In its first major mandate for The Carlyle Group in recent years, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised as the private equity firm picked up chemicals firm Atotech from Total for $3.2bn.
Carlyle turned to Freshfields for advice with London-based corporate partners David Higgins, Adrian Maguire and Paris-based corporate partner Florent Mazeron taking the lead. Finance partner Sean Lacey also acted on the deal.
