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26 March 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Cochlear on its capital raising

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Cochlear Limited on its capital raising, comprising a fully underwritten A$880 million institutional placement and a …

26 March 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills conseille Société Générale / Crédit du Nord sur la cession du 50 rue d’Anjou auprès d’Aviva Investors

Herbert Smith Freehills a conseillé Société Générale / Crédit du Nord, dans le cadre de la cession  du 50 rue d’Anjou, auprès d’Aviva Investors, société …

24 March 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills Partner Alan Watts Takes the Lead as UK Class Actions Head

Herbert Smith Freehills Partner Alan Watts will lead the firm’s Class Actions team in the UK, as it is anticipated that the number of class actions …

24 March 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills advises on Vetchat fundraising

Herbert Smith Freehills’ private equity and venture capital team has advised on a fundraising by Vetchat — an Australian telehealth company for animals …

13 March 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills advises on sale of Earnd to Greensill Capital

Herbert Smith Freehills’ private equity and venture capital team has advised on the sale of 100% of Earnd to Greensill Capital. Founded by Josh Vernon …

12 March 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills toasts 20th anniversary of the Australian Takeovers Panel with new publication

This Friday marks the 20th Anniversary of the Australian Takeovers Panel — the country’s predominant M&A policy setter and takeover dispute …

12 March 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills advises BAT on its first syndicated SONIA and SOFR linked £6 billion multicurrency revolving credit facility

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised BAT on its new £6 billion multi-currency revolving credit facility. It is the first widely syndicated credit facility …

11 March 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills advises NEXL on its Series Seed capital raise led by Investible

Herbert Smith Freehills’ venture capital team has advised NEXL on its Series Seed capital raise. NEXL is an Australian technology company that provides …

11 March 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Bauer Media and News UK's Wireless on their creation of Octave Audio

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Bauer Media and News UK's Wireless on their collaborative joint venture to create Octave Audio, a new digital audio …

10 March 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Reejig on Series Seed capital raise led by Right Click Capital

Herbert Smith Freehills’ private equity and venture capital team has advised on a Series Seed capital raise for Reejig — a technology company that uses …

10 March 2020

Libor: will UK regulators follow bold move by US regulators

Responding to news that the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) in the US has published a proposal for New York legislation to minimise legal …

5 March 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills conseille Cellnex dans le cadre d’un accord avec Bouygues Telecom portant sur le déploiement et l’exploitation d’un réseau de fibre optique en France requérant un investissement d’un milliard d’euros

Herbert Smith Freehills a conseillé Cellnex, principal opérateur européen d’infrastructures de télécommunications sans fil, dans le cadre de la …