Significant Work with the World’s Largest Non-U.S. Financial Institutions

We were active with non-U.S. financial institutions transactions as well, advising Barclays PLC on its proposed US$ 91 billion offer for ABN AMRO; Olivant Advisers on the English law aspects of its proposed acquisition of Northern Rock; Standard Chartered in its US$ 823 million acquisition of American Express Bank; National Australia Bank in its pending US$ 800 million acquisition of Great Western Bancorp; and Bancolombia in its US$ 790 million acquisition of El Salvador-based Banagricola.