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Deals: Property 15/02/2007

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

SJ Berwin has advised British Land on the sale of three Homebase stores to St James' Place for £44.6m. Real estate partner Lewis Myers led for SJ Berwin. DLA Piper real estate partner Catherine Usher advised St James' Place.

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International Edition

Deals: Finance 15/02/2007

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

Berwin Leighton Paisner real estate finance partner Mark Waghorn has advised Bank of Ireland on a £250m acquisition and construction financing package for Comer Homes. The package consists of a £125m acquisition facility and a £125m development facility for three residential developments. Jonathan S Rose Solicitors acted for Comer Homes on the property and finance aspects of the transaction. Dundas & Wilson acted for Comer Homes on construction issues. Carey Olsen advised Bank of Ireland and the lenders on Guernsey law, while Ogier advised Comer Homes on local law.

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International Edition

Wragges nets lead role on Leicester City takeover

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

Wragge & Co has advised longstanding client Leicester City FC on the sale of a majority stake in the football club to former Portsmouth FC chairman Milan Mandaric for around £9m. A Wragges team led by corporate partner Andrew Smith advised the Championship club on the sale, which saw Mandaric's US-based company UK Football Investments acquire around 75% of the Midlands outfit.

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International Edition

CC, Links lead on record Dubai debt programme

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | February 13, 2007

Clifford Chance and Linklaters have advised on a $5bn (£2.55bn) debt issuance programme in Dubai - the largest such programme in the Middle East and the first to be listed exclusively on the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX). CC advised Dubai Holding Commercial Operations Group on the establishment of the $5bn programme, fielding a team led by Dubai capital markets partner Debashis Dey.

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International Edition

City giants lead on Vodafone's £6bn Indian mobile deal

By Georgina Stanley | February 12, 2007

Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have taken the lead roles in Vodafone's $11.1bn (£5.7bn) acquisition of a controlling stake in Indian mobile network Hutchison Essar. Linklaters advised longstanding client Vodafone, with corporate partners Iain Fenn and Clodagh Hayes leading a deal team that worked closely with Vodafone in-house counsel Helen Lamprell.

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Legal Week

City giants lead on Vodafone's £6bn Indian mobile deal

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

Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have taken the lead roles in Vodafone's $11.1bn (£5.7bn) acquisition of a controlling stake in Indian mobile network Hutchison Essar. Linklaters advised longstanding client Vodafone, with corporate partners Iain Fenn and Clodagh Hayes leading a deal team that worked closely with Vodafone in-house counsel Helen Lamprell.

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International Edition

Trio join up for Thomas Cook-MyTravel merger

By Charlotte Edmond | February 12, 2007

Sullivan & Cromwell, Slaughter and May and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have come together to advise on the £3bn merger between Thomas Cook and MyTravel, announced earlier today (12 February). The deal sees German-based Sullivan client KarstadtQuelle - which already owned 50% of Thomas Cook - acquire the remaining 50% of the company, which is owned by Lufthansa, before it merges with MyTravel.

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Legal Week

Trio join up for Thomas Cook-MyTravel merger

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

Sullivan & Cromwell, Slaughter and May and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have come together to advise on the £3bn merger between Thomas Cook and MyTravel, announced earlier today (12 February). The deal sees German-based Sullivan client KarstadtQuelle - which already owned 50% of Thomas Cook - acquire the remaining 50% of the company, which is owned by Lufthansa, before it merges with MyTravel.

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International Edition

Kirkland's City arm lands record African LBO

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

Kirkland & Ellis has bagged a key role advising Bain Capital on its $3.5bn (£1.7bn) acquisition of African retailer Edgars Consolidated Stores - the largest leveraged buy-out seen on the continent to date. Kirkland acted for regular client Bain, fielding a City-based team including corporate partners James Learner and Christopher Field, finance partners Stephen Gillespie and Neel Sachdev and tax partner Ian Taplin.

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International Edition

Commentary: Linklaters' weirdly credible buy-out relaunch gets better

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

While the hire of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer acquisition finance partner David Ereira raised a few eyebrows, last week's news that Clifford Chance (CC) rising star Ian Bagshaw is to help rebuild Linklaters' buy-out team leaves little doubt that Silk Street is serious about bulking up in private equity.

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