Freshfields, Slaughters and Morgan Lewis act as Bertelsmann buys further stake in $3.55bn Penguin Random House Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Slaughter and May, Morgan Lewis & Bockius and Davis Polk & Wardwell all returned to act as…
‘Broadly satisfied’: Freshfields posts flat revenue after year dominated by efficiency drives Legal Business A year after recording the standout financial performance of the Magic Circle, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has posted flat turnover for…
Skadden, White & Case, Freshfields, Simpson lead elite firms on Europe’s largest software buyout Legal Business Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and White & Case advised HgCapital as it led a consortium of investors purchasing €4.64bn…
‘Remarkable deal’ for tech: King & Spalding, SullCrom line up Delivery Hero’s €1bn IPO Legal Business King & Spalding and Sullivan & Cromwell are leading one online food-delivery service Delivery Hero’s planned initial public offering (IPO) €1bn target, with Freshfields…
Freshfields to deploy second-tier lockstep for more partners as profit drive continues Madeleine Farman As Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer continues its profitability drive, almost a quarter of the global partnership is expected to be on…
‘Much busier than expected’: White & Case and Freshfields advise Alfa Financial Software on IPO Madeleine Farman White & Case’s City growth strategy is seeing results with the US firm and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer winning places advising…
Dealwatch Legal Business SKADDEN PULLS MOODY’S IN €3BN DEAL Allen & Overy (A&O) and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom led as Moody’s…
Freshfields to deploy second-tier lockstep for more partners as profit drive continues Legal Business As Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer continues its profitability drive, almost a quarter of the global partnership is expected to be on…
Simpson Thacher acts for CVC on record-breaking €16bn new fund Legal Business Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s London office has advised CVC Capital Partners on its record-breaking €16bn fundraising.
Addleshaws, Freshfields and Linklaters line up on Lloyds and Metro Bank £1.9bn and £596.7m acquisitions Kathryn McCann Addleshaw Goddard has scored roles advising both Lloyds Banking Group and Metro Bank on two distinct acquisitions worth £1.9bn and £596.7m…
Freshfields and Skadden win roles on LSE’s $685m buyout of Citi yield book Madeleine Farman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Skadden, Arps, Slate Meagher & Flom have won places advising on the London Stock Exchange (LSE)’s…
Freshfields patent litigation duo exit for WilmerHale Legal Business Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr is set to pick up Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer patent litigation partner Justin Watts.
The quality of life report: Pursuits – Edward Braham, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Legal Business ‘What makes a photograph is the light – you’ve got to get everything else there, but if the light isn’t…
‘It’s not surprising’: Six finance partners leave Freshfields in practice shake-up Legal Business Changes follow on from 2016 strategic review Six finance partners left Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer at the end of April, with…
Freshfields and White & Case line up on Alfa’s £800m IPO in biggest UK tech listing in two years Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and White & Case have won places advising on Alfa Financial Software’s planned float on the London…
Freshfields plans to cut German partnership by up to 20% by 2020 Legal Business Almost two decades after its flagship three way merger, Legal Business can reveal Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is planning to cut…
Fieldfisher makes major structured finance play with Freshfields hire Legal Business Fieldfisher has picked up Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer‘s former Paris finance head Dougall Molson. The appointment follows the Magic Circle firm’s…
Freshfields makes major New York play with three-partner bankruptcy hire from US firm Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has announced the appointment of a three-partner bankruptcy team from Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, with the…
‘Super valuable’: Freshfields hires SFO’s joint-head of bribery in corporate crime boost Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has hired the Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) joint-head of bribery and corruption Ben Morgan to its corporate…
Six partners to exit Freshfields this month as finance restructure takes effect Legal Business Six finance partners will leave Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer at the end of this month, with two more to leave the…