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Herbert Smith wins role on record IPO of Chinese banking giant
By Suzi Ring | June 18, 2010
Herbert Smith has won a role on what is set to be the world's largest-ever initial public offering (IPO) as the Agricultural Bank of China (AgBank) goes public. The UK top 10 firm is advising the underwriting banks on the landmark listing, which was initially valued at as much as $30bn (£20.2bn), although market estimates have since been tempered by a drop in China's stock market, with a figure of $23bn (£15.5bn) now thought to be more likely.
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Weil leads on French private equity firm's billion-pound IPO exit
By Legal Week | June 11, 2010
Weil Gotshal & Manges has taken a lead role advising on the DKK12.4bn (£1.4bn) initial public offering (IPO) of Danish food company Chr Hansen. The Weil Gotshal team advising on the flotation was headed up by capital markets partners James Cole and Peter Schwartz, assisted by associates Jesse Zigmund, Aparna Ravi and Augustine Bourne.
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White & Case restocks City banking team with hire of Gide partner duo
By Jeremy Hodges | May 26, 2010
White & Case has made a double partner hire from Gide Loyrette Nouel's London office as the firm continues to rebuild its banking and capital markets practice in the City. Gide partners Michael Doran and Christopher Czarnocki are set to join the US firm's banking and capital markets practice.
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CC capital markets specialist named managing partner at Chinese firm
By Legal Week | May 7, 2010
Clifford Chance (CC) capital markets partner Rupert Li has joined King & Wood as the Chinese firm's new global managing partner. Li, a former partner in CC's Beijing office and member of the firm's management committee, will lead King & Wood's efforts to expand its international law capability with a focus on Hong Kong.
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Deal lawyers cheered as debt markets kick back into life
By Sofia Lind | April 27, 2010
As corporate activity begins its long-awaited recovery in the aftermath of the financial crisis, life certainly promises to be eventful for debt capital markets (DCM) lawyers - which is a considerable improvement on last year. The consensus from deal lawyers is that the debt market is also showing signs of life. New data from Thomson Reuters highlights a healthy revival in DCM activity around the globe, with the first quarter of the year seeing a 37% rise in activity on the last three months of 2009. While Q1 global DCM activity was still down by 10% on the equivalent period last year, the market is no longer entirely driven by companies seeking funding because they have no alternative.
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Magic circle duo take top roles on biggest London IPO for three years
By Legal Week | April 23, 2010
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have won roles on the largest London listing in nearly three years, reports The Am Law Daily. Essar Energy, a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Essar Group, has set a price range for its planned $2.5bn (£1.6bn) initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange.
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Ashurst boosts Asia practices with London partner relocations
By Suzi Ring | April 21, 2010
Ashurst is relocating London partners Stuart Rubin and Philip Thomson to Hong Kong and Singapore respectively as the firm moves to bulk up its presence in the Asia region. Ashurst counsel Rubin transferred from the UK top 20 law firm's London capital markets practice to Hong Kong in April. It is understood he will be made up to partner in the firm's 2010 promotions round, which will take effect on 1 May.
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A&O bulks up in Germany with hire of Lovells and Dewey partners
By Jeremy Hodges | April 16, 2010
Allen & Overy (A&O) has moved to significantly bolster its German practice with the hire of three partners from Lovells and Dewey & LeBoeuf. Frankfurt-based litigator Daniel Busse is set to leave Lovells along with two associates to take up a role as head of A&O's German dispute resolution practice, having been a partner at Lovells since 2004.
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Bingham signs up former NY Stock Exchange enforcement chief
By Legal Week | April 12, 2010
Bingham McCutchen has sealed the hire of the former enforcement head at the regulatory arm of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), reports The Am Law Daily. Susan Merrill, who spent a total of six years as head of enforcement for the NYSE's regulatory arm and the entity that succeeded it, will join Bingham's broker-dealer group in New York this week.
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Nabarro signs off £1bn emerging markets listings triple
By Jeremy Hodges | April 9, 2010
Nabarro's corporate team has closed £1bn worth of emerging market listings within a week, rounding off a successful first quarter for the firm. In late March, the UK top 25 firm advised Arden Partners as financial adviser to Indian power supplier KSK on its move from the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) to a secondary listing on the Official list with a market capitalisation of £800m.
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