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Dechert signs up Ashurst corporate partner in boost for City base

Dechert is set to boost its UK corporate and securities practice with the hire of Jonathan Angell from Ashurst. Angell will join the US law firm's London arm next week, having been a partner at Ashurst since 2001.
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Herbert Smith and Linklaters take lead on Liberty demerger

Herbert Smith and Linklaters have advised on the proposed demerger of the UK's largest shopping mall owner, Liberty International. The real estate investment trust (REIT) will be spun into two separate listed companies: one focusing on central London commercial property and the other on UK shopping centres.
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Freshfields promotes 18 to partner with six made up in the City

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has announced its 2010 partner promotions, with 18 lawyers joining the firm's partnership. Six of the promotions come in the firm's London base with Tim Wilmot (corporate), Tom Snelling (dispute resolution), Charles Magoffin (employment), Catherine Balmond (finance), Andrew Craig (intellectual property) and Jill Gatehouse (tax) all joining the partnership.
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Freshfields and Hogan lead on $1.8bn Volvo China sale

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has secured a lead role on China's Zhejiang Geely Holding's $1.8bn (£1.2bn) acquisition of Volvo from Ford Motor Company. The deal, which marks the first time a Chinese company has taken over a leading foreign carmaker, will give the loss-making Volvo brand an opportunity to turn its fortunes around.
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Mayer Brown, Camerons and Bakers at the table on £400m Camelot sale

Mayer Brown and Baker & McKenzie have taken the lead roles on the sale of the National Lottery operator Camelot for just under £400m. The board of Camelot has agreed to sell the company to one of Canada's largest pension funds, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTTP), in favour of a rival bid from buyout giant CVC.
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Linklaters CEE spin-off Kinstellar opens up Belgrade base

Linklaters spin-off firm Kinstellar has opened up an office in Belgrade with the hire of an M&A partner from Wolf Thiess. Branislav Maric joined Kinstellar on 15 March from Wolf Theiss's Belgrade base. He is one of two partners and six lawyers in the new office, which will cover M&A, corporate and finance.
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Freshfields and Linklaters act on tech company's £400m IPO

Magic circle duo Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have won lead roles on Promethean World's £400m initial public offering (IPO). Interactive learning technology company Promethean, which makes high-tech whiteboards, handheld learning systems and electronic equipment for the classroom, priced at £2 per share, giving it a market capitalisation of £400m.
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Acquisition trends: the new intercreditor battlefield

The frenetic activity surrounding the limited number of leveraged buyout (LBO) targets towards the end of 2009 and early 2010 has seen comparisons drawn to the pre-crunch years of 2006 and early 2007. While such comparisons are undoubtedly far too premature, it is clear that private equity investors and lending institutions are keen to start the year with a bang and put their money to work.
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Garrigues advises Spanish bank on £557m insurance business sale

Spanish giant Garrigues has advised on a €556.8m (£505.9m) M&A deal in one of the biggest transactions in Spain so far this year. The firm has advised Caixa Catalunya, one of Spain's largest banks, on the sale of half of its insurance business to Spanish insurance company Mapfre.
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Lovells sets up City corporate governance unit

Lovells' London office has launched a corporate governance unit that will advise listed companies on legal and regulatory changes in the sector.
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