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13 October 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Sumitomo Metal Mining on completion of divestment deal in Indonesia

Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills and its associated Indonesian firm Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung (HBT) has advised Japan’s Sumitomo …

13 October 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills advises ENGIE Australia & New Zealand on establishment of the Australian Renewable Energy Trust

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised International Power (Australia) Holdings Pty Limited (a joint venture between ENGIE and Mitsui trading as ENGIE …

13 October 2020

Victoire Sineau, lauréate de la bourse « Herbert Smith Freehills – Cercle Montesquieu » en partenariat avec l'association Entente Cordiale

Le cabinet d’avocats d’affaires international Herbert Smith Freehills est ravi d’annoncer que Victoire Sineau, a remporté la bourse « Herbert Smith …

12 October 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Sinopec on disposal of pipeline assets to PipeChina / 史密夫斐尔为中国石化向国家管网集团出售油气管网资产提供法律服务

Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Sinopec (00386. HK) on disposal of pipeline assets to China's new oil and gas pipeline …

12 October 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills advises China’s Great Wall Gas on HK$539 million strategic acquisition of Binhai Investment / 史密夫斐尔为长城燃气5.39亿港元战略收购滨海投资股份提供法律服务

Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Sinopec Great Wall Gas Investment Co., Ltd on its HK$539 million acquisition of a 29.99% …

9 October 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Canada Pension Plan Investment Board on sale of Phase One, Nova Victoria

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) on the sale of its 50 percent interest in Phase One of Nova …

8 October 2020

Firm wins PPP Law firm of the Year at the Russian National Infrastructure Awards (ROSINFRA)

Herbert Smith Freehills has been named “PPP Law firm of the Year” for the third time in five years at the prestigious Russian National Infrastructure …

5 October 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills advises Amcor on second strategic transaction in 10 months

Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has advised US packaging solutions provider Amcor on an approximately HK$1 billion sale of Hong …

2 October 2020

Helping parents transition back to work – training programme recognised as innovative in the legal industry

Herbert Smith Freehills has been recognised for developing a ‘game changing’ programme designed to help ease parents back into the world of work after …

1 October 2020

Australian Public M&A in a COVID-19 world — gold shines, private equity stays active and green shoots emerge

A new report released by Herbert Smith Freehills shows that public M&A activity in Australia was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic …

1 October 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills Launches ‘Reflections of a Community’ to Mark Black History Month

Herbert Smith Freehills has published a collection of thoughts and expressions from internal and external black contributors to mark this year’s Black …

1 October 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills advises AGL on its acquisition of Click Energy from amaysim for A$115 million

Herbert Smith Freehills is delighted to have advised AGL Energy Limited (AGL) on its acquisition of 100% of the shares in Click Energy Group Holdings Pty …