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There's nothing quite like a classic spy thriller to get the blood pumping, even for a gaggle of normally implacable general counsel.
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International Edition

UK trio work out £925m David Lloyd sale

DLA Piper has landed a plum role opposite City giants Herbert Smith and Slaughter and May on the £925m sale of Whitbread's David Lloyd Leisure arm. The UK leisure company was offloaded to Versaille, a buyout vehicle backed by private real estate outfit London & Regional Properties (L&R) and Bank of Scotland Corporate.
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International Edition

Kirkland City fund recruits land €5.4bn Terra Firma deal

Kirkland & Ellis' new City funds team has closed its first major instruction since joining from SJ Berwin earlier this year. The US firm has advised on the creation of the Terra Firma Capital Partners III fund, which raised €5.4bn (£3.7bn). Terra Firma has invested more than €200m (£136m) in the fund. Other notable investors include the private equity division of insurance giant Allianz and the US State of Oregon. Funds partner Richard Watkins led for Kirkland, with support from senior associate Jenny Kapusniak.
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Weil Gotshal makes hay with $45bn US deal double

Weil Gotshal & Manges has landed roles on two major US deals in a week, worth more than $45bn (£22.7bn), acting on the management buy-out of Kinder Morgan and the acquisition of Archstone-Smith by Tishman Speyer. Weil Gotshal is advising Kinder Morgan management on the privatisation of the energy transportation and storage company, which is valued at approximately $23bn (£11.6bn).
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Weil Gotshal makes hay with $45bn US deal double

Weil Gotshal & Manges has landed roles on two major US deals in a week, worth more than $45bn (£22.7bn), acting on the management buy-out of Kinder Morgan and the acquisition of Archstone-Smith by Tishman Speyer. Weil Gotshal is advising Kinder Morgan management on the privatisation of the energy transportation and storage company, which is valued at approximately $23bn (£11.6bn).
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International Edition

CC renews BE links with £2.5bn share disposal

Clifford Chance (CC) has landed a mandate to advise top corporate client British Energy (BE) on the UK Government's disposal of a 25% share in the nuclear supplier - a deal estimated to be worth up to £2.5bn. BE, which is selling the stake by way of shares to institutional investors, is being advised by CC corporate finance partners David Lewis and Alison Price, together with BE corporate relationship partners Mark Poulton and Daniel Kossoff.
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International Edition

Skadden energised by $4bn Coke deal

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has acted for iconic brand Coca-Cola on its biggest acquisition to date, the $4.1bn (£2.1bn) purchase of energy drinks company Energy Brand. Skadden fielded a team out of its New York office led by M&A partners Martha McGarry and Sean Doyle.
2 minute read

International Edition

Ashurst rising stars dominate associate M&A league tables

Ashurst has topped the latest associate league tables with lawyers from the top 10 London firm landing four out of the top five spots in the two-year rankings.
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International Edition

Bank of Beijing IPO generates trophy mandates but lawyers wary of Hong Kong listing threat

A raft of firms including DLA Piper and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are in line to bag roles on the Bank of Beijing's initial public offering (IPO) - the latest of the Chinese state-owned banks to go public.
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Commentary: Frothy headlines obscure lack of mid-market pep

Beneath the hype and bombast, the market has already slowed considerably
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