeremy Hoyland (financial markets) and Alan Karter (corporate) brought on board when it became apparent that the bank was in trouble.
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Simmons wins surprise UK role on Bear Stearns fire sale
By Charlotte Edmond | April 10, 2008
Simmons & Simmons has won a surprise role on the fire sale of Bear Stearns - advising the stricken Wall Street giant on the UK aspects of its sale to JP Morgan last month. Simmons' role on the high-profile sale will be seen as a coup for the top 10 City firm's corporate and finance practices, with the partners Jeremy Hoyland (financial markets) and Alan Karter (corporate) brought on board when it became apparent that the bank was in trouble.
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Commentary: Shearman risks unsettled horses with new City head
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | April 9, 2008
Despite years of grumblings from Shearman & Sterling's London arm, the timing of last week's announcement that long-time office head Kenneth MacRitchie was standing down was still unexpected. And the 1 April announcement not only surprised rivals. Several London partners, caught off guard by lack of consultation, made little attempt to disguise their shock; the appointment of the new City head, the respected leveraged finance partner Anthony Ward, apparently came straight from New York, with some London partners claiming the first they had heard of the power change was a firm-wide announcement.
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Commentary: Shearman risks unsettled horses with new City head
By Georgina Stanley | April 9, 2008
Despite years of grumblings from Shearman & Sterling's London arm, the timing of last week's announcement that long-time office head Kenneth MacRitchie was standing down was still unexpected. And the 1 April announcement not only surprised rivals. Several London partners, caught off guard by lack of consultation, made little attempt to disguise their shock; the appointment of the new City head, the respected leveraged finance partner Anthony Ward, apparently came straight from New York, with some London partners claiming the first they had heard of the power change was a firm-wide announcement.
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Fulbright's Dechert hire fuels Islamic finance focus
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 25, 2008
Fulbright & Jaworski has bagged Dechert partner Michael McMillen to lead its global Islamic finance practice. McMillen, whose practice focuses on Islamic finance, projects and structured finance work, has joined Fulbright as a partner to head up the group, which sits within the corporate practice.
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Fulbright's Dechert hire fuels Islamic finance focus
By Charlotte Edmond | March 25, 2008
Fulbright & Jaworski has bagged Dechert partner Michael McMillen to lead its global Islamic finance practice. McMillen, whose practice focuses on Islamic finance, projects and structured finance work, has joined Fulbright as a partner to head up the group, which sits within the corporate practice.
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Bank of Montreal calls on Taylor Wessing as it stabilises SIVs with $12.7bn liquidity
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 19, 2008
Taylor Wessing has landed the lead role for Bank of Montreal as the Canadian bank moves to shore up two structured investment vehicles (SIVs) it manages - providing an extra $12.7bn (£6.3bn) of liquidity.The Anglo-German firm acted for the London branch of Bank of Montreal as both liquidity provider and investment fund manager when the bank agreed to give additional funding to two of its vehicles - Links Finance Corporation and Parkland Finance Corporation.
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Bank of Montreal calls on Taylor Wessing as it stabilises SIVs with $12.7bn liquidity
By Charlotte Edmond | March 19, 2008
Taylor Wessing has landed the lead role for Bank of Montreal as the Canadian bank moves to shore up two structured investment vehicles (SIVs) it manages - providing an extra $12.7bn (£6.3bn) of liquidity.The Anglo-German firm acted for the London branch of Bank of Montreal as both liquidity provider and investment fund manager when the bank agreed to give additional funding to two of its vehicles - Links Finance Corporation and Parkland Finance Corporation.
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