Addleshaw Goddard is leading for DIY retailer Homebase as it collapses into administration. On the other side of the table, Browne Jacobson is advising The Range’s owner CDS Superstores in its acquisition of the Homebase brand, a move that safeguards nearly 1,500 jobs. Addleshaws’ team for Homebase is led by Manchester-based restructuring partner Tim Taylor. […]
A&O Shearman and Paul Hastings have scored roles on Macquarie’s sale of AGS airports operating in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton. The asset manager instructed A&O Shearman to lead on the seller side of the transaction. On the other side, Paul Hastings is leading for longstanding client PSP Investments and AviAlliance as the buyers. A&O’s team […]
Freshfields is leading on the UK Government’s investment arm’s sale of shares in NatWest Group, while Linklaters is advising its longstanding bank client on the transaction. The Linklaters team is headed by corporate partner Lucy Reeve and managing associate Mackenzie Hewett. Linklaters is leveraging its enduring relationship with the UK bank. A few months back, […]
Clifford Chance and Slaughter and May are advising on SIX Group’s acquisition of Aquis Exchange. On the sell side, Slaughters is working with Aquis on the transaction that is expected to complete in Q2 of 2025. SIX, a Swiss stock exchange group, agreed to buy Aquis, a London-headquartered equities trading company, with a cash offer […]
Latham & Watkins is acting for mining giant Anglo American, a relatively new relationship struck by the US firm’s London office. A team from Latham is advising Anglo American in the sale of its minority interest in Jellinbah to investment management giant Zashvin. Latham’s team was led by London corporate partners Sam Newhouse and Emily […]
Kirkland & Ellis is leading for KKR in its acquisition of a 25 per cent stake in Eni’s biofuel business. The Kirkland team is led by London corporate partners Toby Parkinson, Sara Pickersgill, Nick Appleton, Serra Tar and associates Claudia Carr, Melissa Sawyer and Shaun Boyle. They are supported by debt finance partners Sinead O’Shea, […]