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Norton Rose pushes in on M&A league tables

12 July 2010 | Norton Rose is getting in the way of Australian law firms' league table rankings. 3 comments


Mallesons takes on Nestle acquisition

19 March 2010 | Mallesons has acted for Nestle Australia's Purina PetCare division on a new acquisition.


Clayton Utz fills partnership void

3 March 2010 | Six Clayton Utz lawyers had their right of passage to the partnership expedited this week after 14 partners last month departed for the Australian offices of UK firm Allen & Overy.


Top deals of the month revealed

10 February 2010 | The New Lawyer reveals the top deals announced, and which law firms worked on them, in January


Miner setback for lawyers in Xstrata deal halt

9 February 2010 | Thirteen acquisitions down and resources company Xstrata shocked lawyers yesterday by breaking the news that its aggressive deal making had come to an end


Top 15 M&A deals of the year revealed

18 December 2009 | In a exclusive report with mergermarket, The New Lawyer's top 15 M&A deals rankings reveal which Australian law firms worked on the biggest deals of the year.


Equity raisings mark new era for M&A

14 October 2009 | Work is about to change for capital raisings lawyers, and their M&A counterparts.


M&A tables big business for law firms

13 October 2009 | The dye is cast, the deals have been counted, and law firms are angling for the top positions of the merger and acquisition leagues tables.


M&A rankings sort law firms globally

12 October 2009 | Mallesons has topped the merger and acquisition Australian leagues tables in terms of deal value, according to figures released today.


Law firm Clayton Utz acts on ING deal

29 September 2009 | Clayton Utz has advised ING Groep NV on the sale of its 51 per cent shareholding in ING Australia to ANZ.


Perth firm scoops share in M&A

7 August 2009 | A small law firm with a pair of heavy-hitter partners born in the top tier are competing with the best of the major firms in mergers and acquisitions.


M&A offshoot a boon for law firms

29 July 2009 | Law firms are bolstering their mergers and acquisitions practices to cope with a new flow of work in management buy-outs.


M&A lawyers weigh up deal size versus volume conundrum

7 July 2009 | Mergers and acquisitions lawyers are poring over the string of newly released tables ranking their deal counts, deal size and clients against those of their peers.


Mallesons only Aus firm to claim HK deal

18 June 2009 | Mallesons is the only Australian law firm to gain a place on the Hong Kong initial public offering by Lumena Resources Corp.


Clayton Utz, Freehills on Fisher & Paykel deal

2 June 2009 | Clayton Utz is advising global appliance company Haier Group Corporation on an equity raising agreement with Fisher & Paykel Appliances.


JWS, Freehills scoop Viterra's $1.6b acquisition

20 May 2009 | Johnson Winter & Slattery and Freehills have scooped work on Viterra Inc's acquisition of ABB Grain Ltd for $1.6 billion.


Large law appeal in capital raisings

19 May 2009 | As clients scramble to raise funds in an uncertain global economy, large firms in particular are being called upon to help. 1 comment


Law firms restructure as economic reality bites

19 May 2009 | The financial downturn is not only bringing down salaries at top law firms, but also the entire firm structure.


News in brief: Takeovers Panel; Magistrate in sex case

11 May 2009 | Takeovers Panel appoints new legal guns; Sex case against Adelaide magistrate dropped


Allens on latest capital raising

7 May 2009 | Allens Arthur Robinson acts on the GPT Group capital raising.


Mallesons' icecream deal has 'IP flavour'

5 May 2009 | Nestle Australia and Societe de Produits Nestle S.A's current acquisition of Fonterra's Peters ice cream business in Western Australia has been "one of those delicious little deals" for Mallesons Stephen Jaques.


Enter the China M&A slump

14 April 2009 | DOING deals in China just got riskier. Following the block of Coca-Cola's $2.4 billion takeover of the nation's biggest juice manufacturer, two of Australia's top law firms confirm M&A work in China is changing.


In depth: Mallesons on M&A

8 April 2009 | The New Lawyer speaks to Mallesons Stephen Jaques partner Shannon Finch about where mergers and acquisitions practices are heading at the moment, and ask far how the recent Fairfax capital raising reflects what's happening in the market.


Freehills, Mallesons collaborate on Fairfax deal

7 April 2009 | The Fairfax deal was fast and required some late nights, Mallesons M&A partner Shannon Finch told The New Lawyer. Plus... other breaking news.


Mallesons merger deal biggest in M&A

25 March 2009 | MALLESONS Stephen Jaques has claimed a "dazzling" $US68 ($97) billion deal in this "rather depressed" market.


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