Advised the partners of
Drydens, a debt litigation law firm, on the sale of the firm to a private buyer

Advised LV= on the sale of Hero Insurance Services to Capita

Successful defence against unsolicited offer from NASDAQ

Sale of Liverpool Victoria’s financial advice business, LVFAS, to Lighthouse Group

Acquisition of Abbey National’s Sharesave Scheme

Sale of Cube Financial to Fimat

Successful defence against unsolicited offer from Macquarie

Sale of Towry Law to JS&P and Palamon Capital Partners

Defence against unsolicited offers from Deutsche Borse and Euronext

Sale of Administration Services Division

Advised Intertrust on its sale to Fortis

Incorporation of Cazenove

Recommended cash offer from Enron

Sale of YorkSHARE to TD Waterhouse

Sale of Investment Bank to Societe Generale

Sale of Investment Bank to Swiss Bank Corporation