Slaughter and May has won repeat work for SVG Capital as the private equity house faces a £1bn hostile takeover bid from Boston-based group HarbourVest.
Freshfields and Baker Botts steer CVC and Liberty through £6.4bn Formula One deal
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Baker Botts have won spots advising as CVC Capital Partners looks to sell off Formula One (F1) to Liberty Media Corporation for £6.4bn.
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Reassuringly expensive: Freshfields and Linklaters take biggest gulp from $260m legal fees on AB InBev deal
City lawyers have taken a handsome share of the $1.94bn in advisory fees generated by Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (AB InBev) $108bn takeover of SABMiller, with law firms receiving $261m in fees from the biggest deal in British corporate history.
On the ball: Simmons scores largest broadcast deal in Japanese sports history
In $2bn deal, Simmons & Simmons has netted a lead role advising UK company Perform Group for the rights to broadcast the top tiers of Japanese football.
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Dealwatch: Clyde & Co and SullCrom win roles on Arch Capital’s £3.4bn bid for AIG unit
Clyde & Co, Sullivan & Cromwell and Cahill Gordon & Reindel have won roles advising on Arch Capital Group’s bid to acquire American International Group’s (AIG) mortgage-guarantee unit for $3.4bn, in a deal which would create the largest private mortgage insurer in the world.
Jones Day and Travers Smith star as James Bond’s Pinewood studios sold
Travers Smith and Jones Day have taken on the leading roles in a £323m deal for Pinewood Group, which owns the iconic Pinewood studios.
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All bets are off: Magic Circle duo and Norton Rose act as William Hill rejects takeover bid
Slaughter and May, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Norton Rose Fulbright have all taken key roles as William Hill has rejected a £3.6bn takeover bid from Rank Group and 888 Holdings.
Shearman and Goodwin Procter crunch into £300m Tyrrells deal
Shearman & Sterling and Goodwin Procter have taken the lead instruction on the sale of upmarket crisp and popcorn business, Tyrrells, to US snacks firm Amplify Snack Brands in a £300m deal.
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In the bank: Global 100 firms bill £14.5m on mega ARM acquisition
US and Magic Circle advisers on the mega acquisition of ARM holdings by Japanese group SoftBank will together rake in £14.5m in fees, the latest deal documents show.
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Growing the Pi: Gibson Dunn and A&O act on improved US offer for Premier Farnell
Allen & Overy (A&O) and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher have advised on an improved bid for UK-based electronics manufacturer Premier Farnell.
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