Clifford Chance corporate partner Mark Carroll advised international futures broker Man Group on its £105m acquisition of 25% of BlueCrest Capital Management, the UK hedge fund manager. Carroll was supported by corporate associate Matthew Kwan, regulatory partner Matthew Judd and New York partner Richard Horowitz. Simmons & Simmons corporate partner Colin Leaver advised the vendor, supported by tax partner Paul Hale, funds partner Iain Cullen and corporate assistant Richard May. Willkie Farr & Gallagher partner Rita Molesworth advised BlueCrest on US matters.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer corporate partner James Davis and senior associate Charles Bond advised property developer Wilson Bowden on its £70m acquisition of Kent property developer Ward Homes Group. Davis and Bond were supported by corporate associate Tim Wilmot. Ward Homes was advised by CMS Cameron McKenna corporate partner Barney Hearnden, supported by corporate assistant Michelle Trotter, property associate Colin Jesson, pensions partner Mark Atkinson and tax assistant Hamilton Forrest. Davies Arnold Cooper real estate partners Lucy Walsh and Paul McCartney advised the acquirer on property aspects.
