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Slaughters seals £300m Post Office aid package

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 09, 2007

Slaughter and May is advising the Post Office on a deal with the Government to secure more than £300m of state aid. As part of the restructuring of the Post Office and Royal Mail, the Post Office is to receive an aid package worth £313m in the form of public service compensation.

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City giants land plum outsourcing mandate

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 09, 2007

Lovells and Slaughter and May have landed lead roles on a major outsourcing deal between insurance giants Aviva and Swiss Re. Lovells is advising longstanding client Swiss Re on an agreement that sees the administration of three million life and pension policies held by Norwich Union Life - the UK life business of Aviva - transfer to the Zurich-based insurance giant from October 2007.

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Kirkland bags first Bridgepoint Capital deal with E500m German acquisition

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 07, 2007

US giant Kirkland & Ellis has bagged its first instruction from UK private equity house Bridgepoint Capital after advising on its acqui-sition of contact-lens maker Rodenstock from Permira, in a deal worth more than A500m (£339m). Munich head Volker Kullman led the team on the deal, which will close this month, along with German private equity partners Christian Zuleger and Frank Becker and London banking partner John Markland.

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International Edition

Hengeler Mueller to advise on €7bn Siemens IPO

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 07, 2007

Slaughter and May best friend Hengeler Mueller has secured a plum role advising German conglomerate Siemens on the initial public offering (IPO) of its €7bn (£4.7bn) car parts unit. The Munich-based company has begun gearing up for the flotation of Siemens VDO, which would be the largest German float since Deutsche Telekom's float in 1996.

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International Edition

Bonelli bags role in multibillion-euro Endesa takeover war

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 07, 2007

Italian leader Bonelli Erede Pappalardo has won a major role advising Enel on its acquisition of a stake in Endesa, in a move that plunges it into the bidding war for the takeover of the Spanish utility giant. Name partner Sergio Erede advised the Italian electricity group - a long-term client - on acquiring the shares.

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International Edition

Commentary: US City results: for whom the bellwether tolls

By Georgina Stanley | March 07, 2007

If there is one theme emerging from the figures for US firms' London outposts in 2006, it is just how divergent this amorphous group has become - particularly the more established players. On paper, 2006 should have been a great year: markets booming, M&A activity up and UK firms of all sizes mostly announcing record results.

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Legal Week

Commentary: US City results: for whom the bellwether tolls

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 07, 2007

If there is one theme emerging from the figures for US firms' London outposts in 2006, it is just how divergent this amorphous group has become - particularly the more established players. On paper, 2006 should have been a great year: markets booming, M&A activity up and UK firms of all sizes mostly announcing record results.

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International Edition

Wlmr C collex £265m City txtng M&A deal

By Charlotte Edmond | March 07, 2007

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr's London arm has advised a consortium backed by Irish private equity group Atlantic Bridge Ventures on its £265m acquisition of LogicaCMG's text messaging division.

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Legal Week

Wlmr C collex £265m City txtng M&A deal

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 07, 2007

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr's London arm has advised a consortium backed by Irish private equity group Atlantic Bridge Ventures on its £265m acquisition of LogicaCMG's text messaging division.

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International Edition

Eversheds signs off first deal for Sony Ericsson with UIQ takeover

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 07, 2007

Eversheds has closed its first corporate deal for Sony Ericsson after advising the mobile phone giant on its recent acquisition of Swedish software company UIQ Technology from Symbian.

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