Linklaters and Slaughter and May have taken the lead roles on Sappi’s €750m (£583m) acquisition of Finnish graphic paper business M-real.
The deal includes the purchase of four graphic paper mills in Finland, Germany and Switzerland.
Linklaters and Slaughter and May have taken the lead roles on Sappi's €750m (£583m) acquisition of Finnish graphic paper business M-real.The deal includes the purchase of four graphic paper mills in Finland, Germany and Switzerland.The deal represents Link-laters' first major M&A instruction for Sappi, although the firm has advised the South African company on other matters in the past.London corporate partners Charlie Jacobs and John Lane led the Linklaters team, with the firm also working with local counsel in Finland, Switzerland and Austria. Bowman Gilfillan acted as lead South African adviser to Sappi, with Cravath Swaine & Moore providing US advice. M-real turned to Slaughters where London M&A partner Craig Cleaver headed the team.South African firm Werksmans, Germany's Hengeler Mueller, Finland's Roschier and Switzerland's Barr & Karrer all provided local advice to M-real, while Latham & Watkins advised the banks.
October 09, 2008 at 01:35 AM
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Linklaters and Slaughter and May have taken the lead roles on Sappi’s €750m (£583m) acquisition of Finnish graphic paper business M-real.
The deal includes the purchase of four graphic paper mills in Finland, Germany and Switzerland.
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