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Provided by Freshfields

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

https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/capabilities/services/mergers-and-acquisitions/

https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/capabilities/working-globally/europe/

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - Europe-wide

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Freshfields benefits from top-tier teams in Western European financial centres that consistently attract instructions on high-end M&A transactions spanning multiple jurisdictions. Its standout mandates include acting for continental European companies in the TMT, healthcare, oil and gas and digital payment services sectors. The firm's market-leading German and London practices lead cross-border teams on both inbound and outbound M&A deals for a varied client list that includes domestic, US or UK-headquartered corporate clients or investment funds.

Notable practitioners

London-based Julian Pritchard heads the firm's Global Transactions practice.

Work Highlights

  • A team of lawyers across Germany, Spain and the UK advised 3M on the global spin-off of Solventum, its healthcare business.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Freshfields really excels in complex and larger transactions as they have a breadth of capabilities across functions and geographies, which enables them to deliver a top product across the board.

Corporate/M&A respondent
Global

The team at Freshfields are able to understand the issues and find practical solutions to them.

Corporate/M&A respondent
Global

Freshfields are really excellent for M&A; they are always the stars.

Corporate/M&A respondent
Global

They are very responsive and have the global coverage necessary for big companies.

Corporate/M&A respondent
Global