Clifford Chance has advised Barclays and HSBC, as joint sponsors, joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners, and Numis as lead manager, in connection with housebuilder Crest Nicholson Holdings plc's successful IPO and Premium Listing.

The transaction, the biggest IPO in the London market since Direct Line in October 2012, sees the company return to the public markets after being taken over by its lender in 2009 in the wake of the credit crisis. Gross proceeds raised were £247m, valuing the company at approximately £553m.

Simmons & Simmons Advises J.P. Morgan Cazenove and Numis Securities on a £49 million Placing by St Modwen Properties PLC

Simmons & Simmons has advised J.P. Morgan Cazenove and Numis Securities as joint bookrunners to St. Modwen Properties PLC (“St. Modwen”) on a placing of shares to raise approximately £49m. The placing was announced on 26 February 2013.

Slaughter and May advised Filtrona plc ('Filtrona') on a placing of up to approximately 9.99% of its existing issued ordinary share capital (the 'Placing') which raised £142.7 million. The proceeds of the Placing will be used to support the funding of the acquisition of Contego Healthcare Limited by a subsidiary of Filtrona, FIL International Limited, for approximately £160 million (on a debt free-cash free basis).

Travers Smith corporate partner Andrew Gillen is leading a team advising Panmure Gordon & Co Limited as broker, sole bookrunner and proposed nominated adviser and Daniel Stewart & Company plc as current nominated adviser in connection with the proposed reverse takeover of Platinum NanoChem Sdn. Bhd. by AIM listed Biofutures International plc and the related placing of new ordinary shares.

Ashurst advised J.P. Morgan Cazenove on the £37 million placing by Big Yellow Group PLC, the market leading brand in the UK self storage sector. The placing was conducted through an accelerated book-building process. J.P. Morgan Cazenove acted as sole bookrunner in respect of the placing.

Allen & Overy LLP hat die Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited bei der erfolgreichen Platzierung einer Wandelanleihe der Air Berlin im Volumen von €140 Millionen beraten.

Ashurst acted as international legal counsel to Nomura and AAA Securities in connection with the Indonesian initial public offering of PT Steel Pipe Industry of Indonesia Tbk, the largest steel pipe manufacturer in Indonesia by production capacity. The transaction was the year's first Indonesian IPO to be accompanied by an international offering.

The Ashurst deal team consisted of Hong Kong-based US partner Stuart Rubin, US counsel Ethan Perry and US associate Li Jiang. Partner Jonathan Parry and associate Simon Bullock provided advice on English law matters.

Ashurst advised William Hill on its rights issue, announced on 1 March, which is being launched to fund the acquisition by William Hill of the remaining 29% of its online joint venture, William Hill Online, currently held by Playtech. At the time the joint venture was established, on which Ashurst advised in 2008, William Hill was granted a call option exercisable in either 2013 or 2015.

Travers Smith partner Philip Cheveley and senior corporate associate Mohammed Senouci are advising Cenkos Securities plc in its capacity as sponsor and broker to Helphire Group plc ("Helphire") in connection with their proposed firm placing and placing and open offer to raise £25.6 million (before expenses) (the "Capital Raising"), debt restructuring and delisting from the Official List and admission to AIM.

Norton Rose congratulates its clients who were involved in four of the winning deals at Canada's premier deal-making awards program—the 2012 Canadian Dealmakers. The awards were presented on February 27, 2013 in Toronto.

Norton Rose acted for:

PETRONAS for its $5.8 billion acquisition of Progress Energy Resources Corp.

PETRONAS—Winner of the Foreign Inbound - Asia Award

Provident Energy Ltd. on its C$3.2 billion acquisition by Pembina Pipeline Corporation

Pembina—Winner of the Energy Industry Award