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Dealmaker: Nick Allen

Hammonds corporate veteran Nick Allen on failing to reach out to a rewarding career in criminal law...
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Hammonds leads on £100m sale of Cath Kidston shares

Hammonds has won a lead role advising on the £100m sale of a majority stake in luxury retailer Cath Kidston to private equity house TA Associates. The deal, which closed at the end of last month (30 March), saw corporate partner and client relationship manager Nick Allen advise the shareholders of Cath Kidston on the sale following a tender process involving a number of firms.
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Addleshaws and Latham lead on £350m card company acquisition

Addleshaw Goddard and Latham & Watkins have advised on the £350m buyout of greeting cards chain Card Factory by Charterhouse Capital Partners. Addleshaws advised Card Factory on the buyout of the Wakefield-based business, which boasts some 480 shops across the UK and employs around 4,500 staff.
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White & Case London partner joins McDermott as new head of Euro M&A

McDermott Will & Emery has recruited White & Case London corporate partner Mats Sacklen as the firm's new European head of M&A. Sacklen, who is both US and Swedish qualified, joins McDermott from White & Case's City base today (19 April).
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A&O bulks up in Germany with hire of Lovells and Dewey partners

Allen & Overy (A&O) has moved to significantly bolster its German practice with the hire of three partners from Lovells and Dewey & LeBoeuf. Frankfurt-based litigator Daniel Busse is set to leave Lovells along with two associates to take up a role as head of A&O's German dispute resolution practice, having been a partner at Lovells since 2004.
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Mishcons boosts corporate with Orrick hire

Mishcon de Reya has bolstered its corporate team with the hire of Dean Poster from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe. Poster joined the London law firm as a partner this week (12 April) and will work alongside Mishcons' head of corporate Nick Davis, focusing on cross-border M&A and corporate real estate work.
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Latham names corporate partner as City chief

Corporate partner Cline set to succeed Moyle as new managing partner of Latham's London base Latham & Watkins corporate partner Nick Cline is set to take over as head of the US firm's City practice, replacing incumbent London managing partner Andrew Moyle.
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Camerons boosts private equity with team of former Linklaters lawyers

CMS Cameron McKenna has bulked up its private equity practice with the hire of a team of former Linklaters lawyers. The seven-strong team, which was formerly part of Linklaters' Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) private equity practice, left the magic circle firm in 2007. They will join Camerons in May.
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CC relocates Hong Kong finance partner to Singapore MP position

Clifford Chance (CC) has appointed Geraint Hughes as managing partner of its Singapore office as incumbent Philip Rapp steps down after 11 years. Hughes, who became a partner in 1999 and has a general corporate and commercial practice focusing on oil and gas and projects work, will take over the role from 1 May. He is currently based in the firm's Hong Kong finance practice, and will relocate to Singapore as part of the new role. He will continue to manage CC's Asia energy group.
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Leading Indian firm tops Asia M&A league as deals recover

India's AZB & Partners has topped the volume rankings for Asia-Pacific M&A for the first quarter of 2010, knocking Australian leader Freehills down to second place against the same period last year. Mergermarket's Asia-Pacific rankings for Q1 show the Clifford Chance (CC) alliance firm advised on 15 deals over the period, ranking it ahead of Freehills, which advised on 14.
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