Herbert Smith Freehills and Ashurst get the call up for O2’s listing Madeleine Farman5 October 2016Corporate and M&ADeal watch Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Ashurst have won roles advising Telefonica on its plans for an initial public offering (IPO) of its UK business O2.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 categoryHSBC’s Stephanie Hamon on how AI is becoming a must for panel firmsRevolving Doors: City hires at Goodwin, Ropes as Willkie brings in former CC antitrust headRevolving Doors: Hogan Lovells continues Milan expansion and McDermott hires from K&E in ParisFreshfields takes headline role on £575m Telegraph acquisitionDLA Piper and Proskauer lead on BrewDog’s sale to US cannabis and drinks manufacturerPaul Hastings hires London M&A partner from Slaughter and MayDealwatch: Global 100 advisers take centre stage on BlackRock-GIP $12.5bn mega dealDealwatch: Telegraph auction off as Barclay brothers pay off Lloyds debt with loanDeal Watch: activity powers on as Latham and A&O lead on $19bn energy joint venture