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With the economy in a healthy state, the Irish government is looking to develop the country’s infrastructure. The expected goldrush of private public partnership schemes will give a new boost to local firms. But the rich pickings are already attracting the attention of big international firms. Sara Ver-Bruggen reports from Dublin

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German chemicals group Degussa SKW Co has set up £1.55 billion syndicated multicurrency acquisition facilities to fund the £1.36 billion acquisition of UK company Laporte.

Clifford Chance is advising Schroder Ventures on the £1 billion ($1.5 billion) financing for the purchase of UK Homebase DIY stores from supermarket retailer J Sainsbury.

Alessandro Varrenti White & Case has become the latest international firm to open up offices in Italy. The US firm has set up shop in Rome and Milan through a merger with Italian firm Varrenti e Associati. The combined firm will advise under the hefty title, Studio Legale White & Case Varrenti e Associati. It will have 20 lawyers and three equity partners. Alessandro Varrenti, name partner of the original Italian entity, becomes a White & Case partner, and is joined by two other partners from White & Case's international network. Ken Lee arrives from the firm's Mexico office, while Anthony Giustini is moving over from Paris.

Simmons & Simmons has become the latest UK firm to add a German office to its European network. The City firm has decided that Kaiser, a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) boutique with seven lawyers, will give it the foothold it needs in the German market.

The Amsterdam office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has tempted over a finance partner from The Netherlands' leading independent firm, Nauta Dutilh.