Standard Chartered Plc, London, (London: STAN) plans to acquire Harrison Lovegrove & Co. Ltd., London, for an undisclosed price. Harrison Lovegrove is a global oil and gas M&A advisory boutique, with operational offices in London, Moscow, Kuala Lumpur, Perth, Calgary and Houston and a research center in Washington. Harrison Lovegrove has advised on successful transactions totalling approximately US$20 billion and has represented both national oil companies and the supermajors as well as independent oil companies.