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Ashurst LLP

Ashurst advised eircom ESOP Trustee Limited on a €2.42 billion recommended joint cash offer
Ashurst advised eircom ESOP Trustee Limited (ESOT) on a recommended joint cash offer with Babcock and Brown Capital Limited (BCM) for the entire issued share capital of eircom Group plc totalling €2.42 billion. The offer was made via a bidding vehicle, BCM Ireland Equity Limited, in which ESOT holds a 35 percent stake, and is to be effected by means of a scheme of arrangement. Under the terms of the offer, eircom ordinary shareholders will receive a total of €2.252 per share.

The Ashurst team comprised corporate partners Michael Johns and Nick Williamson, solicitors Nicola Hardy and James Marsh and trainee solicitor Rosie Lord. International finance partner Gonzalo Fernandez also advised.

Irish legal advisers Mason Hayes+Curran (Justin McKenna and Paul Egan) and O'Donnell Sweeney (Peter Fahy), tax adviser KPMG (Donall Gannon), financial adviser Rothschild (Jeremy Boardman and Richard Murley) and Irish financial adviser Merrion Capital (John Sheridan) also acted on behalf of ESOT.

BCM advisers included Linklaters (Nick Rees), Irish legal adviser Matheson Ormsby Prentice and financial adviser JPMorgan Cazenove. eircom advisers included Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Irish legal adviser A & L Goodbody, and financial adviser Morgan Stanley Dean Witter.

05-30-2006

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Ashurst LLP

Ashurst advised Lehman Brothers on a US$390 million CLO
Ashurst advised Lehman Brothers International (Europe) in its capacity as underwriter to a US$390 million CLO issued by GSC European CDO III S.A.

The CLO was secured primarily on senior secured loans, mezzanine obligations and high yield securities.

The Ashurst international finance team was led by partners Erica Handling and Michael Smith, and comprised senior associate David Quirolo, solicitors Ee-May Lim and Adrian Elliott, trainee solicitor Maud Couget, and paralegal Corinna Heinz. Partners Ian Johnson and Klaus Herkenroth (Frankfurt), with Nicole Benzler (Frankfurt) advised on tax issues.

McKee Nelson (Larry Isaacson and Michele Moss) advised on US legal aspects.

05-30-2006

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Ashurst LLP

Ashurst advised Candover on a £100 million cash return to shareholders 30 May 2006
Ashurst acted for Candover Investments plc on its recent return of cash to shareholders, amounting to approximately £100 million. The return was effected by means of a bonus issue of preference shares, which gave shareholders a choice between capital and income treatment on their proceeds. This was the first time that such a structure had been implemented by an investment trust.

The Ashurst team was led by corporate partner Bruce Hanton, assisted by corporate solicitors Phil Hagan and Dafydd Leighton. Partner John Watson and solicitor Alexander Cox advised on tax issues.

Macfarlanes (Robert Boyle and Nicholas Barclay) advised JPMorgan Cazenove.

05-30-2006

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Ashurst LLP

Ashurst advised Apax Partners on the pre-let of a 60,000 sq ft office development
Ashurst advised Apax Partners Worldwide LLP on the pre-let of a 60,000 sq ft office space at 33 Jermyn Street, London SW1. The building is a new development by Standard Life and Bellhouse Joseph which is scheduled for completion in 2007 and will become Apax Partners' new UK headquarters.

The Ashurst real estate team was led by partner Adrian Dear, assisted by solicitors Louise Keane, Libby Cole Adams (construction) and Marianne Bate (planning). Partner Ian Johnson also advised on tax aspects of the transaction.

05-30-2006

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Ashurst LLP

Ashurst Milan advised Credito Bergamasco S.p.A. in relation to a €16 million bridge financing granted to Sabo S.r.l.
Ashurst Milan advised Credito Bergamasco S.p.A. in relation to a €16 million bridge financing granted to Sabo S.r.l. for the acquisition of Sabo S.p.A.

Sabo S.p.A. is a leading chemical manufacturer, operating in both domestic and international markets. It produces a wide range of surfactants, esters, amides, phosphoric esters, specialist and performance chemicals for several industries.

International finance partner Riccardo Agostinelli led the Ashurst team, assisted by Andrea Buti, Morena Bontorin and Lorenzo Vernetti.

05-30-2006

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Whiteford Taylor Preston LLP

WHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON ADDS D.C. LITIGATION PARTNER WITH SURETY EXPERIENCE
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston L.L.P. is delighted to announce that Martha L. Perkins has joined the Washington, D.C. office as a partner.

With over 16 years of experience, Perkins is an active member of the Construction and Surety Law Group. She comes to Whiteford, Taylor & Preston from Ernstrom & Dreste L.L.P. where her practice concentrated in the fields of construction law, contract and commercial surety, and fidelity. Previously, Perkins was Assistant General Counsel to the American Insurance Association (AIA) on all surety and fidelity matters. “With sixteen years of experience in the field of construction and surety law, Martha has a proven record as an excellent, hardworking lawyer,” noted Robert F. Carney, head of WTP’s Construction and Surety Law Group. “She’ll significantly expand the services we can offer our construction and surety clients out of our D.C. office.”

In addition to commercial surety, financial guaranty insurance, and construction litigation, Martha L. Perkins advises business clients on all matters related to construction including ancillary topics such as mold-related litigation and lobbying. Perkins is a member of the American Bar Association (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry; Vice Chair, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee); the National Bond Claims Association; the Surety Claims Institute; and the Associated General Contractors of America (Member, Steering Committee of Risk Management Committee). She is a prolific writer on the topics of construction and surety law, executive editor of the American Bar Association’s Fidelity and Surety Law Committee Newsletter, and former associate editor of the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial and Insurance Law Journal. Perkins has lectured extensively before the National Association of Surety Bond Producers, the National Association of Independent Sureties, the American Insurance Association, the Surety Claims Institute, and the Fidelity and Surety Law Committee of the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section.

“Whiteford’s reputation nationally was a big draw for me,” explained Perkins. “I’m pleased to have the opportunity to take on new cases and clients in the D.C. area and beyond.”

Perkins received her J.D. from Mississippi College in 1989, and received her M.A. in Education and B.A. from the University of North Carolina in 1975 and 1974, respectfully.

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston is a full service, regional law firm dedicated to working with clients to achieve their business goals through strategic legal counsel. Founded in 1933, the Firm has grown to over 160 attorneys, with offices in Baltimore, Columbia, Towson, Washington D.C., and Alexandria. For more information, visit our website at www.wtplaw.com.

Related Attorneys
Robert F. Carney
Marth L. Perkins
Related Practice Areas
Construction and Surety

05-30-2006

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Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Abraham Saad Joins Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Abraham J. Saad has joined the Labor Department of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC practicing in the firm’s Huntington office as an associate. Saad will focus his practice in the area of labor and employment law. He received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and his legal education from Capital University Law School, where he was a member of the Labor and Employment Law and the Sports and Entertainment Law Associations.

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, a multi-practice law firm, has provided customized legal services to business, industry, and public entities in West Virginia and the region for nearly a century. With over 160 lawyers and a support staff of over 200, Steptoe & Johnson maintains six offices throughout West Virginia.

05-30-2006

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