Reassuringly expensive: Freshfields and Linklaters take biggest gulp from $260m legal fees on AB InBev deal Tom Moore26 August 2016Corporate and M&ADeal watch City lawyers have taken a handsome share of the $1.94bn in advisory fees generated by Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (AB InBev) $108bn takeover of SABMiller, with law firms receiving $261m in fees from the biggest deal in British corporate history.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 jasmine.glass@legalbusiness.co.uk Related ContentMore in this categoryBig law firms are betting on Boston – but does the market have room for more?Trading places: Paul Hastings picks up from Latham and Paul Weiss as Linklaters continues US push‘Buyers are out there’ – why M&A partners are feeling positive despite geopolitical thunderstormsPE heavyweight Allardice leaves White & Case for LathamKirkland and Davis Polk lead as Ferrero seals $3.1bn tie-up with cereal giant Kellogg‘Buyers are out there’ – why M&A partners are feeling positive despite geopolitical thunderstormsDealwatch: 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