100 Bishopsgate,
London EC2P 2SR
United Kingdom
+44 20 7936 4000
www.freshfields.com
Freshfields is a global law focused on serving national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments. The Firm's practice areas include antitrust and competition, corporate, mergers & acquisitions, private equity, disputes, litigation and arbitration, commercial litigation, international arbitration, restructuring and insolvency, copyright, and taxation.The Firm's clients include companies from the aerospace, agriculture, automotive, beverages, chemicals, consumer products/services, distribution, energy services, financial services, food, gaming, healthcare, IT, insurance, leisure, life science, machinery, manufacturing, media, real estate, retail, software, semiconductors, and technology hardware sectors. Freshfields was founded in 1743 and is headquartered in London.
| Year | ≤ '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | T |
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| Buyside (9.0/yr) | 52 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 97 |
| Sellside (4.0/yr) | 34 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | - | 54 |
| 151 | |||||||
| Target Company | Date | Value | Type |
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| Sign-up to View | 2024-04-30 | 2.8B EUR | Communications |
| Sign-up to View | 2024-04-23 | 1.1B USD | Retail |
| Sign-up to View | 2024-04-05 | 13.1B USD | Life Science |
| Sign-up to View | 2024-03-27 | - | Manufacturing |
| Sign-up to View | 2024-02-26 | - | Electronics |
| Sign-up to View | 2024-01-09 | 14.0B USD | Technology Hardware |
| Sign-up to View | 2023-12-18 | - | Chemicals |
| Sign-up to View | 2023-10-23 | 1.5B USD | Electrical Equipment |
| Sign-up to View | 2023-10-23 | 7.1B USD | Life Science |
| Sign-up to View | 2023-08-17 | 108M USD | Life Science |
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| Food | Sign-up to View | ||
| Media | Sign-up to View | ||
| Communications | Sign-up to View | ||
| Consumer Products | Sign-up to View | ||
| Electrical Equipment | Sign-up to View | ||
| Insurance | Sign-up to View | ||
| Software | Sign-up to View | ||
| Building Materials | Sign-up to View | ||
| Consumer Services | Sign-up to View | ||
| Machinery | Sign-up to View | ||
| Healthcare Services | Sign-up to View | ||
| Financial Services | Sign-up to View | ||
| Manufacturing | Sign-up to View | ||
| Real Estate | Sign-up to View | ||
| Transportation | Sign-up to View | ||
| Technology Hardware | Sign-up to View | ||
| Semiconductors | Sign-up to View | ||
| Beverages | Sign-up to View | ||
| Medical Products | Sign-up to View | ||
| Packaging | Sign-up to View | ||
| Retail | Sign-up to View | ||
| Leisure | Sign-up to View | ||
| Aerospace | Sign-up to View | ||
| Apparel/Textiles | Sign-up to View | ||
| Electronics | Sign-up to View | ||
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| Energy Services and Equipment | Sign-up to View | ||
| Plastics | Sign-up to View | ||
| Metals/Mining | Sign-up to View | ||
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| Publishing | Sign-up to View | ||
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| Engineering | Sign-up to View | ||
| Utilities | Sign-up to View | ||
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| Staffing | Sign-up to View | ||
| Digital Media | Sign-up to View | ||
| Renewable Energy | Sign-up to View | ||
| Environmental | Sign-up to View | ||
| Business Services | Sign-up to View | ||
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| Type | # | Value | |
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| PE Firms (42) | Deals |
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6 |
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5 |
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4 |
| Corporate (91) | Deals |
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| 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 |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $39.0B (2020-12-12) |
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