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Lovells, Norton Rose lead on Barclays' £2bn Asian sale

Norton Rose and Lovells have become the latest firms to benefit from the £45bn merger bid between Barclays and ABN Amro, with the City firms each advising major Asian clients on more than £2bn worth of investment in the UK financial services giant. Norton Rose is acting for the China Development Bank and Lovells is representing Temasek, the investment arm of the Singapore Government, which have acquired stakes worth a combined £2.4bn in Barclays ahead of its planned takeover of ABN.
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A&O tops H1 projects league for 2007

Allen & Overy (A&O) has once again come out on top of the latest global project finance league tables, leading its rivals by value and volume for the first half of 2007. Research by Infrastructure Journal shows A&O on top after advising on 35 deals worth a combined $27.4bn (£13.4bn). Clifford Chance (CC) is in second place by value, with 24 deals worth $23.2bn (£11.3bn), while New York law firm Shearman & Sterling completes the top three by value after acting on deals worth $15.3bn (£7.5bn).
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Taylor Wessing lands leading role in $1.9bn Budapest airport acquisition

Taylor Wessing has secured a role advising airport operator HOCHTIEF Airport (HTA) on its $1.9bn (£1.3bn) acquisition of a controlling stake in Budapest Airport from BAA.
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Commentary: White & Case City push will have to beat image problem

White & Case's European practice continues to be one of the most distinctive and promising teams yet put together by a US-based firm. A confident showing from the firm's finance team has helped to drive forward UK revenues by 38% in 2006 to hit $172m. The London office has also increased its fee earners from 64 to nearly 350 in the UK.
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Fried Frank wins mandate on Virgin Media cable buy-out

Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson's UK arm has secured a big-ticket M&A mandate after being instructed by Virgin Media on its prospective £11.5bn takeover by private equity giant Carlyle.
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Hammonds signs Eriksson Man City switch

Hammonds has capitalised on its recent role in the £81.6m takeover of Manchester City Football Club, with the national law firm advising on the signing of former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson as the club's new manager.
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Hull property initiative calls on Walker Morris

Walker Morris has advised on a £235m property deal in Hull, advising the City's council on improvements to local housing. The Leeds-based law firm worked alongside the Hull City Council in-house legal team on the project to improve 29,000 homes to a standard set out in a new initiative by the Government, dubbed 'Decent Homes'.
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Gibson Dunn moves in on £500m Shell Mex House sale to Westbrook Partners

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher's London arm has secured a role advising US private equity house Westbrook Partners on its £500m acquisition of Shell Mex House on the Strand.
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International Edition

CVC calls SJ Berwin for £764m quick-fire Samsonite buy-out

SJ Berwin's Italian arm has helped secure the firm a trophy corporate role after being instructed by CVC Capital Partners on its £764m acquisition of US luggage manufacturer Samsonite.
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Dealmaker: Ian Bagshaw

Former Clifford Chance rising star Ian Bagshaw is a partner in Linklaters' private equity team
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