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Deals 19 June 2013

Freshfields advises Triton on the acquisition of Befesa

International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised private equity investor Triton Partners on the acquisition of leading European recycling specialist Befesa from the Spanish listed energy and environment technology company Abengoa. The value of the deal, including debt taken over by Triton, is €1,075 billion. The completion of the deal is subject to customary regulatory approvals and expected during mid July.

Deals 18 June 2013

Freshfields advises consortium of banks on the establishment of a foreign exchange trading platform

Deals 2013-06-18 Freshfields advises consortium of banks on the establishment of a foreign exchange trading platform The consortium of banks included Barclays, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Nomura, Royal Bank of Canada, SEB, Standard Chartered, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and UBS. ParFX i

News 12 June 2013

Draft Consumer Rights Bill - a good start but further scrutiny needed

HMG's draft Consumer Rights Bill – released today – brings some welcome clarity to consumers’ statutory rights. But some areas need further work.

News 28 May 2013

Freshfields expands German business crimes unit

News 2013-05-28 Freshfields baut Beratungspraxis im Wirtschaftsstrafrecht aus Dr. Thomas Helck kommt von der Staatsanwaltschaft München I Die internationale Anwaltssozietät Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer stärkt ihre Beratungspraxis im Wirtschaftsstrafrecht in Deutschland mit einem ehemaligen Sta

Deals 28 May 2013

Freshfields advises on £585m hotel refinancing

Deals 2013-05-28 Freshfields advises on £585m hotel refinancing LRG is a joint venture formed by sovereign wealth fund GIC, wholly-owned by the Government of Singapore, Silverpeak Real Estate Partners (formerly Lehman Brothers Real Estate Partners) and Realstar, one of Canada’s leading privately-owned real e

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