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Dennis Block, Cadwalader Gillette: a $57 billion target Davis Polk & Wardwell and Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft are advising on one of the biggest ever mergers as a rush of large deals continues in the US. Cadwalader is acting for Procter & Gamble on its acquisition of the Gillette Company for about $57 billion. Dennis Block is the lead partner for Cadwalader on the deal. Davis Polk's corporate team for Gillette includes partners George Bason, Arthur Golden and Leonard Kreynin.

March 01 2005

English firms fail to break US hold on high yield

The European high-yield market set new records in 2004, but European issuers continue to turn to US law firms for advice. Dan Andrews explains why

March 01 2005

Indonesia

A legal action in Indonesia begins when a plaintiff submits a complaint to the chairman of the district court that has jurisdiction over the matter. In the plaintiff's complaint, certain pre-judgment actions can be requested. Pre-judgment remedies, which either can be adjudicated jointly with the substance of the case or separately, are generally in the form of conservatory attachments, ownership attachments, and immediately enforceable provisional judgments (in the form of an injunction or otherwise).

March 01 2005

British Virgin Islands

The new BVI Business Companies Act (Act) introduces a new regime for the creation, registration and priority of charges that differs considerably from the position under the IBC Act.

March 01 2005

Euro parliament rejects clearing directive

An influential European parliament report has rejected proposals for a directive on clearing and settlement because of the risk of disrupting Eurobond and domestic settlement.

March 01 2005

Is now the time for the EU to consider a single financial regulator?

Is now the time for the EU to consider a single financial regulator? Some commentators on the fallout from Citigroup's controversial government bond trades last year seem to think so.

March 01 2005

Capital markets trade associations merge

Convergence in Europe's securities markets is leading two of the most influential capital markets trade groups to merge. The International Securities Market Association (Isma) and the International Primary Market Association (Ipma) will in July form the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) to be headquartered in Zurich.

March 01 2005

Allen & Overy capitalizes on Tier 1 revival

Ben Moshinsky explains how Allen & Overy beat rival Clifford Chance to the top of the Tier 1 table by the narrowest of margins

March 01 2005

Linklaters reaches century as Asian market booms

Linklaters widened its lead at the top of the equity linked table and broke the century mark with a total of 119 deals for the year in 2004

March 01 2005

Asian awards nominations 2005

IFLR is please to announce the short listed deals and law firms for the eighth Asian awards, as well as the winners of the National Law Firms of the Year

March 01 2005

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