Linklaters & Alliance, led by partner Haydn Puleston Jones, has advised UBS Warburg and UBS AG on a £936m syndicated multi-currency term and revolving loan. The financing will allow Danish security company Group 4 Falck to acquire the Wackenhut Corporation. Norton Rose partner Tom Speechley advised Group 4 Falck, with Akerman Senterfitt & Eidson partner Steven Rodenberry advising the Wackenhut Corporation.
Ashurst Morris Crisp acted for Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan Chase on a £932m collateralised debt obligation for Paris-based Axa Investment Managers. Partners Erica Handling and Sian Withey led the Ashursts team. Linklaters & Alliance Paris partner Basil Zotiades led the team for Axa.
