Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer on LinkedIn: We’re delighted to announce that we’ve been named a finalist for Law.com's… (2024)

We are representing AutoScout24, the leading pan-European online automotive market place, on the financing of its announced acquisition of TRADER Corporation (TRADER Canada) from Thoma Bravo. TRADER Canada operates Canada’s leading online automotive marketplaces, English-language AutoTrader.ca and French-language AutoHebdo.net, with 26 million monthly visits, more than 450,000 vehicle listings, and 5,000 dealer partners. In conjunction with this acquisition, funds affiliated with existing majority shareholder Hellman & Friedman will make a meaningful incremental equity investment in AutoScout24. Our cross-border team was led by partners Alex Mitchell, Aled Batey, Haden Henderson, Tim Wilmot, Mark Brewer and Arend von Riegen together with senior associates Terence Ayres and Alex Ryan and principal associate Dr. Anna Dominke. Read more: https://okt.to/NinO3g

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Our international arbitration practice is ranked Band 1 for the 16th consecutive year in the latest Chambers and Partners Latin America 2025 Guide - thank you to our clients for their continued trust. Congratulations to all our individually ranked lawyers, including Band 1-ranked Nigel Blackaby KC, Co-Head of our Latin America practice, and Noiana Marigo, Global Co-Head of International Arbitration & Co-Head of our Latin America Practice. Find out more about our International Arbitration practice at https://okt.to/MEYz1t and our Latin America practice at https://okt.to/IEa2xc#arbitration #InternationalArbitration

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Adam Siegel, Partner and Co-head of our US Litigation and Global Investigations practices, joined The American Lawyer to discuss what sets our global litigation practice apart from its competition and why these 'four Cs'—commercial, creativity, collegiality and cross-border—are at the heart of its success. Read the full interview with Adam now: https://okt.to/92pREJ

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We are advising JT Group on its $2.4 billion take-private of Vector Group Ltd. (NYSE: VGR), the fourth largest tobacco company in the United States. Our team was led by partners Sebastian Fain and Paul Humphreys.Learn more: https://okt.to/JlLN6n

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Excited to welcome Eva Mak as a Silicon Valley-based private capital partner.She brings extensive experience advising private equity, growth, and venture funds and their portfolio companies, in large capital, mid-market, and growth transactions, in both domestic and cross-border contexts and across a wide variety of industries.Read more on the appointment at: https://okt.to/9OwKAUFind out more about Eva at: https://okt.to/sYzUN3

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Environmental, social, and governance factors are crucial for management remuneration in Germany. In our latest market study, we analyse policies and reports from 100 companies in the DAX, MDAX, and TecDAX indices to uncover the complex interplay between ESG and management remuneration.Explore the findings: https://okt.to/EoA4hs

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We are representing the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of NYSE-listed PropertyGuru, which is running the all-cash sale of the company to EQT for $1.1 billion. Our team includes partners Steven Li, Ethan Klingsberg and Noah Carr (corporate/M&A), Lori Goodman and Nicole Foster (executive compensation and employee benefits), Allison Liff and Kyle Lakin (leveraged finance), Ninette Dodoo (antitrust and regulatory), Claude Stansbury (tax), Mena Kaplan (intellectual property), Christine Lyon and Brock Dahl (data privacy and cybersecurity) and Stephanie Brown Cripps (compliance).Read more and see the full team here: https://okt.to/zy56cC

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Beyond the EU AI Act, many non-binding, voluntary frameworks on AI already exist, with some key principles overlapping with the Act. Our latest blog examines the soft law approaches and common concepts used to regulate AI internationally. Read now ➡ https://okt.to/vofKSb 📝 Lutz Riede | Sean Quinn | Aaron Stanislawski | Dr. Verena Kirchmair | Yannick Chatard #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIAct #EUAIAct

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In the realm of private credit, liability management is on the rise, often taking place behind the scenes and in a complex manner. This 9fin article breaks down the details of private credit LMEs based on insights provided by our partners Damian Ridealgh and H.T. Flanagan during a recent Cloud 9fin podcast episode. Learn more. ➡️ https://okt.to/dSmHs8

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