11 July – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Linklaters has advised RTL Group Eastern and Central Europe GmbH on the acquisition of a 30 per cent shareholding in major Russian television broadcasting and production group, REN TV, from founders Iren Lesnevskaya and Dmitry Lesnevsky. The transaction, which was announced on 1 July 2005, […]

11 July – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Allen & Overy is advising Fortis on its agreement with US-based Prudential Financial, Inc. to acquire Dryden Wealth Management for $104 million. A further payment of $40 million could be paid subject to future performance. Head of Allen & Overy’s Financial Institutions Group, Alistair Asher,

11 July – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Freehills continues to dominate Australia’s M&A sector in 2005, as evidenced today by the release of the Thomson Financial M&A League Tables. After topping the full year tables in 2004, Freehills has again dominated its competitors with a clean sweep of the January to June

11 July – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Linklaters has advised ABN Amro Bank N.V., Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A., Caja de Ahorros y Pensiones de Barcelona “La Caixa”, J.P. Morgan plc and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc as bookrunners, La Caixa as facility agent and a

10 July – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Linklaters has advised ING Bank on the establishment of its EUR 40 billion Global Issuance Programme. This new programme consolidates and enhances ING Bank’s previous issuance programmes and is structured to comply with the Prospectus Directive. The programme permits ING to issue a variety of

NEW YORK, July 11, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced last week it has established a strategic alliance with the nearly 300-lawyer London-based firm, Olswang, significantly strengthening its platform in the U.K. and Europe. The move follows similar announcements earlier this year with Studio Santa Maria covering Milan

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 10, 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Holland & Knight LLP announced last week that Janis Schiff, a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, has been appointed firm-wide marketing partner. In this role, Schiff will direct the implementation of all aspects of strategic marketing, advertising and branding for

10 July – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Linklaters has advised PricewaterhouseCoopers as administrators on the sale of business and assets of SFI Group Limited, and its subsidiaries, a Group which employs over 2900 people and operates 150 pubs and bars across the UK under the trading names: Slug and Lettuce, Bar Med,

TORONTO (July 10, 2005) – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes), one of Canada’s leading full-service business law firms, today announced that in the Bloomberg 2005 Q2 Global Legal Mergers & Acquisitions Rankings, it has ranked number one as legal adviser in terms of deal volume (U.S. dollars)

Washington, D.C., July 10, 2005 —LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – The Securities and Exchange Commission announced last week that David L. Kornblau, Chief Litigation Counsel of the Division of Enforcement, will leave the Commission in August. He will become Head of Regulatory Affairs for Merrill Lynch in New York in September. Kornblau joined