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51 results51 results
James Duncan
Firm:
Freshfields
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Derivatives
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
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Peter Allen
Firm:
Freshfields
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Banking
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Ken Baird
Firm:
Freshfields
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Restructuring and insolvency
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Chris Barratt
Firm:
Freshfields
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Asset finance
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Transport
Real estate
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Jennifer Bethlehem
Firm:
Freshfields
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Healthcare
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
David Boles
Firm:
Freshfields
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Equity
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
New York
Simone Bono
Firm:
Freshfields
Rating:
Highly regarded
Women Leaders
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : High yield
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
Switzerland
New York
Christopher Davis
Firm:
Freshfields
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Banking
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
California
Jessamy Gallagher
Firm:
Freshfields
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Corporate and M&A
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Energy
Natural resources
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Natasha Good
Firm:
Freshfields
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Technology and telecommunications
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Andrew Hart
Firm:
Freshfields
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Financial services regulatory
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Financial services
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Richard Hart
Firm:
Freshfields
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Derivatives
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Charles Hayes
Firm:
Freshfields
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Stephen Hewes
Firm:
Freshfields
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Andrew Hutchings
Firm:
Freshfields
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Martin Hutchings
Firm:
Freshfields
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Banking
Bank lending : Borrower side
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Mark Kalderon
Firm:
Freshfields
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Financial services regulatory
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Banking
Financial services
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Sundeep Kapila
Firm:
Freshfields
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Banking
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Duncan Kellaway
Firm:
Freshfields
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Banking
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Patrick Ko
Firm:
Freshfields
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
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54 results54 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
AstraZeneca - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Freshfields
United Kingdom
Bond issue
AstraZeneca
Issuer
AstraZeneca - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Freshfields
United Kingdom
Bond issue
AstraZeneca
Issuer
Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Freshfields
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc
Issuer
Saga PLC - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Freshfields
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Saga PLC
Issuer
Motability Operations Group plc - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Freshfields
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Motability Operations Group plc
Issuer
Tesco Corporate Treasury Services plc - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Freshfields
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Tesco Corporate Treasury Services plc
Issuer
London Stock Exchange Group - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Freshfields
United Kingdom
Bond issue
London Stock Exchange Group
Issuer
Esure Group PLC - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Freshfields
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Esure Group PLC
Issuer
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. - M&A
2021-06-17
Freshfields
United Kingdom
M&A
David Brooks, David Sonter, Graham Watson
Pilgrim's Pride Corp.
Buyer
True Potential LLP - M&A
2021-09-09
Freshfields
United Kingdom
M&A
True Potential LLP
Target
Babylon Holdings Ltd. - M&A
2021-06-03
Freshfields
United Kingdom
M&A
Paul Gray, Sebastian Fain
Babylon Holdings Ltd.
Target
CVC Capital Partners Ltd. - M&A
2021-02-11
Freshfields
United Kingdom
M&A
Alex Mitchell, Alice Greenwell, Alison Kirby-Harris, Benjamin Crompton, Carolina Bazarova, Charles Hayes, David Brooks, Edmund Haxby, Elizabeth Forster, Gina Bicknell, Jay Swain, Jill Gatehouse, Laurie Dineen, Leo Mikros, Mark Goldberg, Michael Blau, Piusha Bose, Rob Colvin, Sally Roe, Stephanie Cripps, Terence Ayres, Titilayo Filani, Vincent Bergin
CVC Capital Partners Ltd.
Buyer
Spire Healthcare Group plc - M&A
2021-05-26
Freshfields
United Kingdom
M&A
Alice Greenwell, Carolina Bazarova, Chloe Coleman, Eleanor Storey, Mark Austin, Matthew Hoser, Nicholas French, Peter Clements, Stephen Hewes, Theodore Souris
Spire Healthcare Group plc
Target
Cazoo Ltd. - M&A
2021-03-29
Freshfields
United Kingdom
M&A
Alice Greenwell, Briony Driscoll, David Mitchell, Elizabeth Bieber, Guy Huffen, Henry Chau, James Smethurst, Jeremy Barr, Kate Cooper, Laura McDaniel, Lori Goodman, Mark Austin, Maxim Neumann, Natasha Good, Olaf Ehlers, Peter Clements, Piusha Bose, Robert Scarborough, Sebastian Fain, Stephen Wilkinson, Tochie Israel-Bolarinwa, Tom Bloxsome, Tom Rhodes, Valerie Jacob
Cazoo Ltd.
