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City giants sail in for BAE's warship JV

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have landed the lead roles as defence contractors BAE Systems and VT Group merge their ship-building operations to create the UK's leading provider of surface warships. Freshfields advised BAE on the establishment of the joint venture alongside the company's in-house team, with corporate partner Julian Long leading for Freshfields.
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City giants sail in for BAE's warship JV

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have landed the lead roles as defence contractors BAE Systems and VT Group merge their ship-building operations to create the UK's leading provider of surface warships. Freshfields advised BAE on the establishment of the joint venture alongside the company's in-house team, with corporate partner Julian Long leading for Freshfields.
4 minute read

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Middle East presence gives A&O the edge in projects league table

Allen & Overy (A&O) has emerged as leader of the latest global project finance league tables, ahead of its rivals by both value and volume for the first half of 2007.
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International Edition

Herbert Smith leads on HK$11bn listing as Hong Kong IPO market gathers pace

Herbert Smith is leading a raft of international firms seizing on the rush of initial public offerings (IPOs) in China and Hong Kong so far this year.
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International Edition

Good buy-out day for three national firms

Three national firms have scooped trophy roles on the £160m secondary buy-out of high-profile fashion brand Good Hair Day.
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International Edition

Taylor Wessing secures lead role in £622m property coup

Taylor Wessing has pushed ahead of City rival Olswang to land a lead role on the £622m property acquisition of some of the UK's most famous tourist attractions, including Alton Towers and Madame Tussauds.
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Skadden and Shearman secure UK mandates on Sainsbury's Qatari bid

US firms Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Shearman & Sterling have secured major UK mandates on the £12bn bid for Sainsbury's by a Qatari investment group.
2 minute read

International Edition

Commentary: SJ Berwin gets set to repulse the British Land grab

Ten years ago the idea of a firm other than SJ Berwin winning a major instruction for property giant British Land would have seemed unthinkable.
4 minute read

International Edition

Travers lands Derwent as new client with £111m Greenwich property deal

Travers Smith has scored a significant new client after advising property giant Derwent London on the £111.8m sale of its one million sq ft Greenwich Reach scheme.
2 minute read

International Edition

Norton Rose lands billion-dollar oil role

Norton Rose has advised 19 commercial and Islamic banks on the $1.4bn (£683m) financing of a $2.1bn (£1bn) petrochemicals project run by Kuwait Paraxylene Production Company (KPPC).
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