Original article by Jonathan Shapiro, Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 11 : 31-Mar-15

Australian-listed law firm Slater & Gordon will raise $A890m from investors to partially finance the acquisition of Quindell, a UK-based professional services firm. The $A1.2bn deal, which will also be partly financed via debt, will make Slater & Gordon one of Australia’s 100 largest listed companies. Matt Haupt of Wilson Asset Management notes that the deal will increase Slater & Gordon’s market share in the UK to 12 per cent

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SLATER AND GORDON LIMITED – ASX SGH, QUINDELL PLC, WILSON ASSET MANAGEMENT, MORGANS FINANCIAL LIMITED, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, ERNST AND YOUNG, LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT MARKET