Law firms Dealwatch: Linklaters, A&O and HSF win places on Sabadell’s £1.7bn TSB offer Sarah Downey · 16 March 2015 · 1 min read Corporate and M&A A&O Shearman Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Linklaters Linklaters, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) have all been instructed on the high profile £1.7bn takeover offer for TSB by Spain’s Banco Sabadell, in a bid made less than a year after Lloyds floated the bank.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‘M&A is back with a bang’ – global elite dominate deal rankings in best-ever H1Law firmsKate Peacock3 Jul 2026Will a flurry of mega-listings spark capital markets lift-off?Law firmsEliza Winter29 Jun 2026Revolving Doors: Latham taps Travers and Freshfields continues Germany rebuild with Hengeler hireLaw firmsEliza Winter29 Jun 2026Macfarlanes bumps NQ pay to £150,000Law firmsTom Cox2 Jul 2026Ashurst Perkins Coie referrals hit 500 since merger announcement, co-chairs sayLaw firmsWill Lewallen1 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 2025