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…
Freshfields gives power to associates to pitch for fintech clients Legal Business While other Legal Business 100 firms such as Slaughter and May and Simmons & Simmons are giving free legal advice…
Freshfields wins mandate on Standard Life/Aberdeen Asset Management £11bn merger Legal Business Magic Circle firm acts alongside Slaughters and Maclays With the asset management market tipped for further consolidation, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer…
Freshfields gives power to associates to pitch for fintech clients Legal Business While other Legal Business 100 firms such as Slaughter and May and Simmons & Simmons are giving free legal advice…
Freshfields and DLA announce Brexit hires as May triggers article 50 Kathryn McCann Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and DLA Piper have announced high-profile Brexit hires as British Prime Minister Theresa May triggered article 50…
‘It could still fall apart’: Freshfields client Tesco takes DPA after two year SFO investigation Tom Baker Tesco has agreed to pay the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) £129m in fines relating to a 2014 profit misstatement, avoiding…
Mishcon, A&O and Freshfields major winners at 2017 Legal Business Awards Mark McAteer Mishcon de Reya, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer were among the major winners at the 2017 Legal Business…
Comment: Hot private equity money is remaking Europe’s legal market Alex Novarese What are we to make of the most aggressive raid between top ten City firms since Allen & Overy helped…
Six in the City: Freshfields makes up 18 partners as London dominates promotions Legal Business Following several City exits in 2016 for the Magic Circle firm, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has reinforced its London bench with…
