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Skadden, Jones Day connect for $1.4bn energy deal

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Jones Day have advised on the $1.4bn (£685m) acquisition of Airtricity North America by E.ON. Skadden advised regular client Airtricity on the sale of its US wind farm operations after being instructed in the first half of the year. The firm's dual-qualified European energy and project finance head Douglas Nordlinger led the team assisted by London finance partner James Healy.
14 minute read

International Edition

City set for bank vs bank credit crunch clashes

Top City law firms are preparing themselves for an unprecedented surge in litigation between banking giants as a result of the credit crunch, in what looks set to be the biggest client dilemma to hit the UK's commercial legal industry in years.
3 minute read

International Edition

Editor's Comment: Divided loyalties

"The situation is rather difficult," says one corporate partner, with considerable understatement. The situation, in the broadest sense, is the current turmoil in the global credit markets, which is fast turning lawyer/client dynamics on their head.
3 minute read

International Edition

Reed Smith, Clydes win roles on landmark DIFC insolvency

Reed Smith Richards Butler and Clyde & Co have advised on the first liquidation to take place out of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
2 minute read

International Edition

British Land calls in DLA on trophy £161m property sell-off opposite White & Case

DLA Piper and White & Case have landed the headline roles on British Land's £161m sale of a Midlands business park to Doughty Hanson and US real estate investment trust Liberty Property Trust.
2 minute read

International Edition

A&O and CC lead on major Egypt project

Magic circle giants Allen & Overy (A&O) and Clifford Chance (CC) have secured significant roles on project company EAgrium's $940m (£463m) financing of a fertiliser plant in the Nile Delta - Egypt's largest project financing transaction to date.
2 minute read

International Edition

Commentary: Linklaters finally getting round to taking Manhattan

Whether you speak to partners in London or New York the message coming out of Linklaters is now clear: "New York is our number one priority."
4 minute read

International Edition

Freshfields leads on E60m Deutsche pro bono initiative

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has acted on a pro bono basis for Deutsche Bank on an ethical investment portfolio designed to make small loans available to people in developing countries.
2 minute read

International Edition

DLA Piper lands top role for Towergate on £276m software supplier acquisition

DLA Piper has advised Towergate on the broker's largest deal yet, the £276m acquisition of software supplier Open International.
2 minute read

International Edition

Slaughters wins Treasury role in Northern Rock saga

Slaughter and May has joined Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as the latest firm to cash in on the ongoing Northern Rock saga, with the elite law firm instructed on behalf of the Treasury to advise on options for the beleaguered bank. Slaughters will advise the Treasury alongside Goldman Sachs in the high-profile crisis surrounding the UK mortgage lender.
1 minute read

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