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A&O and Wachtell take lead roles on $1.8bn General Electric sell-off
5 Allen & Overy (A&O) has taken a lead role on the $1.8bn (£1.1bn) sale of General Electric's fire alarm and security unit to US conglomerate United Technologies, reports The Am Law Daily.Corporate partner Eric Shube led the magic circle firm's team on the deal, alongside employee benefits partner Henry Morgenbesser, regulatory partner Ken Rivlin and intellectual property partner Colleen Keck.
A&O has been a mainstay on GE's list of go-to law firms in the US and Europe even as the company has embarked on several well-publicised initiatives to cut back the number of firms it uses.
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