💡The Fresh Perspectives Newsletter - our latest thinking on the legal and trending issues that matter to your business. Edition #43 features insights on: 🔹 Building an effective AI strategy 🔹 The CMDI package at a glance 🔹 The FCA’s map for a smart data future 🔹 What to watch in the Nexstar/Tegna merger challenge 🔹 Trump’s pharma tariff ultimatum
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Freshfields is a global firm with over 280 years’ experience of anticipating change, setting new standards and shaping the future of law. In a complex world where new opportunities evolve quickly, we are a trusted, forward-thinking partner who can give clients the edge and help propel their ambitions. At Freshfields we are steadfast champions of our clients—that’s why leading global companies turn to us when it matters most. We are proud to be recognised as a top-tier leader in the practice areas most important to clients around the world today. We bring bold thinking, deep expertise and the latest capabilities to help clients make critical decisions, prepare for new opportunities, and tackle unprecedented matters. When opportunities stretch across borders, we connect clients with experts and advisors from across our global team. We are deeply committed to making a positive impact for our clients, our communities and the people we serve, and we are transparent about our efforts to drive change. --- Freshfields has offices in Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, China, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, the United States of America and Vietnam.
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We are advising J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank as joint global coordinators and BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs International and RBC Capital Markets as joint bookrunners, on the placement of over 60m new ordinary shares in United Utilities Group PLC, to raise gross proceeds of approximately £800m. The placing is the largest capital raise on the London Stock Exchange’s main market so far this year, and was conducted concurrently with an offer to retail investors and subscriptions by certain directors of the company. Our team is led by Partners Egor Marisin and Tom Godwin, alongside Senior Associate Katie Bentel and Associate Caitlin Turner. Read more ➡️ https://okt.to/Njb0Te
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The new EU merger guidelines are the biggest shake-up in a generation. Efficiencies are finally taken seriously - but so are new theories of harm you need to plan for from day one. Listen to our new Essential Antitrust podcast as we analyse what’s changed and what to do about it: Apple Podcasts > https://okt.to/RT54dJ Spotify > https://okt.to/eKJw2n Web > https://okt.to/W3hd1O
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We are advising funds managed by Arcus Infrastructure Partners on its agreement to acquire c. 74 per cent of TrueNoord, a leading specialist lessor of regional aircraft. Our team is being led by Richard Johnson in London, supported by Harald Spruit and Thijs P. Flokstra in Amsterdam and Dr. Johannes Vogel in Frankfurt. Learn more: https://okt.to/xuvANh
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£345bn in private capital is needed over the next decade to meet the UK's infrastructure ambitions. A new report we have published together with TheCityUK sets out our recommendations for how the government can attract this, as well as exporting innovative financing solutions. The report identifies four priority areas: 🔹 stable and predictable regulatory frameworks 🔹 targeted government support for nationally significant projects 🔹 predictable long-term revenue streams 🔹 clearer ministerial accountability for delivery Read the report: https://okt.to/UvyoqH
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Most favored nation (MFN) pricing is back in the spotlight and the impact on the biopharmaceutical industry goes far beyond pricing alone. Join our May 6 webinar as our team unpacks the latest MFN developments and what they mean for your business - covering everything from how these policies intersect with tariffs to antitrust considerations and transaction terms in today’s rapidly evolving policy environment. Register your interest now: https://okt.to/4mEVFQ 🎤 Stephanie Brown Cripps | Jenny Leahy | Nabeel Yousef | Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum | Jan Rybnicek | Jake Silvers
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We are advising Amadeus IT Group, a global leader in travel technology and provider of the world's largest travel booking system, on the proposed €1.2bn acquisition of IDEMIA Public Security. Our role included advising Amadeus on the debt commitment documentation required for the acquisition offer. Our team was led by Partner Guillemette Burgala (Corporate, Paris). Learn more: https://okt.to/1ickh0
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We are advising a consortium led by private equity firms Advent and Cinven on the merger control and other regulatory aspects of the agreed combination of Kone Corporation and TK Elevator (TKE) – creating one of the world’s leading elevator and escalator companies, with total consideration resulting in an enterprise value for TKE of €29.4bn. Our global team advising on one of Europe’s largest majority sponsor-related private equity transactions to date is led by Partners Martin Klusmann and Alastair Chapman. The team further comprises Partners Jenn Mellott, Christine Wilson and Hazel Yin, Counsel Juliane Ziebarth and Elizabeth Suarez, Principal Associates Ole Schley and Marleen Böhm, and Senior Associate Martin Dickson. An initial public offering (IPO) was also one of the strategic options for TKE and its shareholders as they were setting the course for the future of the company. We advised on the alternative of an IPO option with a capital markets team led by Partners Christoph Gleske and Daniel von Bülow. Read more: https://okt.to/tspTe3
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Connections and conversations that make an impact. 🤝 We recently welcomed international students from Austria and Germany who are completing their LL.M. programmes across the US to our New York office for our annual Step into Your Future event. Through interactive workshops, group activities and direct exchanges with our lawyers, students explored key legal topics and experienced our collaborative approach first-hand. The event's goal? To connect with emerging legal talent, give them direct access to our team and provide a realistic sense of how a legal career begins and grows at Freshfields - a global firm grounded in collaboration, action and trust. Thank you to all who joined us! Interested in taking your own next step? Visit our careers site for more information on our opportunities across the globe: https://okt.to/Bi2pym #ShapeYourAmbition
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Without a choice-of-law clause, the law governing your contract may be decided by a court rather than by the parties, adding cost, uncertainty and litigation risk. Our latest blog in the ‘Contracting with US Counterparties’ series explores the importance of governing law clauses, strategic tips and the key pitfalls international businesses should avoid. Read now ➡️ https://okt.to/pgTOvb ✍️ Lauren Kaplin | Ian Maurer
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