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By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | December 10, 2008

Tuca, Zbarcea & Associatii managing partner Florentin Tuca on fulfilling his lifelong dreams, fishing and pretending to know about cheese

5 minute read

International Edition

Dealmaker: Daniela Favoccia

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | December 10, 2008

Hengeler Mueller partner Daniela Favoccia on the French, lawyer jokes and what makes a real global law firm

2 minute read

International Edition

Dealmaker: Youssef Djehane

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | December 10, 2008

Youssef Djehane, a partner at France's Gide, on being thrown in at the deep end as a novice and finding it difficult to admire corporate lawyers

4 minute read

International Edition

Dealmaker: Michael Chissick

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | December 03, 2008

Field Fisher Waterhouse's technology supremo Michael Chissick on lycra tops, zorbing and 'plogs'

5 minute read

International Edition

White & Case acts on record Nordic fundraising

By Georgina Stanley | December 03, 2008

White & Case has acted on the largest-ever Nordic private equity fundraising, advising buy-out firm Nordic Capital on a €4.3bn (£3.6bn) fund. The deal saw funds partner Matthew Judd leading a team of partners across offices in London, the US and Sweden, advising on the structuring, establishment and closing of Nordic Capital Fund VII. The team included partners Ulf Johansson (corporate) in Stockholm and Ken Raskin (executive compensation, benefits and employment) in New York.The firm began working on the deal for Nordic Capital last year, with the fund closing last month having exceeded its initial target by €600m (£498m).

1 minute read

Legal Week

White & Case acts on record Nordic fundraising

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | December 03, 2008

White & Case has acted on the largest-ever Nordic private equity fundraising, advising buy-out firm Nordic Capital on a €4.3bn (£3.6bn) fund. The deal saw funds partner Matthew Judd leading a team of partners across offices in London, the US and Sweden, advising on the structuring, establishment and closing of Nordic Capital Fund VII. The team included partners Ulf Johansson (corporate) in Stockholm and Ken Raskin (executive compensation, benefits and employment) in New York.The firm began working on the deal for Nordic Capital last year, with the fund closing last month having exceeded its initial target by €600m (£498m).

17 minute read

International Edition

Shearman, Debevoise and Gibson Dunn brave market to advise on $800m LBO

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | December 03, 2008

Shearman & Sterling, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher and Debevoise & Plimpton have taken roles on a leveraged buyout worth $800m (£664m). The deal, which included $600m (£498m) finance, saw Gibson Dunn corporate partner Paul Harter advise Investcorp and Barclays Private Equity, with NCTM handling Italian M&A aspects of the deal, which saw the acquisition of N&W Global Vending.Shearman's London office advised Investcorp and Barclays Private Equity on raising the debt to fund the acquisition, one of the largest leveraged buyouts of 2008.

2 minute read

International Edition

Commentary: Banking regulation work emerges as the new private equity

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | December 03, 2008

Has there ever been a better time be a specialist in financial services regulation? For years, such lawyers toiled away little-noticed within a dozen or so major commercial firms, prospering in sizeable numbers in Allen & Overy (A&O), Clifford Chance (CC) and CMS Cameron McKenna. But despite the creation of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) a decade ago, this group was hardly the most visible or loved of its breed, despite in recent years enjoying some of the highest charge-out rates in the City.

4 minute read

International Edition

Slaughters, SJB lead on BA-Qantas merger talks

By Charlotte Edmond | December 03, 2008

Slaughter and May and SJ Berwin have landed leading roles as British Airways (BA) and Qantas enter into merger talks. Slaughters M&A head Stephen Cooke has taken the lead for regular client BA which confirmed yesterday (2 December) that it was exploring a potential merger with Qantas via a dual-listed company structure.

2 minute read

Legal Week

Slaughters, SJB lead on BA-Qantas merger talks

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | December 03, 2008

Slaughter and May and SJ Berwin have landed leading roles as British Airways (BA) and Qantas enter into merger talks. Slaughters M&A head Stephen Cooke has taken the lead for regular client BA which confirmed yesterday (2 December) that it was exploring a potential merger with Qantas via a dual-listed company structure.

9 minute read

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