16 JULY 2004 Regus Group – Acquisition On 16th July, 2004 Regus Group plc announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of HQ for a total consideration of up to US$302.5m (£163.5m), payable in cash. Slaughter and May, as an integrated team with Davis Polk Wardwell (who […]

19 July 2004 – LAWFUEL – €500m Porsche Bank auto loan and lease receivables securitisation closes Porsche Bank and ABN AMRO have acted as originator and lead arranger on one of the largest ever Austrian securitisations, successfully refinancing a conduit warehouse securitisation of €500m of auto loan and lease receivables through the issue of term

15 July 2004 – LAWFUEL – Leading international law firm, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, today announced the opening of its new offices in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China. The Ministry of Justice of the People’s Republic of China granted the firm the requisite license for the opening on July 7, 2004. The new office is

15th July 2004 – LAWFUEL – Clifford Chance adds to its International Arbitration Practice Arbitration expert Carlos Ignacio Suarez Anzorena is the latest recruit to join Clifford Chance LLP’s premier London arbitration group. In conjunction with the New York and Madrid offices, which, with the Sao Paulo office, are already actively involved in Latin America,

SAN FRANCISCO, 12 July 2004 – LAWFUEL – Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that 16 associates and 18 other professionals-in addition to eight partners announced June 21-will join Orrick from Clifford Chance’s West Coast offices. Including partners, of counsel, associates, staff, and an upcoming fall associate class of eight, Orrick is adding a

14 July 2004 – LAWFUEL – Allen & Overy advised Royal & SunAlliance in connection with the sale of the life and pensions operations of Codan, its 71.7% Danish subsidiary, to SEB Trygg Liv. Royal & SunAlliance’s share of the consideration will be approximately £173 million. The transaction is subject to regulatory and other conditions.

July 14, 2004 1. Registration Under the Advisers Act of Certain Hedge Fund Advisers The Commission today will consider whether to propose new Rule 203(b)(3)-2 that would require hedge fund advisers to register with the Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The Commission also will consider whether to propose related rule amendments. The

President George W. Bush and Attorney General John Ashcroft to Address Conference WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Justice will hold the first-ever national training conference on human trafficking July 15-17, in Tampa, Florida. The conference: Human Trafficking into the United States: Rescuing Women and Children from Slavery will feature President Bush, Attorney General Ashcroft

14 July 2004 – LAWFUEL – On July 13, 2003, in Tacoma, YOUNG PIL CHOI, a prominent leader of an international alien smuggling criminal enterprise based in Los Angeles, California, and Seattle, Washington, pleaded guilty to various alien smuggling charges. Specifically, CHOI, age 29, of Los Angeles, California, pleaded guilty today to Conspiracy to Smuggle

14 July, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Herbert Smith have acted for George Davies on the sale of the Per Una business and brand to Marks & Spencer for £125 million. The deal forms part of the review being led by new Marks & Spencer chief executive Stuart Rose, which was announced on 12 July. The