A&O and Freshfields win work on Bwin’s bidding battle Legal Business 888 looks set to strike £900m deal Deal lawyers took little respite over the summer as the traditional lull failed…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in July and August 2015 Legal Business PEARSON TURNS TO FRESHFIELDS ON SUMMER FT AND ECONOMIST SELL-OFF Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised Pearson twice over the summer. The…
Winning work: Freshfields takes Slaughters’ place as government cuts its stake in Lloyds Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has stolen a march on rival Slaughter and May after winning the role representing the UK government…
Dealwatch: Freshfields and Arthur Cox line up on Paddy Power and Betfair’s merger Michael West Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Arthur Cox have taken the lead roles today (26 August) as Paddy Power and Betfair announced…
Dealwatch: Slaughters and Freshfields lead as Zurich bids £5.6bn for UK’s RSA Legal Business Magic Circle duo Slaughter and May and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have won roles as Switzerland’s Zurich Insurance Group bids to…
40 out of 48: Freshfields keeps on 83% of autumn 2015 trainees Legal Business The first of the Magic Circle’s big four to announce its trainee retention rate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is set to…
Second edition: Freshfields, Linklaters and Macfarlanes advise on Pearson’s £469m sale of The Economist Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has reprised its role for Pearson as, just weeks after selling the Financial Times, the publishing group…
Trading partners: Kirkland recruits Freshfields’ Blackstone and Goldman relationship partner Steele Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Kirkland & Ellis continue to swap talent in the City, this time with Kirkland hiring the…
Dealwatch: Skadden and Freshfields make the news on Pearson’s FT sale Legal Business Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have both won lead roles advising on Pearson’s £844m sale…
A&O and Freshfields win big on 888’s £900m purchase of Bwin after bidding battle Jaishree Kalia Magic Circle duo Allen & Overy (A&O) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer acted as the bidding battle for online gambling company…
News in brief – July 2015 Legal Business FRESHFIELDS BREAKS CITY LOCKSTEP TO BRING IN KIRKLAND’S McKIMM Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s hire of Kirkland & Ellis high-yield heavyweight Ward…
Financials 2014/15: Freshfields PEP down 8% while revenues flatline Legal Business The last of the big four City firms to post its results, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has revealed an 8% slump…
Braham wins Freshfields senior partner election with Pugh and Eilers to serve as co-managing partners Legal Business After a three-way contest, the front-runners Edward Braham (pictured) and Christopher Pugh have won Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s leadership election with Braham…
Olswang’s entire Berlin office in talks with Freshfields and MoFo alongside other international firms Legal Business Following news yesterday (18 June) that 13 equity partners are exiting Olswang’s Berlin outpost, it has emerged that the entire…
Freshfields looks to ruffle New York disputes market with hire of Simpson Thacher’s Martin Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has made a significant move to enhance its US practice with the hire of Simpson Thacher &…
Freshfields brings in McKimm as LevFin co-head while Ashurst rejigs Asia management Jaishree Kalia Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has changed its finance team’s management as it brings in Kirkland & Ellis high-yield heavyweight Ward McKimm…
Freshfields targets US and Asia for two more business service hubs amid plans for 24/7 legal support Legal Business After taking the decision to move back-office staff out of its London headquarters to Manchester in a nearshoring exercise, Freshfields…
Eversheds merges with Heisse Kursawe after ‘a very long courtship’ as it plans greater German investment Legal Business After a full year of advanced negotiations, Eversheds has merged with its German partner Heisse Kursawe Eversheds, allowing the duo…
Freshfields freezes associate pay bands – move puts firm behind Magic Circle peers’ NQ wages Legal Business Within days of Clifford Chance (CC) announcing its pay bands in the associate salary race to match Magic Circle peers,…
Freshfields’ Pugh and Braham form unity ticket as teams assemble in leadership election Legal Business After Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer veterans Edward Braham and Christopher Pugh (pictured) canvassed separately and were set to go head-to-head for…
