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Hammonds hits heights with £780m Keepmoat MBO

Hammonds has bagged a plum instruction on one of the largest deals to hit the Yorkshire market after advising on the landmark £783m management buy-out of housing company Keepmoat. The national firm acted for a management team led by chief executive David Blunt and three further company directors on their acquisition of Keepmoat, a regeneration and affordable housing specialist that operates the brands Bramall Construction, Frank Haslam Milan and Haslam Homes.
2 minute read

International Edition

Lovells motors on with €1bn auto loans role

Lovells has landed a lead role opposite Clifford Chance (CC) as German bank FCE completes a securitisation worth almost €1bn (£680m). Lovells capital markets head Sharon Lewis took the lead for regular client FCE on the securistisation of automotive loan assets worth a combined €998m (£679m). The loans were originated in FCE's German branches and relate to the Ford, Mazda, Jaguar and Land Rover brands owned by Ford Motor Company.
2 minute read

Legal Week

Lovells motors on with €1bn auto loans role

Lovells has landed a lead role opposite Clifford Chance (CC) as German bank FCE completes a securitisation worth almost €1bn (£680m). Lovells capital markets head Sharon Lewis took the lead for regular client FCE on the securistisation of automotive loan assets worth a combined €998m (£679m). The loans were originated in FCE's German branches and relate to the Ford, Mazda, Jaguar and Land Rover brands owned by Ford Motor Company.
3 minute read

International Edition

Quintet of firms ties up £8bn ICI takeover

A raft of international firms has advised on the £8bn takeover of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) by Dutch rival Akzo Nobel. Sullivan & Cromwell has joined De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek and Slaughter and May advising Akzo.
1 minute read

Legal Week

Quintet of firms ties up £8bn ICI takeover

A raft of international firms has advised on the £8bn takeover of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) by Dutch rival Akzo Nobel. Sullivan & Cromwell has joined De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek and Slaughter and May advising Akzo.
7 minute read

International Edition

OC and Travers lead on £410m Apollo buy-out

Osborne Clarke (OC) and Travers Smith have taken lead roles acting for investment duo Lloyds TSB Development Capital (LDC) and Bank of Scotland Corporate respectively on the £410m secondary buy-out of Apollo. The deal sees OC private equity head Greg Leyshon advising LDC on the sale of property services subsidiary Apollo. Travers corporate partners Andrew Roberts and David Innes acted for Bank of Scotland, which provided a debt and equity package to support the incumbent management team. The bank will hold a 20.5% stake in the company going forward, with the remainder held by management.
2 minute read

Legal Week

OC and Travers lead on £410m Apollo buy-out

Osborne Clarke (OC) and Travers Smith have taken lead roles acting for investment duo Lloyds TSB Development Capital (LDC) and Bank of Scotland Corporate respectively on the £410m secondary buy-out of Apollo. The deal sees OC private equity head Greg Leyshon advising LDC on the sale of property services subsidiary Apollo. Travers corporate partners Andrew Roberts and David Innes acted for Bank of Scotland, which provided a debt and equity package to support the incumbent management team. The bank will hold a 20.5% stake in the company going forward, with the remainder held by management.
7 minute read

International Edition

CC breezes off with €1.8bn wind power deal

Magic circle giant Clifford Chance (CC) has advised longstanding client International Power on its €1.8bn (£1.2m) agreement to acquire the Trinergy wind power portfolio in Italy and Germany. The deal sees International Power - an independent electricity operator with plants in 17 countries - acquire the Trinergy portfolio from private investors connected with the Matrix Group and CJS Capital Partners.
2 minute read

International Edition

Taylor Wessing coup with £1.5bn cement deal

Taylor Wessing has landed a plum role advising new client Saint Gobain on its €2.125bn (£1.439bn) acquisition of mortar producer Maxit - handing the Anglo-German law firm one of its largest corporate instructions to date. Taylor Wessing advised French building materials giant Saint Gobain fielding a German-based team including corporate partners Peter Hellich, Ernst-Albrecht von Beauvais and Dirk Lorenz.
2 minute read

Legal Week

Taylor Wessing coup with £1.5bn cement deal

Taylor Wessing has landed a plum role advising new client Saint Gobain on its €2.125bn (£1.439bn) acquisition of mortar producer Maxit - handing the Anglo-German law firm one of its largest corporate instructions to date. Taylor Wessing advised French building materials giant Saint Gobain fielding a German-based team including corporate partners Peter Hellich, Ernst-Albrecht von Beauvais and Dirk Lorenz.
5 minute read

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