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Ashurst LLP

Ashurst appoints 15 new partners 10 April 2006
Ashurst, the international law firm, has elected 15 new partners with effect from 1 May 2006. These appointments to partnership bring the total number of partners at the firm to 174.

Nine of the new partners are in London, two in Frankfurt, and one each in Madrid, Paris, Munich and Singapore:

Matthew Bubb (Singapore, international finance)
Anna Delgado (London, international finance)
Ruth Harris (London, international finance)
Juan Hormaechea (Madrid, international finance)
Nikolaus von Jacobs (Frankfurt, corporate)
Hassan Javanshir (Paris, international finance)
Melanie Jordan (London, real estate)
Peter Junghänel (Frankfurt, real estate)
James Levy (London, litigation)
Lee McDonald (London, energy, transport and infrastructure)
Andrew McMillan (London, corporate)
Angela Pearson (London, litigation)
Eavan Saunders (London, corporate)
Sarah Watkinson (London, international finance)
Meiko Zeppenfeld (Munich, corporate)

Geoffrey Green, Ashurst's senior partner, said:

"This year's round of promotions highlights the breadth of talent across the firm and reflects our commitment to growing the business internationally and at practice level. I would like to congratulate the new partners and wish them every success in the future.

04-10-2006

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Ashurst LLP

Ashurst advised NTL Incorporated in connection with its offer for Virgin Mobile Holdings (UK) plc
Ashurst advised NTL Incorporated (ntl) in connection with its recommended cash offer with share or share and cash alternative offers, to acquire Virgin Mobile Holdings (UK) plc (Virgin Mobile). Pursuant to the terms of the offer, shareholders in Virgin Mobile can elect for:

the cash offer of 372 pence per share;
the share offer of 0.23245 ntl shares per Virgin Mobile share; or
the share and cash offer of 0.18596 ntl shares per Virgin Mobile share plus 67 pence in cash.

The cash offer values Virgin Mobile at £962.4 million.

The offer closely follows the merger of ntl and Telewest, which created the UK's leading triple-play cable provider, where Ashurst also acted for ntl, and the entering into of a 30-year exclusive brand licence with Virgin Enterprises Limited for the use of the Virgin brand. It is intended to help transform ntl into a national entertainment and communications company, harnessing the powerful Virgin consumer brand.

The Ashurst team was led by corporate partner Robert Ogilvy Watson with assistance from senior assistants Jonathan Earle, Laurence Glynn and Jonathan Parry. Partners Barbara Allen and James Cox and senior assistant Bronwyn Powell provided advice on the employment and incentive arrangements while the regulatory team was led by partner Nigel Parr and comprised partner Caroline Easter and senior assistant Ross Mackenzie. The telecoms and commercial team, which played a key role in the offer, was led by partner Clive Tucker with assistance from senior assistant, Andrew McMillan, and assistants David Futter and Martin Page. Tax advice was provided by partner Richard Palmer. Advice on the proposed scheme of arrangement was provided by litigation senior assistants Sara Watson and Beatrice Schady.

Goldman Sachs & Co. acted as financial adviser to ntl. Morgan Stanley & Co. Limited acted as financial adviser to Virgin Mobile.

Fried Frank acted as co-counsel to ntl on UK aspects of the transaction. Allen & Overy LLP acted as counsel to the Independent Board of Virgin Mobile. Herbert Smith LLP acted as counsel to Virgin Group Investments Limited.

04-10-2006

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Ashurst LLP

Ashurst advised Goldman Sachs & Co. in connection with the offer by NTL Incorporated for Virgin Mobile Holdings (UK) plc
Ashurst, the international law firm, advised Goldman Sachs & Co., which acted as financial adviser to NTL Incorporated (ntl), in connection with ntl's recommended cash offer with share or share and cash alternative offers, for the issued and to be issued share capital of Virgin Mobile Holdings (UK) plc (Virgin Mobile). The cash offer to be made by ntl values Virgin Mobile at £962.4 million.

The Ashurst team was led by Adrian Clark, head of corporate and international finance partner Mark Vickers. International finance partner James Hogben and senior assistant Erik Frisch were also advising.

