Big Deal: SJ Berwin, Skadden, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Norton Rose and Charles Russell
Proving that the UK legal scene is still alive and kicking, here is a bunch of deals that will have partners rubbing their hands and associates fearing for their weekends sighing with relief… Given the state of the commercial property market, this transaction is notable for its size – SJ Berwin has advised British Land on the £115m sale of Abbey’s City headquarters to the bank’s parent company Grupo Santander. Whilst the country best known for Borat has seen several firms …
Proving that the UK legal scene is still alive and kicking, here is a bunch of deals that will have partners rubbing their hands and associates fearing for their weekends sighing with relief…
Given the state of the commercial property market, this transaction is notable for its size – SJ Berwin has advised British Land on the £115m sale of Abbey’s City headquarters to the bank’s parent company Grupo Santander.
Whilst the country best known for Borat has seen several firms picking up work on a deal thought to be worth about $3bn (£2.06bn) involving the sale of a 100% stake in JSC MangistauMunaiGaz, Kazakhstan’s largest privately-owned oil company, to Mangistau Investments, a joint venture between China National Petroleum Corporation and KazMunaiGas. Skadden advised JSC MangistauMunaiGaz. Dewey & LeBoeuf advised China National Petroleum Corporation and Norton Rose advised KazMunaiGas.
Finally Charles Russell, Norton Rose and Linklaters all have roles advising on the main market listing of Peter Hambro Mining for £900m.
Happy days.
May 1, 2009
A few big ones won’t make up for the shrinking deals market.
May 1, 2009
too bad