Target
Ferguson plc - M&A
2021-01-04
Freshfields
United Kingdom
M&A
Alice Greenwell, Charles Magoffin, Gareth Davies, Giles Pratt, Guy Huffen, Holly Baker, Jia Xie, Kate Pumfrey, Martin Hutchings, Michael Evans, Oliver Lazenby, Paul Davison, Rob Jones, Shang Koh, Tochie Israel-Bolarinwa, Tochukwu Egenti, Verity Stevens, Ziyad Nassif
Ferguson plc
Seller
CVC Capital Partners Ltd. - M&A
2021-06-28
Freshfields
United Kingdom
M&A
Alan Rafferty, Alex Mitchell, Alison Kirby-Harris, Charles Hayes, Chris Casson, David Brooks, David Mendel, Denise Ryan, Edmund Haxby, Edward Beard, George Clarke, Gina Bicknell, Jay Swain, Jill Gatehouse, Kate Hatcher, Lauren Jackson, Patrick Deady, Robert Kearns, Rohan Jerath, Stephanie Cripps, Vanessa Bailey, Vanessa Jakovich, Victoria Sigeti
CVC Capital Partners Ltd.
Buyer
Partners Group AG - M&A
2022-01-13
Freshfields
United Kingdom
M&A
Agnieszka Chambellan, Alexander Ryan, Ben Morgan, Christopher Davis, David Mendel, Friedrich Kalckreuth, George Clarke, Heiner Braun, Hugh Laundry, Louise Asbridge, Martin Schiessl, Megan Yeates, Michele Davis, Patrick Ko, Radu Valeanu, Simone Bono, Tanja Walter-Yadegardjam, Till Burmeister, Tim Wilmot, Victoria Hills
Partners Group AG
Buyer
Recordati SpA - M&A
2021-12-03
Freshfields
United Kingdom
M&A
Charles Hayes, Luigi Verga
Recordati SpA
Buyer
John Laing Group plc - M&A
2021-05-19
Freshfields
United Kingdom
M&A
Alex Carver, Amanda Mapanda, Bola Ajayi, Carolina Bazarova, David Mendel, Dawn Heath, Georgina Wood, Holly Baker, Michael Black, Michele Davis, Noor Maraghi, Oliver Lazenby, Peter Ma, Selina Pope
John Laing Group plc
Target
Cazoo Ltd. - M&A
2022-02-14
Freshfields
United Kingdom
M&A
Cazoo Ltd.
Target
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This week’s top moves: M&A and corporate hires span US, UK and Hong Kong
Among top moves, Freshfields and Baker McKenzie strengthened their corporate benches, while Sidley added a former Ashurst partner in Hong Kong
July 30 2026
M&A
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This week’s people moves: K&L Gates, Kirkland, White & Case and more
New hires and appointments were made in the corporate, M&A and finance practices at leading firms in Hong Kong, Tokyo, the US and the UK
Noemi Distefano, June 04 2026
Banking
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This week’s people moves: Freshfields, BCLP, Dechert and more
New hires were made across the M&A, securities and finance practices in New York, Miami and London
Karry Lai, July 24 2025
Banking
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Freshfields: ‘Ambition to be global with strength in Asia’
Asia managing partner Matthew O’Callaghan discusses how the firm is poised to capture opportunities in the region, particularly in financial services
Karry Lai, July 21 2025
M&A
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This week’s people moves: King & Spalding, Freshfields and more
New hires were made across the M&A and energy practices in New York, San Francisco, Paris and Milan
Karry Lai, May 29 2025
M&A
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US law firms should focus on AI training and strategic advice
Improving staff training for AI and ensuring legal advice fits in with business goals are key demands for in-house counsel when sourcing external lawyers
Karry Lai, May 21 2025
M&A
New York City, NYC, USA
This week’s people moves: Freshfields, Proskauer, Sidley Austin and more
New hires were made across the antitrust, M&A, finance and capital markets practices in Washington DC, New York, Boston and Hong Kong
Karry Lai, May 08 2025
Capital Markets
Mexico
This week’s people moves: Freshfields, Ashurst, Eversheds and more
New hires were made across the private capital, corporate and capital markets practices in London, Boston, Denver and Mexico City
Karry Lai, February 27 2025
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