Business Services Sector M&A Law Firm of the Year
December 20, 2007, Financial Times

White & Case was named Business Services Sector M&A Law Firm of the Year 2007 at the inaugural Financial Times and Mergermarket M&A Awards.

The awards acknowledge the financial advisory, legal advisory, public relations and private equity European M&A successes of 2007.

Winners were selected by Mergermarket's own deal data and an independent panel of judges.

White & Case was also shortlisted for Russian M&A Law Firm of the Year and CEE M&A Law Firm of the Year.

Key matters that contributed to the Firm wining the award included advising:

• ABB , a power and automation technologies company, in connection with the $950 million sale of Lummus Global to Chicago Bridge & Iron Company
• BAA on the £1.309 billion sale of its stake in Budapest Airport to a Hochtief-led consortium
• Intergum, the largest manufacturer of chewing gum in Turkey, on its sale to confectionary giant Cadbury Schweppes for $450 million
• KKR on its US$1.3 billion acquisition of Turkish freight company U.N. Ro-Ro Isletmeleri
• Royal Ahold on its $7.1 billion sale of US Foodservice to KKR

White & Case is one of the most active M&A law firms in the world and regularly advises major private equity players, corporates, financing banks and management on the leading transactions in the market. The Firm has a global team of 320 lawyers across 24 countries and offers a unique combination of lawyers qualified in England, the US and other major jurisdictions.

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