AROUND THE WORLD– Setting the standard

World view AustraliaLargest announced M&A transaction in Australia for 2011 We advised on SABMiller’s

AUD12. bn acquisition of  oster’s Group, together with its acquisition of Coca-Cola Amatil’s 50% interest in Pacifi c Beverages Pty Ltd and sale of  oster’s non-beer assets to Coca-Cola Amatil.

World view BelgiumLargest outsourcing deal of 2011 in Europe. We advised ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading steel company, in a pan-European IT infrastructure outsourcing transaction with CSC, a provider of technology-enabled solutions.

World view Czech RepublicFirst listing of a C ech business on N SE We acted as corporate counsel for A G Technologies n. ., the Dutch registered, C ech security software producer on its debut IPO on the new  ork Stock Exchange.

World view Indonesia Biggest equity capital markets transaction in ndonesia to date We advised HSBC on

the placement by PT Bogamulia nagadi of 800 million shares in PT Tempo Scan Pacifi c Tbk pharmaceutical, a consumer products and cosmetics company.

World view Italy First retail bond to be issued by the talian Treasury. We advised Banca IMI and UniCredit on BTp Italia, fi rst and second issues, the fi rst retail bonds aimed at public

distribution and traded on the MOT, the fi xed income market of the Italian Stock Exchange.

They are also the fi rst bonds to be linked to Italy’s domestic infl ation index.

World view NetherlandsBiggest public takeover in the Netherlands since 200 We advised TnT n. . on all corporate and employment aspects of its spin-off demerger into PostnL n. . and TnT Express n. ., the listing of TnT Express n. . on Euronext Amsterdam, and the EUR5.12bn public takeover bid for TnT Express by UPS.

World view SingaporeLargest PO to date in Singapore and Southeast Asia. We advised Goldman Sachs (Singapore) Pte, Deutsche Bank AG, DBS Bank, P Morgan, Barclays, Mi uho, Daiwa, Morgan Stanley and UBS AG on the approximately USD5.8bn Hutchison Port Holdings Trust IPO on the Singapore Stock Exchange.

World view United KingdomFirst step in returning the public sector stakes in banks to the private sector We advised

irgin Money on its approximate GBP1bn acquisition of northern Rock plc from Her Ma esty’s Treasury.

World view United StatesFirst SEC-registered covered bond. Our new

ork Securitisation practice advised RBC Capital Markets, as dealer, on the fi rst ever registration of a covered bond programme with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, for Royal Bank of Canada.

World view PolandLargest PO arranged by the State Treasury in 2011 and fourth biggest PO in the history of the Warsaw Stock E change. We advised Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, .P. Morgan and UniCredit on the

PLn5. 7bn IPO of  astr bska Sp ka W glowa S.A., the European Union’s largest coking coal producer.

World view RussiaFirst hybrid Tier 1 regulatory capital issuance by a Russian bank Our debt capital markets teams in Moscow and London advised SC TB Bank on its Rule 144A Reg S off ering of USD1bn Perpetual Loan Participation notes, dual listed on the London and Irish stock exchanges.

World view Saudi ArabiaLargest ever sukuk in Saudi Arabia and the fi rst Saudi sovereign sukuk We advised HSBC Saudi Arabia as lead manager of a ground-breaking sukuk for the General Authority of Civil Aviation to fi nance the King Abdula i Airport redevelopment in eddah.

2012 PARTNERPROMOTIONS

In April 2012, 23 new partners were promoted across 14 of� ces in 12 countries. Nearly 40% of new partners are female and 73% are based outside London. Abu Dhabi– David Miles Banking

Amsterdam– Richard De aan Litigation– Sigrid Jansen Banking

Beijing– Cindy Lo Banking

Brussels/Hamburg– Jürgen Schindler Corporate-Antitrust

Dubai– Chris Mainwaring-Taylor Litigation

Hong Kong– Vivian Yiu Corporate

London– Atif Hanif Banking– Tim Crocker Banking– Simon Toms Corporate– Jeanette Cruz International Capital Markets– Emma Dwyer International Capital Markets– Sarah Henchoz Employment

Madrid– Borja Fernande de Troconi Litigation

Moscow– Alexandra Fasakhova International Capital Markets

New York– John Hwang International Capital Markets– Dorina Yessios Banking

Paris– ulien Rou Banking– Shaun Beaton Banking– Frédéric Jungels Corporate

Shanghai– Matthew Bisley Banking

Singapore– Brendan Hannigan Corporate

Warsaw– Marta Sendrowicz Corporate-Antitrust

— 2 David Wootton, Lord Mayor of London (2011–2012)

— 3 Stock E change in Milan

— 4. Steel manufacture at ArcelorMittal plant

— 5. The Merlion, Singapore’s national icon

FIRST AND FOREMOST

– Leading the way

First top tier global la fi rm in Africa With the opening of an offi ce in Casablanca, we became the fi rst top-tier global law fi rm to establish a presence

on the African continent.

Largest global footprint Our global network continues to expand with new offi ces opened in Istanbul and announced in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. A O has the largest global footprint of the leading global law fi rms.

First for innovation We came fi rst in the Financial Times’ ranking of European law fi rms for innovation, the only fi rm to top the list twice and to appear in the top three every year.

Leading on access to the legal professionWe led the initiative called PRIME a  oint eff ort across the UK legal sector to provide fair access to quality work experience and broaden access to the profession. David Morley chairs PRIME.

First for syndicated loans We topped the Thomson Reuters EMEA borrower and lender side league table with USD 00bn of deals, more than any other law fi rm in the region.

Leading U.S. regulatory practiceOur U.S. regulatory practice has been ranked as a leading practice by Chambers USA less than a year after we opened a new offi ce in Washington, D.C.

First as an employerWe were awarded Graduate Employer of Choice for the legal sector for the third time by leading UK newspaper The Times. The business has also been voted the Most Popular Graduate Recruiter in Law at the respected TARGET obs Awards for the seventh year running.

Shaping the legal professionWe encourage our partners to take public service roles. This year, David Wootton was Lord Mayor of London, ohn Wotton was president of the Law Society of England and Wales, and Michael Reynolds will be president of the International Bar Association (201  and 2014).

First for islamic financeWe picked up 12 accolades, including best overall law fi rm’, at the annual slamic Finance News (I n) Awards

in Dubai the most I n awards for one law fi rm in a single year.

— 1 Washington D C , Dome of Capitol Building

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