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  • German firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek has launched an office in Switzerland due to growing client demand. The office will be led by former Harmann partner Holger Erwin and will focus on German law issues.
  • Last week's IMF announcement stating that it is developing best practice guidelines for sovereign wealth funds has received a muted response
  • Cravath Swaine & Moore has advised the directors of Canadian paper company AbitibiBowater on the placement of $350 million unregistered convertible debentures with Fairfax Financial Holdings. The securities are part of a $1.4 billion refinancing by AbitibiBowater. The debentures have an 8% cash coupon and expire in 2013; they are also convertible into shares worth $10 each. In return Fairfax, an institutional investor, will appoint two directors to AbitibiBowater's board.
  • Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have all landed roles on the €800 million acquisition of a minority stake in CEE real-estate developer Meinl European Land.
  • Hengeler Mueller has advised Whitehall on the termination of a real-estate joint venture with Arcandor and the establishment of a new agreement with a consortium led by RREEF and Pirelli.
  • Liquidity regulation needs updating. In a paper on the systemic failures that contributed to the Northern Rock crisis, the UK FSA outlined plans for more stringent stress testing of liquidity
  • Latham & Watkins, Allen & Overy and Norton Rose have acted on Balmoral Capital's acquisition of UK luxury boat builder Oyster Marine.
  • Bingham McCutchen has hired two securities partners to its New York office from Thacher Proffitt & Wood.
  • Norton Rose has advised Greek shipping company Quintana Maritime on its $2.45 billion acquisition by Excel Maritime Carriers.
  • US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's recommendations regarding the credit crisis last week have gained support from the legal community