13/12/16

Freshfields is honoured at the Mergermarket European M&A Awards 2016

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) has been recognised for its work on two mandates at the Mergermarket European M&A Awards 2016. The firm won the Benelux M&A Legal Adviser award for its work advising Anheuser Busch InBev on its £71bn acquisition of SABMiller, one of the largest M&A deals of all time. Freshfields also won the Germany M&A Legal Adviser award for its work advising the London Stock Exchange Group on its merger with Frankfurt-listed Deutsche Börse. 

The merger between Anheuser Busch InBev and SABMiller was recognised for its scale and complexity, with the judges also noting Freshfields’ successful engagement with both the UK Takeover Panel and the Belgian markets regulator. 

The London Stock Exchange Group deal was highlighted by the judges for Freshfields’ ability to work across multiple jurisdictions with ease and the firm’s expertise in German and UK takeover law. The judges also noted the short timescales in which the merger was completed. 

The awards were held at Banqueting House in London on 8 December 2016. 

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