Freshfields has advised Springer Nature on the sale of its consumer media brands Scientific American and Spektrum der Wissenschaft to LabX Media Group and GeraNova Bruckmann respectively, as the publisher narrows its focus to research,
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Freshfields advised Blackstone and Airbus Defence and Space as lead investors in Quantum Systems' $1.2 billion Series D financing round, which valued the company at roughly $8 billion on a post-money basis.
Freshfields has advised a banking consortium led by BNP Paribas, ING and UniCredit on a €6.5 billion green revolving credit facility for Amprion, Germany's transmission system operator, embedding EU Taxonomy-aligned sustainability criteria into the company's core
Freshfields has advised German shipyard Neptun Werft on its joint venture with Belgian Smulders Group to design and manufacture high voltage direct current offshore converter platforms, including a contract to build a 2 GW platform for
Freshfields is advising SDAX-listed Ottobock on the sale of its Human Mobility division — which includes its wheelchair business — to medical technology company DHCare, with closing expected in the second half of 2026.
Freshfields has announced that Daniel Möritz, a corporate law, M&A and private equity specialist, will join the firm's Munich office as a partner, bringing experience from Hengeler Mueller across Düsseldorf, London
Freshfields has acted as European lead counsel to Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) on the European leg of its global initial public offering, the largest IPO in history, valuing the company at $1.75 trillion.
Freshfields has advised UPM-Kymmene on a definitive agreement with Sappi to form a 50/50 joint venture for graphic paper, combining UPM's Communication Papers business with Sappi's European graphic paper operations at a combined enterprise value of €1.42
Freshfields advised Bending Spoons on its acquisition of Tractive, a pet location tracking and health monitoring company headquartered in Pasching, Austria. The deal marks Bending Spoons' first move into hardware-enabled software.
Freshfields is advising Vossloh AG on its recommended cash acquisition of Cordel Group, a rail technology provider listed on AIM, to be implemented via a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement.
