Nike bid $584.45 million (�285m) for rival sportswear maker Umbro Tuesday morning. Baker & McKenzie represented Nike in the deal, after having been appointed as the company's first major corporate adviser in the U.K. Nike previously turned to regional British firms, including Dickenson Dees and Brodies, for U.K.-based legal matters.
October 23, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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Baker & McKenzie has scooped Nike as a new client as the world’s largest sportswear company gears up to buy rival Umbro in a $584.25 million (�285m) takeover bid.
London-based corporate partner Tim Gee is leading the Bakers team after winning the mandate to advise Nike on its first major acquisition in the U.K. He is joined by corporate partner Tim Sheddick, competition partner Helen Bardell and Jeremy Edwards for human resources matters.
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