ANZ Tower 161 Castlereagh Street,
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
+61 2 9225 5000
www.herbertsmithfreehills.com
Herbert Smith Freehills is a large, full-service law firm serving a variety of clients around the world. The Firm's practice areas include capital markets, competition, regulation and trade, corporate, mergers and acquisitions, dispute resolution, financial services regulatory, restructuring, insolvency, and tax. The Firm’s sector experience includes agriculture, beverages, communications, energy services, financial services, food, healthcare services, IT, infrastructure, leisure, life science, machinery, manufacturing, marine, media, metals/mining, real estate, utilities, and technology hardware. Herbert Smith Freehills was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
| Year | ≤ '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buyside (4.0/yr) | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | - | 41 |
| Sellside (2.0/yr) | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
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| Target Company | Date | Value | Type |
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| Sign-up to View | 2025-01-27 | 252M USD | Internet Software and Services |
| Sign-up to View | 2024-12-10 | - | Business Services |
| Sign-up to View | 2024-12-10 | 8.2B USD | Insurance |
| Sign-up to View | 2024-10-31 | - | Consumer Services |
| Sign-up to View | 2024-10-03 | - | Financial Services |
| Sign-up to View | 2024-07-02 | - | Business Services |
| Sign-up to View | 2024-06-21 | - | Information Technology |
| Sign-up to View | 2024-06-11 | - | Financial Services |
| Sign-up to View | 2024-02-05 | - | Metals/Mining |
| Sign-up to View | 2024-02-01 | 7.0B AUD | Building Materials |
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| Sector | # | Value | |
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| Communications | Sign-up to View | ||
| Metals/Mining | Sign-up to View | ||
| Consumer Products | Sign-up to View | ||
| Financial Services | Sign-up to View | ||
| Business Services | Sign-up to View | ||
| Technology Hardware | Sign-up to View | ||
| Consumer Services | Sign-up to View | ||
| Life Science | Sign-up to View | ||
| Internet Software and Services | Sign-up to View | ||
| Information Technology | Sign-up to View | ||
| Building Materials | Sign-up to View | ||
| Beverages | Sign-up to View | ||
| Real Estate | Sign-up to View | ||
| Software | Sign-up to View | ||
| Renewable Energy | Sign-up to View | ||
| Healthcare Services | Sign-up to View | ||
| Information Services | Sign-up to View | ||
| Insurance | Sign-up to View | ||
| Infrastructure | Sign-up to View | ||
| Machinery | Sign-up to View | ||
| Media | Sign-up to View | ||
| Safety/Security | Sign-up to View | ||
| Automotive | Sign-up to View | ||
| Education | Sign-up to View | ||
| Oil/Gas Exploration | Sign-up to View | ||
| Utilities | Sign-up to View | ||
| Energy Services and Equipment | Sign-up to View | ||
| Restaurants | Sign-up to View | ||
| Total | Sign-up to View | ||
| State/Country | # | Value | |
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| Australia | Sign-up to View | ||
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| Georgia | Sign-up to View | ||
| Pennsylvania | Sign-up to View | ||
| Spain | Sign-up to View | ||
| France | Sign-up to View | ||
| China | Sign-up to View | ||
| Bermuda | Sign-up to View | ||
| New Zealand | Sign-up to View | ||
| Canada | Sign-up to View | ||
| Alberta | Sign-up to View | ||
| Denmark | Sign-up to View | ||
| India | Sign-up to View | ||
| Domestic | Sign-up to View | ||
| Cross-border | Sign-up to View | ||
| Total | Sign-up to View | ||
| Type | # | Value | |
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| Add-on Acquisition | Sign-up to View | ||
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| Divestiture | Sign-up to View | ||
| Growth Capital | Sign-up to View | ||
| Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) | Sign-up to View | ||
| Stake Purchase | Sign-up to View | ||
| Going Private | Sign-up to View | ||
| Joint Venture | Sign-up to View | ||
| Special Situations/Distressed | Sign-up to View | ||
| Merger | Sign-up to View | ||
| Consolidation | Sign-up to View | ||
| Total | Sign-up to View | ||
| PE Firms (24) | Deals |
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2 |
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2 |
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2 |
| Corporate (34) | Deals |
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2 |
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2 |
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2 |
| Value | # | TOTAL |
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| > $1B | Sign-up to View | |
| $100M to $1B | Sign-up to View | |
| < $100M | Sign-up to View | |
| TOTAL | Sign-up to View | |
| Largest |
Reynolds American, Inc. $49.4B (2017-01-17) |
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