Freshfields - News and insights

We work worldwide

We have over 2,500 lawyers worldwide who work wherever our clients need us. We can put together tailored, multi-skilled, international teams at very short notice. Our relationships with leading local firms enables us to deliver a truly seamless service. This means you get an unbeatable combination of international experience and understanding, tailored advice, and reliable local knowledge and contacts – whenever and wherever you need it. Find out more about our global network by choosing a country or region

Contact us

To find out more about our global network please contact us

Offices

Europe

Americas

Asia-Pacific

Middle East

Africa

Our global site

Deals 14 May 2013

Freshfields advises on proposed Partnership IPO

Deals 2013-05-14 Freshfields advises on proposed Partnership IPO The IPO is expected to comprise the sale of a portion of Partnership’s existing ordinary shares held by funds managed and advised by leading European private equity firm Cinven and management, and an issue of new ordinary shares by Partnership.

Deals 09 May 2013

Freshfields advises on disposal of South Staffordshire Water and Cambridge Water

Deals 2013-05-09 Freshfields advises on disposal of South Staffordshire Water and Cambridge Water The Group includes the regulated water companies South Staffordshire Water and Cambridge Water, serving 1.3 million customers in the West Midlands and 0.3 million customers in East Anglia, respectively. The Gro

News 08 May 2013

Freshfields advises HOCHTIEF on sale of airports business

News 2013-05-08 Freshfields advises HOCHTIEF on sale of airports business HOCHTIEF AirPort is one of the leading airport investors and managers in the world and holds stakes in the airports of Athens, Budapest, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Sydney and Tirana. Combined, these airports handle approximately 95 million p

Deals 08 May 2013

Freshfields advises Permira on Hugo Boss share sale

Deals 2013-05-08 Freshfields advises Permira on Hugo Boss share sale The common shares were placed with institutional investors in an accelerated bookbuilding process run by Morgan Stanley. The share package sold in this transaction comprises approximately 9.9 percent of the total share capital of Hugo Boss

News 02 May 2013

Freshfields appoints new energy and natural resources sector group leader

News 2013-05-02 Freshfields appoints new energy and natural resources sector group leader Anselm advises on mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings and joint ventures. He has deep experience in regulated industries and private equity transactions. He has particularly extensive experience in advisi

Deals 23 April 2013

Freshfields advises Yingde Gases on its US$300m senior notes issuance

Deals 2013-04-23 Freshfields advises Yingde Gases on its US$300m senior notes issuance International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Hong Kong listed company Yingde Gases Group Company on its issuance of US$300 million 8.125% unsecured senior notes due 2018. The notes, issued through its

News 22 April 2013

Freshfields further strengthens its Asia dispute resolution practice with new partner appointment

News 2013-04-22 Freshfields further strengthens its Asia dispute resolution practice with new partner appointment Tim is one of the leading financial services regulatory lawyers in Hong Kong. Well-known to the banks and other financial institutions, he specialises in both contentious and non-contentious regu

News 16 April 2013

Freshfields appoints new partner to boost energy and natural resources sector group

News 2013-04-16 Freshfields appoints new partner to boost energy and natural resources sector group Most recently a partner and head of Shearman & Sterling’s international project development & finance group, Tim is a recognised expert in international energy project development and finance, with par

Deals 15 April 2013

Freshfields advises IILM on its inaugural short term Sukūk Programme

Deals 2013-04-15 Freshfields advises IILM on its inaugural short term Sukūk Programme International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM) on establishing its inaugural US$2bn short-term Sukūk Programme. The global programme is a lan

News 10 April 2013

Freshfields adds former DOJ Criminal Division Chief Matthew Friedrich, boosting white-collar practice

News 2013-04-10 Freshfields adds former DOJ Criminal Division Chief Matthew Friedrich, boosting white-collar practice International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer announced today that Matthew Friedrich, formerly acting head of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, has joined