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Linklaters scales back Berlin office as firm repositions itself in Germany

Linklaters has moved to downsize its Berlin arm as nearly half the office's full-time partners are dispatched to different offices following a strategic shake-up of its German practice.
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Hogan recruits Freshfields Paris partner

Hogan & Hartson has recruited a senior corporate partner from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
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Freshfields to advise on Hamburg's 30% stake flotation of port business HHLA

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has bagged a plum role advising on the float of the city of Hamburg's port business in what is set to be one of the biggest German initial public offerings (IPOs) of the year.
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Bakers leads Banco Santander on $1.7bn deal

Baker & McKenzie has won a repeat instruction from the Portuguese arm of Spain's Banco Santander, advising Banco Santander Totta on a $1.75bn (£890m) bond issue.
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International Edition

Dublin up

The success of Ireland as a hub for the global financial services industry is well documented. Since the establishment of the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in Dublin in 1987, the industry in Ireland has gone from strength to strength. It is currently estimated that the financial services industry in Ireland services E1trn (£680bn) in assets. Some 18,000 people work in companies based in the IFSC primarily in investment funds, insurance and treasury operations.
6 minute read

International Edition

A qualified success

In December 2006 the board of the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority approved a proposal to streamline the current authorisation process for qualifying investor funds (QIFs).
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International Edition

Adventure Capital

Participants in the Irish M&A market are watching with interest as the controversy over the effect that the private equity industry has had in the UK continues unabated.
7 minute read

International Edition

The dispute business

Everything moves at a faster pace in Ireland these days. That includes dispute resolution. But what has surprised people is the extent to which alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and arbitration methods have been embraced. The simple explanation is the capacity of these dispute resolution processes to deliver speedy results.
6 minute read

International Edition

Moving the goalposts

Following considerable political pressure, the Irish Government has included a number of anti-avoidance measures in the Finance Act 2007 which, if brought into force, would in large measure close off certain lawful stamp duty planning techniques, such as 'resting on contract' and building licences, which have been widely used in recent years in structuring commercial and residential property developments.
7 minute read

International Edition

Burned by the stake

Takeovers of large, Irish, publicly-listed companies in recent years have tended to become something of a spectator sport. This can largely be attributed to the relative scarcity of such transactions, given the size of the market, and the public profile of certain key participants. Another factor has been the increasingly assertive tactics employed by bidders. Two trends are of particular interest from a legal perspective.
6 minute read

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