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Freshfields leads on CVC's multimillion-pound investment into amusement parks operator

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has taken a lead role on CVC Capital Partners' multimillion-pound investment in Merlin Entertainments Group. The magic circle firm advised private equity house CVC on its purchase of a 28% stake in Merlin from the company's existing shareholders, which include buyout giant Blackstone, and Kirkbi, the investment arm of the Lego Group. The deal values Merlin, the world's second-largest amusement parks operator, at £2.25bn.
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CC and Hogan Lovells head up £450m sale of 3i-owned inspection company

Clifford Chance (CC) and Hogan Lovells have taken lead roles on a £450m deal involving UK private equity house 3i. Hogan Lovells advised French health and safety agency Bureau Veritas on the purchase of Inspectorate, the commodities testing and inspection division of 3i portfolio company Inspicio.
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M&A lawyers still waiting on full-blown recovery as deal flux continues in H1

Deal activity managed a modest revival in the first half of the year after a dire start to 2009 but continued market turbulence in the second quarter of 2010 has kept M&A lawyers waiting for a robust recovery. Research from Legal Week's data provider Mergermarket shows that bid activity edged up in the first half of the year. Global deal volume was up 12% against H1 2009, while deal value rose by 6%; in Europe volumes were up 6% over the same period while bid value rose by 23%.
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Dealmaker: David Aitman

Freshfields antitrust co-head on his concert pianist dreams and the bishop keeping his kids in line...
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Dewey and Linklaters line up on $700m Kazakhstan power station financing

Dewey & LeBoeuf has taken the lead role on the $700m (£463m) financing of Kazakhstan's Ekibastuz Power Station, one of the largest coal-fired power stations in the world. The deal secures the financing of the construction of a third unit for the power station that will increase its capacity by 50%.
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Linklaters and A&O win roles on $14bn Saudi oil financing deal

Linklaters and Allen & Overy (A&O) have taken lead roles on the $14bn (£9.3bn) financing of Saudi Aramco Total Refinery and Petrochemical Company's (SATORP) Jubail refinery in Saudi Arabia. A&O advised SATORP - which is 62.5% owned by Saudi Aramco and 37.5% owned by French oil giant Total - fielding a team led by finance partner Bimal Desai alongside construction partner Nigel Pritchard, while Zeyad Khoshaim of Saudi association firm Abdul Aziz Al Gassim provided advice on Saudi law.
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Olswang and Stephenson Harwood lead on Cineworld 3D screen rollout

Olswang and Stephenson Harwood have taken lead roles as Cineworld moves to update its UK screens to be able to handle 3D films such as 2010 blockbuster Avatar. Olswang advised Cineworld Group on the deal, which closed earlier this month (11 June), while Stephenson Harwood was instructed by digital cinema technology provider Arts Alliance Media, which will implement the digital upgrade programme at 77 Cineworld cinemas.
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Dealmaker: Phillip Slater

Reed Smith finance partner Phillip Slater on his Soviet shenanigans and the lessons learned from Mr Fox...
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Slaughters and Norton Rose head Resolution's £2.75bn bid for AXA

Slaughter and May and Norton Rose have taken lead roles on the potential £2.75bn takeover of AXA's UK life assurance business by Resolution. Slaughters is advising Resolution, the owner of life insurance firm Friends Provident, on its bid for AXA's UK life and savings operations which, if confirmed, will be funded in part by a pre-emptive £2bn rights issue by Resolution.
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A&O, McGrigors and Herbert Smith lead on Petro-Canada deal

A trio of UK law firms have taken roles on British energy company Dana Petroleum's largest-ever acquisition - the e328m (£274m) takeover of Petro-Canada Netherlands. Allen & Overy (A&O) and McGrigors both advised Dana, while Petro-Canada and its parent company Suncor Energy instructed Herbert Smith on the sale.
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