Goodbye Fleet Street: Freshfields picks 100 Bishopsgate for new headquarters Legal Business After doubling space at its Manchester low cost-hub last year, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is to sign a new lease in…
Kirkland wins first mandate from Singapore’s GIC in biggest European real estate deal of the year Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis has advised opposite Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in the largest European real estate transaction of the year as…
Simpson Thacher taps Freshfields for M&A heavyweight Spiers Legal Business Wall Street leader Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has made a rare London hire after recruiting high-profile Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner…
Freshfields and Linklaters lead on largest post-Brexit IPO Legal Business ConvaTec’s $1.8bn float bright spot in a subdued autumn market Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are advising on medical products…
Rising Star: Charles Hayes, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Legal Business Key clients: CVC Capital Partners, Charterhouse Capital Partners, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Middle East sovereign wealth funds Partner since 2016…
Rising Star: Victoria Sigeti, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Legal Business Key clients: Cinven, 3i Group, Permira, General Atlantic Partner since 2015 A key deal for me was the IPO of…
Rising Star: Alison Smith, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Legal Business Key clients: Anheuser-Busch InBev, Tesco, Smiths Group Partner since 2015 As a teenager I was desperate to be a criminal…
The M&A Report: ‘Who Are Ya?’ – Mark Rawlinson: Freshfields’ playmaker leaves the pitch Madeleine Farman There is little space at the top among the elite M&A dealmakers, but as of October there is a vacancy…
Freshfields continues defence work advising on £1.1bn Project Allenby Connaught extension Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, CMS Cameron McKenna and Pinsent Masons are advising as the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has gifted a…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in November 2016 Legal Business PE DOUBLE FOR CC Clifford Chance (CC) completed two major private equity deals in a month, advising as Cinven, Permira…
Bringing home Bacon: Kirkland takes US private equity partner from Freshfields Legal Business Kirkland & Ellis has gone back to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer for another lateral hire, this time taking corporate partner Doug…
Freshfields lands major Carlyle deal with $3.2bn Atotech acquisition Legal Business In its first major mandate for The Carlyle Group in recent years, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised as the private…
Freshfields acts for the BBC in battle over presenters tax payments Matthew Field Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised the BBC ahead of an investigation into the employment status and tax avoidance claims against…
CMA plucks from Freshfields and Hogan Lovells in ongoing restructure Legal Business As part of an ongoing restructure, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has made three key appointments to its legal…
Freshfields and Baker Botts take pole position on F1 sell off Legal Business Over 100 lawyers involved as PE firm sells sport to Liberty Media Just six months a partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s…
The IT crowd: Travers, Kirkland and Freshfields team up on $8.8bn Micro Focus/HPE deal Legal Business Travers Smith and Kirkland & Ellis last month teamed up to advise UK tech firm Micro Focus on its $8.8bn…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in October 2016 Legal Business CC and Davis Polk On $8bn China IPO: Davis Polk & Wardwell advised Postal Savings Bank of China on its…
Magic Circle duo act on major post-Brexit IPO as ConvaTec lists Legal Business Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are advising medical products company ConvaTec on its anticipated $1.8bn initial public offering (IPO).
Freshfields leads for longtime client Henderson Group on $6bn merger Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom have guided global asset manager Henderson Group and Denver-based global…
Skadden, Freshfields and Clifford Chance provide cover as Deustche Bank sells insurer for £935m Madeleine Farman Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Clifford Chance and have all won places advising on Phoenix Group…
