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Pinsents retains top spot in AIM-listed client rankings
By Legal Week | November 4, 2009
Pinsent Masons has maintained its position as the law firm with the largest number of clients listed on London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM). Hemscott rankings for the three-month period ending 5 October show that Pinsents gained one new AIM-listed client over the quarter, increasing its tally to 56.
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CC's Italy arm continues to shrink as two partners exit
By Legal Week | October 28, 2009
Clifford Chance (CC) has seen two further partner departures in Italy, with the firm's partnership shrinking by almost a third in the country over the last year. Rome capital markets partner Alessandra Bessant left CC at the end of last month and has yet to announce her next move, while Milan-based project finance partner Massimo Novo left in August to join the European Investment Bank as head of legal for Italy and Southeast Europe.
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Commentary: Capital markets lawyers cross fingers for return of public float
By Legal Week | October 28, 2009
Will they, won't they? And if they do, when? Initial public offerings (IPOs), still the bellwether for market confidence, have been all but absent in 2009. As such, for many lawyers, the real test of whether recovering markets can deliver deals will be if 2010 can make good on the predictions that the IPO market will reopen for business.
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ECM lawyers gear up for IPO market revival
By Legal Week | October 21, 2009
Equity capital markets (ECM) partners are preparing for a wave of main market initial public offerings (IPOs) after seeing listings all but dry up in 2009. So far this calendar year there have been just three IPOs on the main market of the London Stock Exchange raising £416m, compared with 32 IPOs raising £6bn in 2008. London's Alternative Investment Market has also seen a dearth of activity, with just five IPOs in 2009 compared with 38 during 2008.
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Ashurst and Macfarlanes called in on LXB's £100m AIM float
By Legal Week | October 20, 2009
Ashurst and Macfarlanes have taken headline roles on a rare initial public offering (IPO) on London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM) worth £100m. The deal saw LXB Retail Properties float on the exchange, which has seen activity levels plummet during the downturn.
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CC capital markets partner Roith joins London managing partner race
By Legal Week | October 19, 2009
Clifford Chance (CC) capital markets partner Stephen Roith has joined the race to become the firm's new London managing partner, becoming the third name put forward for the coveted role. Roith was nominated last week for the position and joins finance chief Mark Stewart and capital markets chief David Bickerton in the hotly-contested election.
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Linklaters partner to set up London base for CEE spin-off firm
By Legal Week | October 19, 2009
Linklaters' former head of capital markets, Nick Eastwell, has joined Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) firm Kinstellar as a senior consultant to set up a base in the City. Eastwell will work part-time for the CEE outfit, which was founded by a group of former Linklaters equity partners in November 2008 when the magic circle firm split from its offices in Budapest, Bratislava, Bucharest and Prague.
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Dewey takes top role on Aviva's US listing
By Legal Week | October 8, 2009
Dewey & LeBoeuf has won a lead role advising insurance giant Aviva on its New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) listing. The world's fifth-largest insurance group, formerly known as Norwich Union in the UK, will make a secondary listing on the NYSE on 20 October and trade under the symbol AV.
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A&O recruitment drive continues with Skadden partner hire
By Legal Week | October 5, 2009
Allen & Overy (A&O) has made its second hire in the space of week after bolstering its London equity capital markets practice with a hire from a US rival. Robert Williams joins the magic circle firm's partnership today (5 October) from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, where he has been a partner for ten years.
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Deutsche relations in spotlight after White & Case departures
By Legal Week | September 30, 2009
White & Case is working to renew its relationship in London with key client Deutsche Bank, after six partners with links to the client left the firm's banking and capital markets practice in 18 months. Since key relationship partner Mike Goetz quit for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in March 2008, a further five partners linked with Deutsche have left in London - putting the connection under strain. At its height the relationship was thought to be worth around $25m (£16m) a year to the firm's London office.
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