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Freshfields continues Germany PE rebuild with senior Hengeler Mueller hire

Partner Daniel Möritz joins in Munich, continuing Freshfields’ hires and internal promotions in Germany after four senior PE partners defected to Latham & Watkins late last year

19 Jun 2026

Freshfields, Slaughters score lead roles on EQT’s £11bn Intertek takeover

Simpson Thacher, Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Sweden’s Vinge also guide deal that sees another London-listed firm bought out by foreign ​bidders

19 Jun 2026

Freshfields adds private equity partner in Madrid from Pérez-Llorca

Pablo González Mosqueira will lead Madrid private equity team following predecessor’s departure for Gibson Dunn

17 Jun 2026

Innsworth loses judicial review challenge to Mastercard settlement

Walter Merricks hails ‘total victory’ as High Court dismisses funder’s challenge to distribution of £200m settlement

10 Jun 2026

White & Case hires Freshfields M&A partner duo in Tokyo as it targets record deal market

Arrival of Noah Carr and Gordon Palmquist comes hard on the heels of Kirkland’s Tokyo launch

4 Jun 2026

Quartet of firms guide $17.6bn Caesars Entertainment acquisition

Latham, Skadden, Freshfields and White & Case score roles in deal that will see casino giant’s acquisition by conglomerate owned by billionaire Tilman Fertitta

29 May 2026

Freshfields shakes up London leadership as former UK managing partner shifts to new role

Victoria Sigeti named UK managing partner, with Mark Sansom appointed global client partner

14 May 2026

US biopharma company Avalyn Pharma hires Freshfields’ global head of life sciences as GC

Adam Golden joins the drug-maker as it moves closer to becoming a publicly-traded company

30 Apr 2026

Kirkland, Skadden, Freshfields guide €29.4bn deal for Germany’s TK Elevator

Finnish firms Hannes Snellman and Roschier also score roles in deal that marks one of Europe’s largest takeovers in recent years

29 Apr 2026

Freshfields seeks to ‘co-innovate at pace’ with Anthropic partnership

Deal with Anthropic follows news that more than 5,000 Freshfields employees are using AI tools built with Google technology

26 Apr 2026