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Patrick Deady

Associate
patrick.deady@freshfields.com
London: +44 20 7936 4000
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Patrick is an associate in our London tax practice and advises corporates, financial institutions and investment funds across a variety of business sectors.

Patrick advises on the tax aspects of a range of transactional and advisory matters, including private and public M&A transactions, financings and corporate restructurings.  He also advises on tax disputes and litigation. 

Patrick trained at Freshfields and spent time on secondment to Universal Music Group International as a trainee.  

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Strategic tax advisory
Tax investigations and disputes
Transactional tax
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  • Advising TotalEnergies on its all-stock acquisition of 50% of EPH’s 14+ GW portfolio of flexible power generation assets, with a JV enterprise value of €10.6 billion
  • Advising Rolls-Royce SMR Limited on its strategic partnership with CEZ Group to deploy small modular reactors in the UK and Czech Republic
  • Advising Cinven on its investment in Swedish healthy drinks and snacks company, Vitamin Well
  • Advising Universal Music Group on its acquisition of Mavin Global, a leading Nigeria-based music label
  • Advising Mars, Incorporated and Hive Bidco, Inc. on Hive Bidco, Inc's recommended cash offer for Hotel Chocolat Group plc
  • Advising BDT & MSD and its portfolio company, Culligan International, on the acquisition of a significant portion of Primo Water's international business 
  • Advising Schenck Process Group, a leading provider of sustainable, integrated measuring and process technology solutions, on the sale of its food and performance materials business to Hillenbrand, Inc
  • Advising Saint-Gobain on the sale of all of its merchanting brands in the UK - including the builders and timber merchant Jewson - to the Stark group 
  • Advising Carta, Inc. on its acquisition of Vauban Technologies Limited
  • Advising Blackstone and its portfolio company, Schenck Process, on the sale of Schenck Process's mining business 
  • Advising CVC Capital Partners VIII on its €4.5 billion acquisition of ekaterra B.V., the holding company of Unilever's global tea business 
  • Advising CVC Capital Partners VIII and System C on its acquisition of WellSky’s UK business
  • Advising AEA Investors on the acquisition of the Polygon Group
  • Advising CVC Capital Partners VIII on its majority investment in Rayner
  • Advising iCON Infrastructure and ITOCHU Corporation on their disposal of Bristol Water to the Pennon Group

Patrick Deady

Associate
patrick.deady@freshfields.com

T +44 20 7936 4000

London Office

100 Bishopsgate

London EC2P 2SR
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