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Slaughters rises to top of Asian M&A rankings

Big-ticket run sees magic circle firm head Thomson Financial standings
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Dealmaker: Jonathan Coppin

One of the best known M&A lawyers at Norton Rose and Shearman & Sterling, Jonathan Coppin last year joined Hogan & Hartson to head up its UK corporate team
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Upbeat lawyers still fear leverage could prick M&A bubble

Given that the value of European M&A rose 29% in 2006 according to Mergermarket, bullishness is unsurprisingly pretty widespread among deal lawyers sizing up this year's prospects. A weaker but still solid outlook for corporate earnings and a continuing supply of cheap debt to back up cash-driven acquisitions is obviously still proving a heady mixture 18 months into Europe's M&A revival. Cynics would dub these conditions as bubble-like.
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DLA Piper and Salans help save Little Chef's bacon

DLA Piper and Salans have played key roles in a last-minute rescue of Little Chef, but insolvency lawyers have played down claims that the deal marks the beginning of the long-heralded revival in restructuring work.
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Trophy private equity client calls in DLA Piper for £267m restaurant group deal

DLA Piper's property team has secured a trophy private equity mandate after being instructed to act as UK counsel to buy-out giant Blackstone on its £267m acquisition of restaurant group Tragus.The national firm landed the mandate on the back of a referral and worked with the London arm of Blackstone's lead US corporate adviser, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.
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Herbies advises on Slough Estates' listing

Herbert Smith has won Slough Estates as a new client, advising on the FTSE 100 property company's secondary listing on Euronext.The Paris listing allows the company's French business to access tax exemptions under domestic legislation.
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Pinsents lands £614m Delhi Airport redevelopment role

UK firm's Dubai arm acts for regular Indian client on project set to double airport capacity
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US investor brings in Paul Hastings for £208m Grosvenor Place deal

Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker has completed its first deal for real estate investment company Beacon Capital Partners - advising on its £208m acquisition of 33 Grosvenor Place.The US firm was instructed by the Boston-based fund manager in November with the deal closing on 19 December.
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Camerons advises RBS on £1bn hotels disposal

CMS Cameron McKenna has acted on another major transaction for the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), advising the bank on its disposal of 47 Marriott hotels in a deal worth around £1bn.Camerons fielded a team headed by corporate finance partner Louise Wallace and corporate partner Chris Southorn to advise RBS on the sale of the UK-based hotels to Israeli investor Delek Real Estate.
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Deals: Finance 11/01/07

Eversheds has advised asset-based lender Davenham Group on the setting up of new banking facilities for £300m through agreements with the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). Banking partner Nigel Dale led the team for Eversheds. DLA Piper advised RBS on the deal.
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