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November 20, 2008 |

New Deals

CIT Group, Inc. the nation's largest independent lender, has announced plans to exchange $2.5 billion in notes and all outstanding equity for $1.4 billion in government funds in connection with its application to become a bank holding company. Also, Lucite International Group Limited has agreed to be acquired by Japan's Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. in a $1.6 billion all-cash deal.
3 minute read
July 20, 2007 |

Profits at U.K.'s Top 50 Law Firms Hit Record Levels

The United Kingdom's top 50 law firms have seen a second year of double-digit revenue growth, with fees rising 14 percent annually to hit �10.5 billion. Legal Week's 2006-07 figures also show average profits per equity partner going up by 13.5 percent. What's more, the four largest firms generated �4.18 billion in fees among them, nearly 40 percent of the top 50's income. Clifford Chance managing partner David Childs said the results vindicated the big four firms' investment in their foreign offices.
5 minute read
December 14, 2007 |

Travers Smith Takes Lead on $740M Palm Oil IPO

Travers Smith has snared New Britain Palm Oil as a client after advising on the company's $740 million admission to the London Stock Exchange. The palm oil producer controls more than 40,000 hectares of plantations, located primarily in the West New Britain province of Papua New Guinea, where it has been listed on the local stock exchange since 1999.
2 minute read
April 27, 2007 |

The London Lawyer

The American Lawyer�s Chief European Correspondent Richard Lloyd reports on the latest buzz from London.
5 minute read
August 14, 2002 |

New Deals

In one of a series of capital-generating transactions designed to avert the possibility of a bankruptcy filing, Tulsa, Okla.-based natural gas seller and transporter Williams Companies Inc. announced early this month that it had agreed to sell its interests in two pipelines to Houston-based energy provider Enterprise Products Partners LP for .2 billion. Under the terms of the deal, Williams Companies will sell 98 percent of its Mapletree LLC, which owns all of the Mid-America Pipeline, a 7,226-mile natural
3 minute read
December 14, 2007 |

Travers Smith Takes Lead on $740M Palm Oil IPO

Travers Smith has snared New Britain Palm Oil as a client after advising on the company's $740 million admission to the London Stock Exchange. The palm oil producer controls more than 40,000 hectares of plantations, located primarily in the West New Britain province of Papua New Guinea, where it has been listed on the local stock exchange since 1999.
2 minute read
March 18, 2008 |

London Development Agency GC Focuses on Legal Regeneration

Tackling one of the most prestigious and high-profile jobs in England's public sector, the London Development Agency's GC, Debbie Adams, is intent on making changes. After inheriting a skeleton legal team of nine, Adams began hiring a raft of new lawyers at all levels of seniority. She also has ambitious plans to slash the LDA's annual legal costs by 3 million pounds. It is no mean feat for a body that is charged with major projects, including the complex legal issues surrounding the 2012 Olympics.
5 minute read
August 23, 2007 |

Silicon Scene

Latham helps close a $790 million private equity deal despite the credit crunch ... Fenwick & West gets Virgin America airlines off the ground.
3 minute read
March 12, 2007 |

Sidebar

Stanford mixes lawyers, insurance to shield documentaries ... Where not to open overseas ... Lawyer feels civil/military tug.
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