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Norton Rose signs up ex-CC partner in boost for City capital markets practice

Norton Rose has bolstered its City capital markets practice with the hire of former Clifford Chance (CC) partner Kate Alliott. Alliott is due to join the top 10 City firm in early December after seven years as a partner with CC's London capital markets practice.
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Cleary and Sullivan lead on Gucci owner's €1bn French listing

Cleary Gottlieb & Steen Hamilton and Sullivan & Cromwell have taken lead roles on the €1bn (£900m) French initial public offering (IPO) of a subsidiary of luxury goods company PPR. PPR, the holding company of brands such as Gucci and Puma, is set to list its African distribution unit CFAO, marking the first significant IPO in the French market since 2007.
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Freshfields and Linklaters lead on £1bn Gartmore listing

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have taken lead roles on British fund manager Gartmore's £1bn initial public offering (IPO). The float, which will cover 30%-50% of the company, is intended to cut net debt from £400m to £100m.
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CC votes in new City capital markets chief

Clifford Chance (CC) has elected partner Andrew Forryan as the firm's new London capital markets head. Forryan takes over from David Bickerton, who was recently voted in as London managing partner.
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Sidley boosts City capital markets team with hire of ex-A&O partner

Sidley Austin has made a rare lateral appointment in the City with the hire of former Allen & Overy securities partner Bart Capeci. Capeci joined the US firm's London securities practice last week, having been a partner in A&O's international capital markets team since 1998.
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SJ Berwin taps Willkie Farr to grow 20-lawyer Paris M&A team

SJ Berwin has added a new partner in Paris from Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Public M&A and capital markets partner Etienne Boursican, who was a special European counsel at the US law firm, joined the top 20 City practice last month.
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Clifford Chance votes in Bickerton as new London managing partner

Clifford Chance (CC) has handed David Bickerton the role of London managing partner after a contested election. Bickerton will officially start the new post on 1 January 2010, replacing Jeremy Sandelson, who stepped down to take on the role of global litigation head last month.
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CC set to make more City layoffs as capital markets team faces cutbacks

Clifford Chance (CC) has made another round of job cuts in London, with eight fee earners set to be laid off, Legal Week can reveal. The redundancies will affect eight lawyers in the firm's City capital markets practice. The firm has stated that no other offices or practice areas will be affected. The process, which started earlier this week, will see affected fee earners consulted with on an individual basis. All of the redundancies are compulsory.
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Pinsents retains top spot in AIM-listed client rankings

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

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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