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City duo book places on First Choice-TUI tie-up

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 19, 2007

Allen & Overy (A&O) and Herbert Smith have landed the lead roles on the latest major tie-up in the fast-consolidating travel sector - the merger bid between UK holiday giant First Choice and German group TUI. The deal, which was announced today (19 March), will see First Choice combine with the tourism arm of TUI to create TUI Travel - a London-listed company with annual revenues of around £12bn.

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A&O leads Imperial's £8bn bid for Spanish rival

By Georgina Stanley | March 15, 2007

Allen & Overy (A&O) and Garrigues have won the lead roles on the €11.5bn (£7.85bn) approach by Imperial Tobacco for Spanish rival Altadis, announced earlier today (15 March). A&O is advising Imperial, the fourth-largest tobacco company in the world, with City-based corporate partner Jeremy Parr - who handles the magic circle firm's relationship with the client - leading the team.

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Legal Week

A&O leads Imperial's £8bn bid for Spanish rival

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 15, 2007

Allen & Overy (A&O) and Garrigues have won the lead roles on the €11.5bn (£7.85bn) approach by Imperial Tobacco for Spanish rival Altadis, announced earlier today (15 March). A&O is advising Imperial, the fourth-largest tobacco company in the world, with City-based corporate partner Jeremy Parr - who handles the magic circle firm's relationship with the client - leading the team.

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International Edition

Travers ties up NCP sale for 3i

By Charlotte Edmond | March 15, 2007

Travers Smith has bagged a lead advisory role for 3i, acting for the UK private equity house on its £790m sale of National Car Parks (NCP) to Macquarie. The deal, which was agreed yesterday (14 March), saw Travers advise 3i on the sale, fielding a heavyweight team under private equity partner Phil Sanderson and practice head and 3i relationship partner Chris Hale. Banking partner Andrew Gregson and tax partner Victoria Nicholl also advised on the deal.

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Legal Week

Travers ties up NCP sale for 3i

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 15, 2007

Travers Smith has bagged a lead advisory role for 3i, acting for the UK private equity house on its £790m sale of National Car Parks (NCP) to Macquarie. The deal, which was agreed yesterday (14 March), saw Travers advise 3i on the sale, fielding a heavyweight team under private equity partner Phil Sanderson and practice head and 3i relationship partner Chris Hale. Banking partner Andrew Gregson and tax partner Victoria Nicholl also advised on the deal.

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International Edition

Slaughters, CC win roles on KKR's Boots bid

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 14, 2007

Magic circle duo Slaughter and May and Clifford Chance (CC) have bagged leading roles on Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co's (KKR's) high stakes £9.7bn bid for Alliance Boots.

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International Edition

Commentary: Cadwalader faces test as curtain draws on Wilkinson show

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 14, 2007

So it was rumoured, so it has come to pass. The persistent gossip in restructuring circles was that Andrew Wilkinson would be quitting Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft as the Eurotunnel restructuring winds down for a major investment bank. And so, with Cadwalader's star confirming last week that he is moving to Goldman Sachs to co-head its restructuring department, he has.

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International Edition

Lovells ties up E863m hotel sale for new client Moor Park

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 14, 2007

Lovells has won its first deal for private equity client Moor Park Real Estate, advising the fund on the E863m (£587m) sale and leaseback of 91 Accor hotels in Europe. The firm was instructed by Moor Park several weeks ago with Accor announcing it had agreed to sell the properties last week (5 March).

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International Edition

Weil Gotshal and Addleshaws step out in style with £190m fashion buy-out

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 14, 2007

Weil Gotshal & Manges' London arm has strengthened its ties with private equity house HgCapital, advising on its £190m acquisition of Manchester-based fashion business Americana International Group from ISIS Equity Partners.

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International Edition

Simmons cashes in on £420m finance merger

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 14, 2007

Simmons & Simmons has scored a role advising UK cash machine operator LINK Interchange Network on its proposed £420m merger with Voca. The merger bid, which was announced on 6 March, would see LINK combine with Voca, the largest processor of direct debits and credit transfers in Europe, to create a new firm to be known as VocaLINK.

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