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Weil wins lead on fundraising for Bob Geldof's Africa private equity venture

Weil Gotshal & Manges' London arm has been instructed on a high-profile fundraising for 8 Miles, the Africa-focused private equity house headed by Bob Geldof. Weil Gotshal recruit Ed Gander – who recently joined the US law firm alongside three other Clifford Chance (CC) partners – has taken the lead role for 8 Miles, a client that has been transferred from CC.
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Africa's political upheaval paired with euro crisis make continent key investment arena

Changes in African nations' political spheres have given investors confidence. ENS' Scott Nelson reports
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Gateway to a resolution - modernising Dubai's business disputes regime

Thanks to a new law, Dubai businesses now have a choice whether to resolve disputes in the Dubai International Financial Centre or the civil courts. Afridi & Angell's Khadija Ali reports
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Joining forces - the value of GC networking in the Middle East

"[The Middle East] is very complex – it's very useful to be able to reach out to a colleague" - Corporate Counsel Middle East Group president Elias Hayek on helping in-house lawyers to tap into emerging markets in the Middle East legal community
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Norton Rose acts on landmark Ethiopia private equity investment

Norton Rose has taken the key role on the largest private equity investment into Ethiopia to date. The deal saw the UK law firm advise Duet Private Equity on its acquisition of a controlling interest in the country's largest independent brewery business, Dashen Brewery.
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Travers Smith and CC advise on $90m mine financing in Sierra Leone

Travers Smith and Clifford Chance (CC) have taken lead roles on the $90m (£57m) financing of London Mining's Marampa mine in Sierra Leone. Travers advised London Mining with a team led by corporate finance head Spencer Summerfield and corporate partner Adrian West, while CC advised the underwriters, JP Morgan Cazenove and Liberum Capital, led by London capital markets partner Iain Hunter.
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Eversheds hires three partners for City pensions group

Eversheds has added three partners to its London pensions practice with the hire of two laterals from Squire Sanders and an of counsel from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. The Squire Sanders partner duo, Emma King and Sarah Franklin, both join from the firm's Birmingham arm, where King headed up the local practice.
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A&O and Linklaters top slim 2011 EMEA capital markets rankings as volumes dip

Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters have topped Thomson Reuters' EMEA rankings for bank roles on debt and equity capital markets (ECM) transactions in 2011 – a year in which the volume of debt issues fell more than 7%. A&O advised managers on 472 debt issues generating proceeds of $272.5bn (£175.1bn) to head the bank-side rankings across the EMEA region, with Linklaters, Clifford Chance (CC), Davis Polk & Wardwell and Cahill Gordon & Reindel making up the rest of the top five.
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Legal Week to launch new awards event for Middle East lawyers

Legal Week is set to launch a new awards ceremony recognising the achievements of lawyers working in the Middle East, with the inaugural event to take place in Dubai later this year. The Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards, which will take place at The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi on 17 May, will be hosted by Starwood Hotels and Resorts EMEA vice president, legal, Elias Hayek.
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Clydes signs up Trowers' former Abu Dhabi chief for local office

Clyde & Co has grown its Middle East practice with the hire of Trowers & Hamlins' former Abu Dhabi head Adrian Creed. Creed, a project finance lawyer, joined the firm last month, taking the total number of partners in Clydes' local office to five.
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