04-10-2006

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Ashurst LLP

Ashurst advised Altor on the launch of a €1.15 billion fund
Ashurst advised Altor, a Swedish-based private equity house, in connection with the launch of its second fund, which closed at the end of February, with total investor commitments of €1.15 billion. Ashurst was instructed by Altor after advising on the establishment of its first fund in 2003.

Fund II will be invested in mid-market Nordic companies, an area where Altor has been a leading investor during the last three years. The fund was notable both for the speed with which the fund-raising took place and the increased incentivisation of Altor through the carried interest mechanism.

The team from Ashurst's investment funds group was led by partner Jeremy N. Sheldon, assisted by solicitors Chris Griffin and Stephanie Henderson.

Altor received Jersey and US law advice from Bailhache Labesse and Ropes & Gray respectively.
Monument Group acted as placement agents for US investors, while Helix Associates acted for non-US investors.

04-10-2006

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Ashurst LLP

Ashurst advised The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and RBS Mezzanine Gestion SAS in relation to a £33 million cash bid for Fulmar plc
Ashurst advised The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS) and RBS Mezzanine Gestion SAS on a recommended cash offer by KPMG Corporate Finance, on behalf of CPI, for Fulmar plc. The offer includes a unit loan note alternative and values the ordinary shares of Fulmar at approximately £33 million.

The financing of this offer is unusual, as it is being provided pursuant to an acquisition/capex facility which forms part of the facilities arranged by RBS in connection with the management buy-out of CPI in September 2005.

Fulmar is a UK printing services company, specialising in the production of high quality commercial print, corporate reports and accounts documents.

The cross-border Ashurst team comprised Paris international finance partners James Collis and Laurent Mabilat assisted by solicitor Michael Lancaster (Paris) with Guillaume Rémy (Paris), Martin Roseveare, Shawn Er and Scott Webster (London). Also advising were tax partners Catherine Charpentier (Paris), Richard Palmer (London) and Klaus Herkenroth (Frankfurt), as well as corporate partner Robert Ogilvy Watson (London) with Alice Boussagol (Paris) and Oliver Hein (Frankfurt).

Mayer, Brown, Rowe and Maw LLP advised CPI and Berwin Leighton Paisner advised KPMG Corporate Finance.

04-10-2006

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Ashurst LLP

Ashurst advised Sega Europe on the acquisition of Sports Interactive Limited
Ashurst advised Sega Europe, the European arm of the Japanese computer game publisher, on the acquisition of Sports Interactive Limited.

Sports Interactive is a leading developer of sports-based computer games, whose titles include Football Manager, Championship Manager and Eastside Hockey Manager.

Having previously advised Sega on the acquisition of The Creative Assembly in March 2005, the Ashurst team was again required to make an in-depth analysis of the intellectual property rights of a computer games developer, illustrating the firm's expertise in this field.

The Ashurst team was led by corporate partner Robert Ogilvy Watson, assisted by solicitors Anu Balasubramanian and Anmol Nayyar. Also advising were technology solicitors David Futter, Dominic Batchelor and Stephen Ketteley, employment solicitor Ruth Buchanan, tax solicitor Caroline Fitzgerald and employee benefits and incentives solicitor Bronwyn Powell.

KPMG acted as financial adviser to Sega.

04-10-2006

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Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione, P.C.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Temporarily Relocates Indianapolis Office Due to Building Damage Sustained in Storm
INDIANAPOLIS – Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione’s Indianapolis office will temporarily relocate to 30 South Meridian Street, Indianapolis, following damage sustained to its office in the Regions Bank Tower building located at One Indiana Square during a high-wind storm on Sunday, April 2.

Brinks opened for business today at its temporary location. It will continue to be fully operational with its full complement of resources available to clients. Clients can continue to contact attorneys at their existing phone numbers and email addresses.

“We are pleased to report that all employees and staff are safe and that service to our clients has not been affected as the result of the tornado—all systems are up and running and all files remain secure. We will continue to offer the same level of service to our clients during our temporary relocation,” said Jim Richardson, Managing Partner of the Firm’s Indianapolis Office.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione will return to its office space at One Indiana Square when the building is fully repaired and is again safe for occupancy. “We extend our deepest sympathy to those whose lives were tragically disrupted by the violent storms that swept across Indiana and the Midwest earlier this week,” said Richardson.

04-10-2006

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