Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) won its first M&A mandate for Man Group, as the hedge fund acquired the investment management business of Mayfair-based NewSmith, with Linklaters and Travers Smith also picking up key roles.
Dealwatch: Linklaters, Davis Polk, and De Brauw act on Vision Express owner’s €1bn IPO
US heavyweight Davis Polk & Wardwell, Dutch firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek and Magic Circle firm Linklaters have all scored roles advising on the €1bn Dutch IPO of Grand Vision, the world’s biggest opticians and owner of Vision Express.
Dealwatch: Mayer Brown, Macfarlanes and Gateley act on City Link administration
Mayer Brown, Macfarlanes and Gateley are all acting on the administration of parcel delivery company City Link following its collapse on Christmas Eve.
Continue reading “Dealwatch: Mayer Brown, Macfarlanes and Gateley act on City Link administration”
Dealwatch: Freshfields, CC and NRF called in on BT’s £12.5bn purchase of EE
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Clifford Chance and Norton Rose Fulbright have won roles as telecoms giant BT plumps to acquire Britain’s largest mobile network group EE for £12.5bn.
Continue reading “Dealwatch: Freshfields, CC and NRF called in on BT’s £12.5bn purchase of EE”
Dealwatch: Baker & McKenzie and Ropes & Gray lead on Merck’s $8.4bn superbug takeover
One of the world’s biggest pharma groups, New Jersey-based Merck, instructed an all-female partner team from Baker & McKenzie to help it execute its $8.4bn takeover of Cubist Pharmaceuticals.
Deal watch: Corporate activity in November 2014
BATTERSEA POWER STATION SEES BAKER & MCKENZIE AND NRF TAKE THE LEAD
In one of the largest real estate financings in recent years, Bakers advised a syndicate of Asian and Middle Eastern banks on debt facilities worth £1.35bn. Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) acted for the borrowers.
Continue reading “Deal watch: Corporate activity in November 2014”
Deal watch: Corporate activity in October 2014
MAGIC CIRCLE DUO TAKE KEY ROLES ON MULTIBILLION TRAIN LEASE COMPANY SALE
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer acted for the sellers, a consortium of asset management firms, in the sale of Porterbrook Rail Finance, one of the three major train leasing companies in the UK. Linklaters advised the buyers, which included Hastings Funds Management and Allianz Capital Partners.
Continue reading “Deal watch: Corporate activity in October 2014”
Dealwatch: Linklaters and Clifford Chance drive webuyanycar.com owner’s IPO
As the rush by British companies to float on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) continues apace, Magic circle pair Linklaters and Clifford Chance (CC) have secured leading advisory roles on the high profile initial public offering of BCA Marketplace, Europe’s second largest second-hand vehicle auctioneer and the owner of webuyanycar.com.
Continue reading “Dealwatch: Linklaters and Clifford Chance drive webuyanycar.com owner’s IPO”
Dealwatch: Linklaters acts on Microsoft’s $2.5bn deal for Minecraft as the firm sees deal flurry
Linklaters’ Stockholm outpost closed two major deals last week being selected by Microsoft to handle its $2.5bn acquisition of Mojang, which was advised by Mannheimer Swartling, and TDC’s $2.2bn acquisition of Get AS.
Dealwatch: Travers Smith and Baker Botts lead on $1bn demerger; Mills & Reeve and Burges Salmon advise on Co-op farm sale
A healthy uptick in transactional activity has brought a handful of players in line for a windfall, as City-firm Travers Smith and US-firm Baker Botts secured leading roles advising on the $1bn demerger of Paragon Offshore from drilling company Noble Corporation. Continue reading “Dealwatch: Travers Smith and Baker Botts lead on $1bn demerger; Mills & Reeve and Burges Salmon advise on Co-op farm sale”