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Jun 5 2025

Freshfields Earns Elite and Band 1 Rankings in Chambers USA 2025

Freshfields earns top honors in Chambers USA 2025, securing Elite and Band 1 rankings across key practice areas. Explore our latest recognition and industry impact.

May 28 2025

Aly Love Expands Freshfields’ M&A Practice in the Bay Area

Freshfields announced today that Aly Love has joined the firm as an M&A partner based in the Bay Area and will serve as Co-Head of U.S. Tech & Life Sciences M&A. 

May 19 2025

Three Freshfields Partners Selected to Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers Guide

Three Freshfields partners have been selected to Lawdragon’s inaugural 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers guide.

May 15 2025

Freshfields Awarded Private Equity Deal of the Year at 2025 IFLR Americas Awards

Freshfields has been awarded Private Equity Deal of the Year at the 2025 IFLR Americas Awards for advising CVC Capital Partners, one of the world’s leading investment firms, on its global carve-out acquisition of Therakos from Mallinckrodt. The IFLR Americas Awards honor the most innovative cross-border transactions from the last year.

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Jun 4 2025
Freshfields advises M&G plc on strategic partnership and equity investment by Dai-ichi Life Holdings

Freshfields has advised M&G plc on the entry into a long-term strategic partnership across asset management and life insurance with Dai-ichi Life Holdings, the largest listed life insurance company in Japan. Dai-ichi Life intends to acquire a c.15% shareholding in M&G.

Jun 3 2025
Freshfields advises a group of RCF lenders on the refinancing transaction implemented by Altice France

Global law firm Freshfields advises a group of RCF lenders in relation to the EUR 24 billion refinancing transaction implemented at the level of Altice France and Altice France Holding.

Jun 2 2025
Freshfields advises SMS on Metso deal to further develop green steel strategy

Global law firm Freshfields has advised SMS group, a global leading technology and services provider in metals plant engineering, on the acquisition of an agglomeration and calcination technologies business from the listed Finnish technology company Metso.

May 28 2025
Aly Love Expands Freshfields’ M&A Practice in the Bay Area

Freshfields announced today that Aly Love has joined the firm as an M&A partner based in the Bay Area and will serve as Co-Head of U.S. Tech & Life Sciences M&A. 

May 27 2025
Freshfields advises Dutch Pension Fund ABP on its impact investment strategy in new rental homes

Global law firm Freshfields has advised Dutch Pension Fund ABP on its new strategic partnership with CBRE Investment Management to target newly built residential assets in the Netherlands, with a focus on affordability and sustainability.

May 26 2025
Freshfields advises Hayfin on Kalle Group's refinancing

Global law firm Freshfields has advised Hayfin Capital Management as a senior lender in connection with a senior / super senior refinancing of the existing indebtedness of Kalle Group by way of €165m and $137m multicurrency loans. The parties agreed not to disclose any further details on the financing.

May 23 2025
Freshfields Adds Litigation Partner Rob McCallum in New York

May 22 2025
Freshfields Advises Sanofi on its Acquisition of Vigil Neuroscience

May 21 2025
Freshfields advises RWE on sustainability-linked €10bn credit

Global law firm Freshfields has advised RWE on the conclusion of three sustainability-linked revolving credit facility agreements in an aggregate amount of €10 billion. The facilities are provided by international banking syndicates and have a tenor between three and five years (with extension options up to five and seven years, respectively).

May 21 2025
Freshfields advises Sun King Nigeria on c.USD80m local currency financing

May 19 2025
Three Freshfields Partners Selected to Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers Guide

Three Freshfields partners have been selected to Lawdragon’s inaugural 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers guide.

May 19 2025
Freshfields Advises Salesforce in its Acquisition of Convergence.ai

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