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HSBC turns to Cleary Gottleib

May 31 1999

US firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is advising HSBC on its acquisition of Republic New York and Safra Republic. Safra Republic is the Luxembourg holding company for Republic's European operations. The acquisition is valued at $10.3 billion and will give HSBC the third-largest branch network in New York as well as a large base of private clients.

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