Slaughter and May has advised Rotork. Freshfields has advised ABB. ABB Ltd, a global leader in electrification and automation, has announced a recommended cash acquisition of...
ABB to Acquire Rotork in £4.1 Billion Cash Deal
Vodafone Acquires Full Ownership of VodafoneThree Joint Venture for £4.3 Billion
Slaughter and May has advised Vodafone; Linklaters has acted for CK Hutchison Group. Vodafone Group Plc has entered into an agreement to acquire CK Hutchison Group...
Synthomer Secures Over €800 Million Refinancing for Bank Facilities
Slaughter and May has advised Synthomer plc. Clifford Chance has advised the lenders. Synthomer plc, a specialty chemical company listed on the London Stock Exchange, has...
Zurich to Acquire Beazley in £8.2 Billion Cash Offer and Completes CHF 3.9 Billion Share Placement
Slaughter and May and Homburger have advised Zurich Insurance Group. Niederer Kraft Frey represented the banking syndicate. Freshfields and Lenz & Staehelin have advised Beazley. Zurich...
Nationwide Completes Transfer of Clydesdale Bank Business Following Virgin Money Acquisition
Slaughter and May has advised Clydesdale Bank plc and Nationwide Building Society on the transfer of Clydesdale’s business to Nationwide. Clydesdale Bank plc and Nationwide Building...
Aberdeen Group Assumes Sponsorship of Stagecoach Group Pension Scheme in Major ‘Run On’ Transaction
Slaughter and May has advised Aberdeen Group. Aberdeen Group has entered into a landmark transaction to become the new sponsoring employer of the Stagecoach Group Pension...
£4.6 Billion Buy-In Secures Ford Pension Schemes Members’ Benefits
Slaughter and May has advised Legal & General Assurance Society Limited. Mayer Brown has advised the Trustees of the Ford Hourly Paid Contributory Pension Fund and...
Centrica and ECP Jointly Acquire Grain LNG Terminal from National Grid for £1.5 Billion
Slaughter and May has advised Centrica. Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has advised National Grid. Centrica plc and Energy Capital Partners LLP (ECP) have agreed to the...
Advent-Led Consortium Agrees £3.8 Billion Acquisition of Spectris
Slaughter and May has advised Spectris; Norton Rose Fulbright has acted for Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc; Ashurst has represented J.P. Morgan Cazenove; Weil has...
Vodafone and CK Hutchison Complete Creation of VodafoneThree Joint Venture
Slaughter and May has advised Vodafone Group Plc. Linklaters has advised CK Hutchison and Three UK Group. Vodafone Group Plc and CK Hutchison Group Telecom Holdings...
Honeywell International Inc.’s £1.8 Billion Acquisition of Catalyst Technologies Business From Johnson Matthey Plc
Slaughter and May and Eversheds Sutherland have advised Johnson Matthey Plc on the sale. Hammarskiöld acted as local legal advisers to Honeywell International, Inc. Honeywell has...
Aberdeen’s Pension Scheme Agreement
Slaughter and May advised aberdeen on the deal. abrdn has announced plans to use funds from its “significant” defined benefit (DB) pension scheme surplus to fund...