Law firms Dealwatch: Freshfields, A&O and Travers act as Asia’s richest man buys UK rail group for £2.5bn Jaishree Kalia · 29 January 2015 · 2 min read Corporate and M&A A&O Shearman Freshfields Travers Smith Travers Smith, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy (A&O) have won roles advising on the sale of UK’s leading rail leasing company Eversholt Rail Group for £2.5bn.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this category‘Clearly a stronger business than last year’ – Travers hits revenue record with 9% growthLaw firmsTom Cox21 Jul 2026‘I know how to do deals, but I wanted to make a mark’ – Freshfields dealmaker Sigeti takes the reins in LondonLaw firmsWill Lewallen17 Jul 2026Global elite firms take it away as Uber agrees €13bn acquisition of Delivery HeroLaw firmsKate Peacock17 Jul 2026Baker McKenzie matches Macfarlanes with £150k NQ salary hike as Pallas and Katten also bump City payLaw firmsTom Cox20 Jul 2026Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryLaw firmsAnna Huntley7 Jan 2025Five partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partnerLaw firmsTom Cox7 Jan 2025Former Freshfields senior partner among recipients in New Year Honours ListLaw firmsTom Cox2 Jan 2025Kramer Levin’s Paris office joins Morgan Lewis amid HSF merger dealLaw firmsTom Cox20 Dec 2024