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Editor's comment: Merging with Godot

Whatever your view of the proposed tie-up between Lovells and Hogan & Hartson, what many managing partners on both sides of the pond will be thinking is what - if anything - the talks mean to their strategy. Should UK firms be dusting off those US ambitions?
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International Edition

Freshfields appoints new leadership duo in corporate reshuffle

Freshfields has reshuffled the internal management of its corporate practice, appointing new leaders for two of its four London teams. Former global co-head of private equity Chris Bown takes over from Ed Braham to lead the largely private equity-focused 'team B'. This followed Braham's appointment as Freshfields head of corporate in August this year.
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International Edition

A&O takes top role on €1bn leveraged finance deal

Allen & Overy (A&O) has advised on the €1.025bn (£955m) financing of the acquisition of a majority stake in Italian natural gas distributor Enel Rete Gas (ERG). The magic circle firm drafted in a team from its City headquarters to advise a consortium of 11 banks financing the deal, led by longstanding clients JP Morgan and Banca IMI. London projects partner Conrad Andersen took the lead for A&O, with leveraged finance chief Tim Polglase assisting.
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International Edition

Debevoise and Simpson Thacher lead on $2.15bn AIG sell-off

Debevoise & Plimpton and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have picked up lead roles on AIG's sale of its life insurance business in Taiwan to a Hong Kong-based investment company. Primus Financial will pay $2.15bn (£1.35bn) to acquire AIG's Nan Shan unit, Taiwan's third-largest life insurance company by total premiums.
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International Edition

McDermott appoints former Lovells partner as new City chief

McDermott Will & Emery has appointed corporate veteran Hugh Nineham as the firm's new London office head. Nineham replaces Doron Ezickson, who has spent 18 months in the role after replacing David Dalgarno.
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International Edition

US trio win lead roles on £678m Eastern European telecoms deals

A trio of US firms have taken lead roles on a series of deals in Central and Eastern Europe which will give buyout house Mid Europa Partners a controlling stake in Hungarian telecoms company Invitel. Shearman & Sterling, White & Case and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett were instructed on the deals, which involved both debt and equity acquisitions and have been valued by Mergermarket at a total of £678m.
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International Edition

Commentary: (Here's hoping) things can only get better on the M&A front

M&A activity has picked in recent weeks but, as the latest statistics show, it couldn't have come off a much lower base, in Europe at least. The plain fact is that the third quarter M&A figures from Legal Week's exclusive data provider Mergermarket make for depressing reading...
3 minute read

International Edition

Rivals back Hogan tie-up ahead of key meeting of Lovells executive

City partners have had a largely positive reaction to news that Lovells and Hogan & Hartson are in early stage talks about a transatlantic tie-up. Legal Week revealed last Thursday (8 October) that the pair are in initial merger discussions, with Lovells' management set to consider the proposed union at a meeting of its international executive later this month (28 October).
2 minute read

Legal Week

Commentary: (Here's hoping) things can only get better on the M&A front

M&A activity has picked in recent weeks but, as the latest statistics show, it couldn't have come off a much lower base, in Europe at least. The plain fact is that the third quarter M&A figures from Legal Week's exclusive data provider Mergermarket make for depressing reading...
16 minute read

International Edition

Dundas partner duo quit for new roles at Greenberg and Kennedys

Dundas & Wilson has seen the departure of two partners from its London office. Corporate partner Ewan Robertson has been recruited by US firm Greenberg Traurig Maher (GTM) after spending seven years as a partner with the Scottish firm. His practice focuses on M&A, joint ventures and project-related matters in the energy, real estate and utilities sector.
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