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Freshfields

Banking & Finance

Global Guide 2026 : Global: Multi-Jurisdictional


Freshfields

About

Provided by Freshfields

Please visit the Freshfields website for more details about our work in this category:

https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/capabilities/industries/financial-services/

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Banking & Finance - Global: Multi-Jurisdictional

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Freshfields is a global firm with a solid European finance practice, providing particularly strong teams in the UK, Germany and Spain. Freshfield offers:

• Significant capabilities across Asia including strong acquisition finance practices in China and Vietnam, as well as highly regarded Middle Eastern offices.

• Experience acting for financial institutions, as well as its particularly strong borrower-side work.

• Extensive experience working with large corporates in a variety of complex transactions.

Key contact

London-based duo Martin Hutchings and Alex Mitchell are key contacts for the banking and finance practice.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Freshfields provides high quality and efficiency and the right amount of pragmatism to bring transactions to good conclusions.

    Banking & Finance respondentGlobal
  • They have a good understanding of complicated deal structures and how to implement them on tight timelines. They are also very well organized, thoughtful and responsive.

    Banking & Finance respondentGlobal
  • The team is top-class and very responsive.

    Banking & Finance respondentGlobal

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