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By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | July 18, 2007

Doing business in Russia is far from easy, judging by the regular reports The Diary hears of hapless associates being carjacked by marauding Cossacks (well, Muscovite gangsters).

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International Edition

A&O lands top role on record Metronet insolvency

By Charlotte Edmond | July 18, 2007

Allen & Overy (A&O) has landed the key role advising Ernst & Young (E&Y) on the £2.6bn restructuring of struggling transport group Metronet. The role is a major boost for the magic circle law firm, which is advising E&Y as administrator on the largest formal insolvency procedure ever seen in the UK. Insolvency head Mark Sterling and restructuring partner Katrina Buckley are leading the team for A&O.

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Legal Week

A&O lands top role on record Metronet insolvency

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | July 18, 2007

Allen & Overy (A&O) has landed the key role advising Ernst & Young (E&Y) on the £2.6bn restructuring of struggling transport group Metronet. The role is a major boost for the magic circle law firm, which is advising E&Y as administrator on the largest formal insolvency procedure ever seen in the UK. Insolvency head Mark Sterling and restructuring partner Katrina Buckley are leading the team for A&O.

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International Edition

Deal Week Dispatch: 18/7/2007

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | July 18, 2007

Deal Week Dispatch brings readers an early taster of news from Legal Week's unparalleled Deal Week section, with Ashurst, Wragges and Norton Rose among the deal-doers.

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International Edition

Skadden snaps up £12bn Sainsbury's bid role

By Georgina Stanley | July 18, 2007

The City arm of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has bagged a key mandate acting on the £12bn bid for Sainsbury's by a Qatari investment group. The New York leader is advising Delta Two on its approach for the supermarket giant, which comes just months after Sainsbury's dismissed an approach from a private equity consortium comprising CVC Capital, Blackstone and Texas Pacific Group.

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Legal Week

Skadden snaps up £12bn Sainsbury's bid role

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | July 18, 2007

The City arm of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has bagged a key mandate acting on the £12bn bid for Sainsbury's by a Qatari investment group. The New York leader is advising Delta Two on its approach for the supermarket giant, which comes just months after Sainsbury's dismissed an approach from a private equity consortium comprising CVC Capital, Blackstone and Texas Pacific Group.

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International Edition

Links leads Rio Tinto's $34bn Alcan approach

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | July 12, 2007

Linklaters has bagged a high-profile lead role advising Rio Tinto on its approach for Canadian metal group Alcan, likely to be worth around $34bn (£16.8bn). City-based corporate partner Richard Godden is leading the Linklaters team advising Rio Tinto. Also playing key roles for the elice City law firm are fellow corporate partner James Inglis, competition partner Gavin Robert and banking partner Stuart Thomas.

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International Edition

Commentary: Lawyers fear there is still no cure for commoditisation

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | July 11, 2007

What is it about the UK finance market that makes it so resistant to the idea of commoditisation? Certainly, in an era in which structured products have driven the debt markets, much of the work is complex. But, of course, it is exactly this product innovation that rapidly turns the cutting-edge into the cookie-cutter.

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International Edition

Orrick and Mishcons lead on Earls Court sale to Liberty

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | July 11, 2007

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe and Mishcon de Reya have secured lead roles on the sale of a 50% stake in Earls Court and Olympia conference and exhibition centres (EC&O) to Liberty International.

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International Edition

University friendship helps Travers land £865m Scarborough mandate

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | July 11, 2007

A university friendship has helped Travers Smith win a lead role opposite Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer on the £865m sale of the Scarborough Property Group.

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