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Bakers seals €2.18bn Swiss hospital sale

Baker & McKenzie has landed its first deal for South African hospital group Medi-Clinic after advising on its €2.18bn (£1.48bn) acquisition of Switzerland's Hirslanden from European private equity group BC Partners.
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Willkie plugs in to E200m GE fundraising

Willkie Farr & Gallagher has landed a lead role advising General Electric (GE)-owned real estate investment group IPBM on a fundraising worth almost E200m (£135m) .
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Hunton hires Euro Commission man in Brussels

Hunton & Williams has strengthened its Brussels office with the hire European Commission senior competition official Robert Klotz, the US firm announced today (5 September). Klotz spent 12 years with the Directorate-General for Competition. He joins Hunton as a partner and will advise clients on European and German regulatory and competition law.
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Proskauer swallows Paris boutique in buy-out push

Proskauer Rose has absorbed Paris private equity boutique Schmidt Gicqueau Dumas Mull-Jochen (SGDM), as the US firm continues its European buy-out push. SGDM founding partner Daniel Schmidt and private investment funds partner Olivier Dumas both join the New York-based law firm as partners, while corporate lawyers Mireille Mull-Jochen and Arielle Halini and tax specialist Estelle Piazza join Proskauer as associates.
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Atlanta firm targets Europe with Frankfurt launch

King & Spalding has launched an office in Germany as the firm looks to cash in on the buoyant real estate sector in the key European market. The Atlanta-based law firm announced today (4 September) that it is opening in Frankfurt after hiring a four-lawyer team, including Heuking Kuehn Lueer Wojtek corporate lawyer Michael Prinz zu Loewenstein.
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Links leads way as GdF-Suez saga nears end

Linklaters has joined French firms Bredin Prat and Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier among the beneficiaries of the protracted €70bn (£47bn) merger saga involving Gas de France (GdF) and Suez, which was finally approved yesterday (3 September). Bredin Prat, the French ally of Slaughter and May, advised Suez alongside City giant Linklaters, while Darrois Villey acted for GdF on a deal that was originally announced in February 2006.
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Dewey-LeBoeuf tie-up to back European push

The impending merger of New York duo Dewey Ballantine and LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae has been hailed by its London partners as a springboard for aggressive European growth. The surprise merger deal, which was announced on 27 August, is set to give the merged practice a foothold in nearly every major European legal market.
3 minute read

International Edition

Tug of war

Recent high-profile public health concerns have resulted in a push for more aggressive and proactive regulation in many sectors. But should this be at the expense of many of the procedural safeguards that most companies and individuals have enjoyed historically?
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International Edition

A new equality

The General Act on Equal Treatment in Germany came into force on 18 August, 2006, after heavy political discussions. With the Act, the Federal Republic of Germany implemented several European directives regarding equal treatment and anti-racism at work. The purpose of the Act is to prevent or eliminate discrimination on the basis of race or on the grounds of ethnic origin, sex, religion or beliefs, disability, age or sexual identity. So far there is no consensus about the practical importance of the Act. According to one opinion it is very limited, comparable with previous provisions regarding sexual discrimination. The contrary view is that the Act will increase damages claims to a US level and will lead to more bureaucracy in human resources (HR) processes.
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CC stars on £2.8bn Eurotunnel debt deal

Clifford Chance (CC) has advised Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs on the sale of £2.84bn of debt in Eurotunnel, with the magic circle law firm fielding teams in both London and Paris. The City giant advised the banks on loans made to Eurotunnel's operating companies in June as part of the group's restructuring agreement made at the end of last year.
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